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Venue Pulls Plug On John Lydon Show

lydon-1.16354107 Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten arrives at the Rolls building in central London on July 22, 2021. - Lydon is in court to fight two former Sex Pistols band members over the use of their songs in an upcoming television series. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) (Justin Tallis / AFP/Getty Images)

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An appearance on Monday by John Lydon was cancelled at the last minute due to alleged “aggression and intimidation” by his tour manager.

The 65-year-old, who fronted the Sex Pistols as Johnny Rotten, was scheduled to speak about his life and take questions from fans at The Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow.

“Unfortunately, due to the aggression and intimidation made to various members of my staff by John Lydon’s tour manager, tonight’s show will not go ahead,” the venue’s general manager Iain Gordon wrote in a statement on social media.

“The days of this kind of behaviour is long gone. We have a zero tolerance policy of abuse, both physical and verbal, and this behaviour has been ongoing for the past two weeks.”

Lydon’s appearance was part of a promotional tour for his book I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right that began in early September.

“Glasgow Pavilion has unexpectedly cancelled tonight's show,” read a tweet on his official account. “We were informed of the cancellation at 2.48pm.”