The Anarchy Tour

by Mick O'Shea

Overview

The ‘Anarchy in the UK Tour’ should have just been a collection of twenty gigs like any other, spanning venues across the UK…

It was December 1976, and a coach drove off down a London street like any other. On board were the Sex Pistols, The Clash 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 Pistols’ had lit a fire in the popular consciousness. What should have been an inconsequential three-minute interview descended into farce when the show’s host goaded Sex Pistols’ guitarist Steve Jones into saying ‘something outrageous’. Local councils began to ban the tour and agreed “Most of these groups would be vastly improved by sudden death”.

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857127976
Publisher:	Omnibus Press
Publication date:	11/20/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	332,645
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

The Anarchy Tour will be Mick O Shea s ninth book. He has also written books on the Sex Pistols, Guns n Roses, Amy Winehouse and Katy Perry.

Table of Contents

In Memoriam 4

Introduction 6

The Dates 9

Chapter 1 Vive le Rock…'n' Roll 10

Chapter 2 Anarchy In The UK 18

Chapter 3 Nothing, A Rude Word 26

Chapter 4 See You in the Mirror 35

Chapter 5 The Filth and the Fury 44

Chapter 6 Who are These Punks? 53

Chapter 7 From Norwich To Nowhere 65

Chapter 8 Sex Pistols Will Play 72

Chapter 9 We Are Ruled By None 84

Chapter 10 A Day At The Circus 90

Chapter 11 Sinners At The Cinema 102

Chapter 12 Our Friends Electric 115

Chapter 13 Plymouth Ho! 128

Epilogue: The Last Supper 138

What Happened To…? 143