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Sex Pistols.

The Last UK Performance. 25 December 1977


  • ACC Art Books
  • by Kevin Cummins
- Previously unpublished photographs of the Sex Pistols' final UK gig- Taken by Kevin Cummins, preeminent photographer of British bands over the last four decades- Explodes the tabloid myth of the Sex Pistols, photographed playing a charity event for striking firemenOn Christmas Day 1977, the Sex Pistols played their final UK gig.

ISBN 9781788840613 | E | HB
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Publisher ACC Art Books
ISBN 9781788840613
Author(s) Kevin Cummins
Publication date January 2020
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 250 x 190 mm
Pages 176
Language(s) Eng. ed.
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- Previously unpublished photographs of the Sex Pistols' final UK gig- Taken by Kevin Cummins, preeminent photographer of British bands over the last four decades- Explodes the tabloid myth of the Sex Pistols, photographed playing a charity event for striking firemenOn Christmas Day 1977, the Sex Pistols played their final UK gig. Kevin Cummins was the only professional photographer to document the event. He stood with the band onstage, captured the raw energy of the Sex Pistols at the top of their game. Just three weeks later, after a brief US tour, the band imploded. By the end of 1977, the Sex Pistols had been banned from virtually every town in Britain. But at Ivanho's nightclub in Huddersfield they found a receptive audience. They played two charity gigs on Christmas Day, raising money for the families of striking firemen. The afternoon shift was for the kids, with expletives removed from lyrics and Christmas presents and cake given out - and paid for by the band. In the evening, with Kevin Cummins in their midst, the Sex Pistols thundered through their setlist. Forget the lurid headlines, the righteous outrage, this was the real Sex Pistols, playing from the heart. "You've had the Queen's speech. Now you're going to get the Sex Pistols at Christmas. Enjoy." - John Lydon

Sex Pistols.

Sex Pistols.

€39.50