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Compiled by Herve Labyre
Artwork by Alex Poray

1978 - part one

January 5: The Great Southeast Music Hall, Atlanta (recorded + filmed). Set List: God Save The Queen / I Wanna Be Me / Seventeen / New York / Bodies / Submission / Holidays In The Sun / EMI / No Feelings / Problems / Pretty Vacant / Anarchy In The USA.
Parts of the gig can be seen in "DOA" with sound dubbed from the Winterland gig. Some parts also feature in the NBC "Time and Again" documentary and the "Classic Chaotic / Cuts and Clips" or "Kill The Hippies" bootleg videos (it depends on the version you have because a mistake has been made and some copies of both videos have the same content).
The American NBC TV channel reported the event, with the presenter trying to interview Sid Vicious and Paul Cook in the hotel.
The audio recording of the show features on several bootlegs such as the "Kill The Hippies" CD (minus Anarchy In The USA) and "Pistols Shock USA" LP.

January 6: Talyesin Ballroom, Memphis (recorded). Set List: God Save The Queen / I Wanna Be Me / Seventeen / New York / EMI / Bodies / Belsen Was A Gas / Submission / Holidays In The Sun / No Feelings / Pretty Vacant / Anarchy In The USA.

January 8: Randy's Rodeo, San Antonio (recorded + filmed). Set List: God Save The Queen / I Wanna Be Me / Seventeen / New York / EMI / Holidays In The Sun / Bodies / Belsen Was a Gas / Submission / No Feelings / Problems / Pretty Vacant / Anarchy In The USA.
Brief parts can be seen in "DOA" and "Classic Chaotic"/"Kill The Hippies" with sound dubbed from the Winterland gig. Audio recording available on "Randys Rodeo 1978" (TMOQ).

January 9: Kingfisher Club, Baton Rouge (recorded + filmed). Set List: God Save The Queen / I Wanna Be Me / Seventeen / New York / EMI / Bodies / Belsen was a Gas / Submission / Holidays In The Sun / No Feelings / Problems / Pretty Vacant / Anarchy In The USA / No Fun / Liar.
Video of the show partially available in "DOA" and "Classic Chaotic"/"Kill The Hippies" (still with sound dubbed from the Winterland). Audio recording features on "Spirit of '76" CD and "Psychotic Reaction" LP (incomplete).

January 10: Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas (recorded + filmed).Set List: God Save The Queen / I Wanna Be Me / Seventeen / New York / EMI / Bodies / Belsen Was a Gas / Holidays In The Sun / No Feelings / Problems / Pretty Vacant / Anarchy In The UK / No Fun.
The gig is broadcast on radio and features (minus Holidays In The Sun and Belsen Was A Gas) on the "Welcome To The Rodeo" bootleg LP. A bootleg CD with the same title contains the whole gig. The video is available (minus the first four tracks) on the "Live at Longhorns" official video and DVD.

January 11: Cains Ballroom, Tulsa (filmed). Brief parts of the concert available on "DOA" and "Classic Chaotic"/"Kill The Hippies" (again with the Winterland audio recording dubbed). In 2010, a video clip of God Save The Queen filmed in Tulsa appears on YouTube. The video contains half of the song along with members of the audience interviews.

January 13: Paul Cook and Steve Jones are interviewed on KSAN radio.

January 14: Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco (recorded + filmed). Set List: God Save The Queen / I Wanna Be Me / Seventeen / New York / EMI / Belsen Was A Gas / Bodies / Holidays In The Sun / Liar / No Feelings / Problems / Pretty Vacant / Anarchy In The USA / No Fun.
Today, KSAN radio interviews Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten.
This is Sid Vicious' last concert with the Sex Pistols. In the late 70's, the concert surfaced on a bootleg LP called "Gun Control". Video and audio official versions are available on the "Winterland Concert" releases.

Sounds magazine includes a review of the American tour.

January 17: The Sex Pistols split. It's all over.

January 21: Melody Maker runs an article "America learns to loathe the Pistols"; it deals with the American tour with a report by journalist Michael Watts.

January 28: New Musical Express runs an article "Pistols Paranoia" about the split in San Francisco.


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Compiler's Note: This is a Sex Pistols day by day diary. For details on events listed here, please visit the sections on this website.

Hervé Labyre would like to thank Jos Hocks, Dino Everett, Géant Vert, Tetu Otani, Peter Ratcliffe, Tony, Bernard Bacos, Rat, Christophe Guerinet, and Phil Singleton

Text by Hervé Labyre © Hervé Labyre 2006 (page updated 26th February 2012)
Artwork by Alex Poray © Alex Poray 2006
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