On December 1st, 1976, a very young group by the name of the Sex Pistols made their first TV appearance on the BBC Today Show hosted by Bill Grundy.
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| The Sex Pistols with Grundy and entourage including Siouxsie Sioux. |
The Sex Pistols had recently signed with EMI and were a last minute replacement for label mates Queen, who had to cancel. Bill Matlock had not yet been replaced by Sid Vicious.
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| Pre-Vicious Pistols with Matlock |
The Sex Pistols did what the Sex Pistols do. Profanities were uttered and chaos ensued, some of which was egged on by Grundy.
After the show the phones lit up like phones tend to do when uptight people get offended. Someone thought it a good idea to run the calls into the green room occupied by the Pistols and the chaos continued over the phone.
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| Bill Grundy |
Bill Grundy “retired” from television a short time later and the Sex Pistols crashed and burned their way into punk rock history with future antics and chaos. The media labeled this event as “The Filth and the Fury”.
The controversy partly contributed to the Sex Pistols being dropped by EMI a short time later.
Sex Pistols Timeline:
10/8/1976 - Sex Pistols Sign with EMI
12/1/1976 - Sex Pistols and the Filth and the Fury
1/6/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by EMI
3/10/1977 - Sex Pistols Sign to A&M
3/16/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by A&M
4/3/1977 - Sid Vicious First Gig
5/27/1977 - Sex Pistols Release God Save the Queen
6/7/1977 - Sex Pistols Boat Party
1/5/1978 - Sex Pistols 1978 Tour Begins
1/14/1978 - Sex Pistols Last Stand
1/17/1978 - Sex Pistols Call It Quits
10/12/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Murder
10/23/1978 - Sid Vicious Suicide Attempt
12/9/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Assault
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