1976 MANCHESTER VINTAGE WASH T-SHIRT
June 4th 1976 - Manchester, Lesser Free Trade Hall
The Pistols first ever show in Manchester and the now legendary show that inspired a city forever. Hundreds have claimed to be there, but in reality never were. The lucky few who were went onto form the likes of Joy Division, The Fall, The Smiths, and even Simply Red and ABC.
The show has also spawned several books and documentaries. Actual footage of the show (filmed by Howard Devoto of Buzzcocks) was later woven into the 2002 Tony Wilson bio film 24 Hour Party People.
The shirt features the original flyer / poster for the show.
Vintage Tour
1977 I'VE SEEN 'EM TOUR T-SHIRT
In Autumn 1977 banned by local councils in the UK, the Sex Pistols were forced to play under assumed names such as Acne Rebble, The Hamsters, and The SPOTS (Sex Pistols On Tour Secretly). This shirt dates from the sporadic November/December 1977 ’Never Mind The Bans’ tour.
The shirt is a replica of the 1977 original. One of very few official t-shirts the band sold at 1977 shows.
1978 I'VE SURVIVED AMERICA TOUR TANK
One of only two shirts from the Pistols infamous first US tour in 1978 (the other shirt being a pink/green NMTB shirt produced by Warner Brothers).
Initially the band were refused entry to the States due to their criminal records, however, their visa problems were eventually sorted. The Pistols being the Pistols, they decided not to play big American cities. Instead they opted to play a short series of dates in the Deep South of the country...
The shirt is a replica of the 1978 original. Th front features “I survived” with the back stating “First American Tour’ along with the classic Pistols logo.
1996 FILTHY LUCRE TOUR T-SHIRT
“Fat, forty and back”. The Sex Pistols first tour in 18 years. Over 70 dates throughout Europe, North and South America, Japan & Australasia. After all those years, the fans FINALLY got to see the Sex Pistols...
This shirt features a Japanese press advert from the tour and includes the Japanese dates on the front.
1996 NMTB JAPAN TOUR T-SHIRT
“Fat, forty and back”. The Sex Pistols first tour in 18 years. Over 70 dates throughout Europe, North and South America, Japan & Australasia. After all those years, the fans FINALLY got to see the Sex Pistols...
This shirt features a Japanese flyer from Tokyo, November 1996.
