Frank Carter and Sex Pistols members reveal support acts for ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’ UK tour
Frank Carter and members of Sex Pistols have revealed the support acts for their upcoming ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’ tour.
Following on the heels of their Shepherd’s Bush Hall shows to help save the venue, Carter and the Pistols have announced a full UK tour playing the seminal album in its entirety.
Stopping off in Glasgow, Manchester, London and more, the band have now revealed the support acts for the tour, which will kick off tomorrow (September 20) in Nottingham.
London indie rockers The Molotovs will be joining them in Nottingham and Birmingham, whilst Manchester duo Dirty Blonde will support Carter and the Pistols in Glasgow.
Meanwhile, Liverpudlians The Kairos are due to open on the Manchester date, with GIRLBAND! finishing the list of supports by playing in London.
Find a full list of dates and support acts below and get any remaining tickets here:
Frank Carter and Sex Pistol’s ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’ tour is:
SEPTEMBER
20 – Nottingham – Rock City (with The Molotovs)
21 – Birmingham – O2 Academy (with The Molotovs)
22 – Glasgow – O2 Academy (with Dirty Blonde)
24 – Manchester – Academy (with The Kairos)
26 – London – O2 Forum Kentish Town (with GIRLBAND!)
Carter revealed how the collaboration came to be speaking to NME earlier this year. “I first met Steve [Jones, guitarist] back in Los Angeles in 2007 and we had a long chat about punk rock and what it means to be kicking against the pricks,” he said. “Then I eventually met all of them throughout the years. But when I got the call up for this, it was a very special moment. It’s still one that I’m cherishing and I feel very grateful for.”
“I think Paul [Cook, drummer] wanted to do something to support Bush Hall for quite a while now,” he continued. “Obviously, the venue has had some troubles, and like all small venues, it’s been suffering. It hasn’t had the support that it needed.
“So Glen [Matlock, bassist] called me and said, ‘Look, we want to do this charity gig for Bush Hall, how would you feel about coming down and singing some songs?’ I didn’t really think anything of it, so I was like, ‘Yeah, let’s see. We’ll give it a burn, do some Sham 69, maybe some Faces songs…’ and he was like ‘No, we’re doing ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’. I thought: ‘Oh fuck!’”
The shows saw a brief cameo from Yungblud as the band changed the lyrics to ‘God Save The Queen’ to ‘God Save The King’ – you can check out footage and the full setlist here.
Carter has previously spoken to NME about the importance of supporting grassroots venues amidst a crisis in which 2023 was branded “the worst year for venue closures”.
“It’s important for me to support grassroots venues, always,” Carter explained. “Now though, it’s most prevalent because they’ve been so let down by the government. There is no funding for arts. No funding for the places where arts happen.
“Not only are those spaces important for entertainment, influencing younger musicians and giving a new generation of bands a place to go, but they’re also important for communities. That’s one of the main things that we’ve seen been absolutely obliterated under the Tory government.”
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Alex Rigotti
NME
