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Sex Pistols UK Tour Adds Six More Dates

1 September 2026 Andrew Ellis

Sex Pistols UK Tour Adds Six More Dates with Frank Carter

Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter have added six more dates to their Sex Pistols UK tour this winter.

Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock will hit the road with Frank Carter for the Anarchy In The U.K. tour, marking 50 years of punk. The 50th anniversary of “Anarchy In The UK” falls on 26 November.

New dates

Fri 4 Dec – O2 Academy, Leeds
Sat 5 Dec – NX, Newcastle
Sat 12 Dec – Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool
Mon 14 Dec – O2 Academy, Birmingham
Tue 15 Dec – Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth
Wed 16 Dec – The Prospect Building, Bristol

Previously announced dates

Mon 7 Dec – 3Arena, Dublin
Wed 9 Dec – Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
Thu 10 Dec – O2 Academy, Glasgow
Fri 18 Dec – Brixton Academy, London
Sun 20 Dec – Eventim Apollo, London

Tickets: Live Nation

Band comments

Paul Cook said:
“With Anarchy, I think we tapped into a feeling of unrest around the country at the time. The message was pretty simple — just have a go and get out there and do whatever you want to do. It was a new world.”

Steve Jones said:
“We’re having a blast — we’re like a well-oiled machine right now — and it’s been incredible to get out there with these songs we wrote 50 years ago. We love it. Frank’s a great frontman and really gets the crowd going. Every person in the audience loves these songs as much as we do and it’s an absolute pleasure to get out there and play them.”

50 years of punk

1976 is still treated as punk’s year zero. The Pistols’ early London shows and the June 1976 Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall gigs helped spark a wave of new bands. “Anarchy In The UK” followed that October after the EMI signing.

Cook recalled that first year as “kind of like a commando raid” — turning up, setting up and learning on the job.

Rock News final word: The extra Sex Pistols UK tour dates fill out December properly — Leeds, Newcastle, Liverpool, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Bristol now sit alongside the already announced Irish and Scottish shows and the two London nights. Jones, Cook and Matlock with Frank Carter remains the current live version of this catalogue. If you want these songs loud this winter, the diary is filling fast.

FAQs – Sex Pistols UK Tour

When is the Sex Pistols UK tour?
December 2026, with new dates from 4–16 December plus previously announced shows in Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London.

Who is singing?
Frank Carter, with Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock.

What is the tour called?
Anarchy In The U.K.

Where can I buy tickets?
https://www.livenation.co.uk/sex-pistols-tickets-adp1907

Why is the tour happening now?
It marks 50 years of punk and the 50th anniversary of “Anarchy In The UK” on 26 November.