Sex Pistols with Frank Carter: Italian shows cancelled

Perhaps John Lydon, staunch opponent of the whole operation, is rubbing his hands with glee. Whatever the case, the Italian shows by Sex Pistols with Frank Carter are off. The two dates scheduled for the "Anarchy in the U.K." tour, set for June 25 at the Arena del Levante in Bari and June 26 at the Parco della Musica in Novegro (Milan), were cancelled less than 24 hours before showtime.
The organizers issued two separate statements: for the Bari show, reference was made to "technical and logistical problems," while the Milan date's cancellation was put down to "circumstances beyond the promoters' control" — which, in all likelihood, means poor ticket sales.
Different justifications aside, both decisions amount to the scrapping of the entire Italian leg, with no rescheduled dates announced so far.

Announced last April, the tour celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of "Anarchy in the U.K.," the band's landmark debut single released in 1976. On stage are Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock, joined by Frank Carter, who has been a permanent member of the live lineup since 2024. It's a reunion that continues to draw fierce criticism from former frontman John Lydon, but one that has found a solid response from audiences over the past two years, having made its Italian debut in the summer of 2024 at the AMA Music Festival in Romano d'Ezzelino.
The show revisits the band's beginnings and pays tribute to the era that gave birth to British punk, evoking the early gigs at iconic London venues such as the Marquee, the 100 Club, the Nashville and the El Paradiso. Barring further changes, the tour will resume as planned on July 3 with a show in Barcelona.

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