Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller Attend Blistering Secret 100 Club Shows by the Sex Pistols and Frank Carter

Sex Pistols Return to 100 Club

Sex Pistols performed at the 100 Club last night (Friday, March 21), nearly 50 years following their iconic residency in 1976 at this venue. This electrifying secret warm-up show precedes their performance for the Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall. Check out photos, frames, and the full story below.

Punk Icons Reunite with Frank Carter

The punk legends, reformed last year with Frank Carter stepping in as frontman, replaced John Lydon. They kicked off with three intimate concerts at Bush Hall in London, followed by an autumn tour across Great Britain and a headline show at the Royal Albert Hall to support Teenage Cancer Trust.

Last week, the band teased a “secret” gig at the legendary 100 Club, referring to themselves as “a mysterious group known as places.” This pseudonym harked back to their original usage in 1977 when the band faced possible police intervention at their concerts due to overwhelming media scrutiny.

With tickets rapidly selling out, the night arrived with an excited crowd, including notable figures like Noel Gallagher and Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream. The band delivered a full set featuring songs from their 1977 album “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols” alongside several B-sides, all in a thrilling 75-minute performance described by attendees as a “dream.”

Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller watch the historical return of Sex Pistols in the club 100 pic.twitter.com/xkmh20ieb1

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The band, currently engaged in legal disputes with former singer John Lydon since June 2024, opened their set with crowd favorites like “Holidays in the Sun,” “Seventeen,” and “New York.” Carter energized the audience with a performance reminiscent of their earlier gigs in this intimate club, accommodating around 350 guests on Oxford Street.

“How many of you were here for the first time?” Carter asked, as he took in the “rather empty” venue, expressing his “pleasure and privilege” to share the stage with these legends that night.

During a raucous part of the show, he stood on the monitors, imitating Lydon’s style and navigating through the mosh pit, which guitarist Steve Jones described as “a brilliant course.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qklwbh_kk-y

The 1979 hit “No Fun” transformed into an extended blues number as Carter introduced the group—Matlock as “the most cunning man on stage,” Cook as “the sweetest person on stage,” and Jones as a “myth, legend.” The energy surged again with “Problems” and “Anarchy in the UK,” the latter sparking a fierce response from the crowd.

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The deeply engaging performance saw Carter, with open eyes full of excitement, expressing, “What a dream it is five damn decades later, and they’re back,” as he implored the 100 Club audience to “give it up for the greatest punk band of all time,” just before concluding with “Anarchy in the UK.”

Sex Pistols. 100 Club. pic.twitter.com/sew5eutef4

– Gary Kemp (@garyjkemp) March 21, 2025

Setlist from the Performance

‘Holidays in the Sun’
‘Seventeen’
‘New York’
‘Rather Vacant’
‘Body’
‘Stupid’
‘Liar’
‘God, Save the Queen’
‘I’m Not Your Stepfather’
‘Submission’
‘Satellite’
‘No Feelings’
‘No Fun’
‘Problems’
‘EMI’
On Encore:
‘Anarchy in the UK’

Following their performance at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday, March 24, the band will tour New Zealand and Australia before returning to the UK for the Festival Festival and Glasgow Summer Sessions in Bellahouston Park this June. For tickets and more information, click here.

In other news, guitarist Steve Jones remarked that John Lydon should have been asked to participate in the band’s reunion.

In a separate interview, when asked if he would reach out to Lydon, Jones responded, “Who knows? You never know … ”

Vocalist Pil also shared his perspective on Jones, Glen Matlock, and Paul Cook’s decision to tour with Carter as frontman. “It’s almost dubious in their intentions,” he stated in NME. “For them, it’s karaoke, and that’s all it’s going to be. For goodness’ sake, have three puppets in this band — how old do they need to be to write a couple of new songs? That’s what I’d like to hear.”

Regarding the upcoming Sex Pistols concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Jones told NME in January, “This is a good reason. I want to do this selfishly because I’ve never been to the Royal Albert Hall, even to see some other bands, which is strange. So, I’m really excited about this.”

When asked if he thought the collaboration with Carter would be successful, he replied, “None of us knew. Frank was the first singer that we (tried), because I, Cook, and Glen wanted to play. He just worked immediately. He’s much younger than us — he’s 40, so he brings all this energy, and we can just jam. It’s incredibly fun, and people loved it. I loved it, and I really liked it as a public experience.”

“I was ready to hand it over, touring and all of that. I didn’t care. But with Frank, it just made it easy. We all got along well. There’s no agro. It’s just fun!”