Anarchy in Airdrie this summer as former Sex Pistols singer to star in North Lanarkshire town

dailyrecord.co.uk:

It will be Anarchy in Airdrie this summer - as former Sex Pistols star John Lydon brings his new show to the North Lanarkshire town.

The Airdrie Town Hall show, switched from Motherwell Concert Hall after that venue was declared Pretty Vacant by the council, will see the punk hero discuss his colourful career.

Lydon – aka Johnny Rotten – changed the face of music and sparked a cultural revolution.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The frontman and lyricist of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) caused a political earthquake and transformed music for good.He joined the Pistols in 1975 and alongside Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook and later Sid Vicious initiated the punk movement and inspired many later punk, post-punk and alternative musicians.Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they became one of the most culturally influential acts in the UK.Their 1977 debut record, Never Mind the Bollocks, remains one of the greatest albums of all time while God Save The Queen, released to coincide with The Queen’s Silver Jubilee, was rapidly banned from being played by the BBC and by nearly every independent radio station in Britain, making it the most censored record in British history.After the Sex Pistols disbanded in 1978, Lydon founded his own band, Public Image