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Rare original 4.5 x 1.5 unused ticket for a Sex Pistols concert presented by Bill Graham at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, on January 14, 1978. The general admission ticket, numbered “57,” is stamped on the reverse, “Sex Pistols, Jan. 14, 1978.” In fine condition. Accompanied by issue No. 14 of Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics: Sex Pistols, published by Revolutionary Comics in August 1990, and a Virgin Records 45 RPM record for the single ‘Silly Thing / Who Killed Bambi’ by the Sex Pistols (record included).
The Sex Pistols played their final show of the Sid Vicious era on January 14, 1978, at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, marking the chaotic end of their brief but explosive career. The concert—poorly organized and filled with tension—saw a disillusioned Johnny Rotten clash with both the audience and his bandmates. After tearing through a ragged set that closed with a cover of The Stooges' song ‘No Fun,’ Rotten sneered at the crowd, ‘Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?’ before walking offstage. A few days later, Rotten flew to New York and announced the band's breakup on January 18th, effectively ending the Sex Pistols’ original run. Though manager Malcolm McLaren attempted to keep the group alive briefly with other projects, the band had officially disbanded by early 1978, just a few months after their debut album, Never Mind the Bollocks, was released.
From the collection of Susie Davis, former keyboard player for Sheila E., who toured with legendary artists such as Prince, Mick Jagger, Billy Idol, Van Morrison, Sinead O'Connor, and many others. Davis’s father, Norman Davis, was the co-host of the pioneering punk radio show The Outcastes on KSAN-FM in San Francisco, America's first regularly scheduled punk rock radio show. For nearly two years, The Outcastes went live every Friday night from 2 to 4 a.m. (Saturday morning) and featured some of punk’s biggest early stars, including Devo, The Cramps, Roky Erickson, The Nuns, The Dead Boys, Iggy Pop, and the Sex Pistols. He interviewed Paul Cook and Steve Jones on January 13, 1978, a day before the band’s final concert at the Winterland. The interview was notorious for its airing of unedited expletives used by Cook and Jones, profanity that could have potentially cost the radio station its license.
