The Anarchy Tour
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It was December 1976, and a coach drove off down a London street like any other. On board were the Sex Pistols, The ClashΒ and The Heartbreakers, while The Damned, who were also on the bill, followed behind.
However, two days earlier on the Today Show, tour, the Sex Pistolsβ had lit a fire in the popular consciousness. What should have been an inconsequential three-minute interview descended into farce when the showβs host goaded Sex Pistolsβ guitarist Steve Jones into saying βsomething outrageousβ. Local councils began to ban the tour and agreed βMost of these groups would be vastly improved by sudden deathβ.
Author Mick O Shea dissects the whirlwind that followed these punk-rock heavyweights and the sheer force of their rebellion against popular culture. He has interviewed band members, managers, roadies and audiences to tell the true story of how anarchy once gripped the nation.
