Nearly twenty years after they broke up, the Sex Pistols have reformed, and are
expected to announce plans for a world tour at a press conference to be held in
London on March 18. The reformed group will, in fact, be comprised of the
original Pistols' lineup: singer/ranter Johnny Rotten (who you know these days
as John Lydon), guitarist Steve Jones, bassist Glen Matlock and drummer Paul
Cook. (Back in March of 1977, Matlock was fired and replaced by the late Sid
Vicious.) All four members of the Pistols are expected to appear at the press
conference, which should be quite a media spectacle. The group was added to
booking agency ICM's published client list on February 9; they have just hired
an American PR firm, MSO, to handle press in the U. S. According to one of our
sources, the group will begin with dates in Europe before mounting a major U.
S. tour. The powers that be at Lollapalooza are currently discussing having the
Pistols appear at a few festival tour dates this summer, although nothing has
been finalized. We hear that the group is doing the tour "for the cash," which
should be substantial. How punk of them. When approached for details about the
reformation, MSO president Mitchell Schneider could confirm only that there
would be a press conference in London on March 18. At that time "the Sex
Pistols will announce how they are planning to commemorate their 20th
anniversary," said
Schneider.