The Sex Pistols will play their first concert in Denmark in 30 years on November 28, when the British punk band appears at Tap1 in Copenhagen.
The show was announced by the PR agency Promote It in a press release, DR reports. According to DR, the concert takes place at Tap1 on Amager and is the band’s first Danish appearance in three decades.
The performance forms part of the marking of the 50th anniversary of the band’s debut single, “Anarchy in the U.K.”. As reported by DR, the anniversary falls this year, and the Copenhagen date is tied to that occasion.
The current lineup includes three members who were present at the start. Guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock all played in the band’s earliest years. The songs are sung by Frank Carter, per the press release cited by DR.
Jones says in the press release that the band’s live form is stronger than ever. He describes the group as a well-oiled machine and calls it a pleasure to play the songs they wrote 50 years ago.
Jones also praises Carter as a frontman who gets the audience going. According to the same press release, he notes that audiences love the songs as much as the band does.
An anarchistic image
DR cites Danmarks Nationalleksikon, which describes the band as a symbol of the English punk scene of the 1970s. The entry points to an anarchistic image and a defiant stance toward the media, the music industry and audiences.
Beyond “Anarchy in the U.K.”, the band is known for “God Save the Queen”, “Pretty Vacant” and “Holidays in the Sun”. The songs date from the band’s original run in the second half of the 1970s.
The venue, Tap1, is used for concerts and large events in Copenhagen. The November date places the show in the city’s indoor autumn season, rather than the summer festival calendar.
DR’s report is based on the announcement from Promote It and does not list ticket prices or a support act. The news agency Ritzau distributed the story, which DR published on September 14, 2026.
The concert is one of the few Danish dates the band has played since the 1970s, according to DR’s account of the 30-year gap. Denmark’s music scene hosts frequent international tours, but the band has not appeared in the country since the mid-1990s.
No further Danish dates were announced in the press release cited by DR. The Copenhagen show is currently the only Danish stop listed as part of the anniversary marking.
