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The Offspring, Simple Plan and Sum 41 will share the stage for their 24-concert ‘Let The Bad Times Roll Tour’ all over North America.Midway through the run, the co-headliners that brought the world “Pretty Fly,” “I’m Just A Kid” and “Fat Lip” are coming to NY for a pair of gigs.First, they’ll play Darien Center’s Darien Lake Performing Arts Center on Aug. 20 and next the trio hit Wantagh’s Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on Sept.

the Sex Pistols for trying to profit off the death of Queen Elizabeth II, but the band says they have no idea what he’s talking about. The crooner released a statement saying he “wishes to distance himself from any Sex Pistols activity which aims to cash in on Queen Elizabeth II’s death,” referring to the group’s anti-monarchy anthem, “God Save the Queen,” which he co-wrote.He said that “the timing for endorsing any Sex Pistols requests for commercial gain in connection with ‘God Save The Queen’ in particular is tasteless and disrespectful to the Queen and her family at this moment in time.”But the group shot back, telling Deadline that “we cannot understand what he would be referring to.“Other than a couple requests for use of imagery or audio in news reports on The Queen and her impact on culture, there’s nothing new relating to ‘God Save The Queen’ being promoted or released in any way,” the Pistols said.A representative for the band said Lydon’s comments amounted to a “strange rant” and called them “baffling.”“There’s really nothing planned to release or promote at all at this time,” the rep told Deadline.Lydon, aka Johnny Rottten, has a complicated history with the band and lost a court battle last year against former bandmates. The song in question, “God Save the Queen,” was released during Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977 and takes its title from the country’s national anthem. The tune calls the monarchy “a fascist regime” and says the Queen is “not a human being.” It was banned from some airwaves at the time of its release.The Sex Pistols re-released the song ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebration with a new music video.The Pistols also released the “Pistol Mint Commemorative Coin” to honor the

many of his most valued possessions, which are maintained by his younger musician-brother Mickey Leigh. A talented guitarist in his own right, Leigh, who’ll be putting on the 20th annual Birthday Bash for Joey on May 19, allowed The Post to check out key items from the archive, including those stored at Joey’s former East Village apartment.

“Ace Up Your Sleeve” tour book, a comic and a reproduction of the Dutch seven-inch for “Ace of Spades.” It also contains five poker dice, which can be used for a board game printed on the inner lid.Motörhead will also release a hardback, two-CD set, and a triple-LP version of the reissue that features one of the concerts.“It’s still very popular,” Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister said of the song “Ace of Spades” in a 2016 Rolling Stone interview. “When we do it onstage, everyone loves it.