The Sex Pistols and Frank Carter celebrate 50 years of punk with a special Summer tour
Punk titans Sex Pistols, featuring Frank Carter, have announced headline shows for summer 2026, marking 50 years of punk.
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Punk titans Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter have announced headline shows for summer 2026, marking 50 years of punk.
The original members of the Pistols Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock, will be joined by frontman Frank Carter for headline shows at The Piece Hall, Halifax (Saturday July 11); Castlefield Bowl, Manchester (Sunday July 12); Cardiff Castle (Saturday August 1) and Scarborough Open Air Theatre (Sunday August 2).
The punk movement in the UK was born in 1976 and led by the Sex Pistols, who kicked down conventions of music and style, shaking up and changing society forever.
The new Pistols once more emerged in 2025 as a force of chaos and celebration - and 2026 will see them celebrate 50 years since the band’s infamous show at Manchester’s The Lesser Free Trade Hall – a gig hailed by NME as “the most important concert of all time”, inspiring an audience packed with people who would become the next generation of artists.
Formerly of Gallows and Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Carter joined the lineup in 2024 to help save London’s iconic Bush Hall and soon received rave reviews for his energy and new life brought to Sex Pistols’ music.
Tickets will be available from Ticketmaster (10am Friday, 28th November).
Ticket & show information:
Saturday 11th July - TK Maxx Presents Live at The Piece Hall, Halifax, with The Undertones and Panic Shack.
Sunday 12th July - Castlefield Bowl, Manchester with Dr John Cooper Clarke.
Saturday 1st August - TK Maxx Presents Depot Live at Cardiff Castle with The Stranglers, The Undertones and Panic Shack.
Sunday 2nd August - TK Maxx Presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre with The Stranglers, The Undertones.
For Steve Jones, the mission is simple: “If it ain’t fun, I ain’t doing it. I’m too old for bullshit.”
Tickets go on sale from Friday 28th November.
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