Sex Pistols 'celebrate' the jubilee with a boat party

7 June 1977: Number 21 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicInspired by the Situationists, Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren knew the importance of creating a spectacle. What could be more spectacular than his band – public enemy number one following their foul-mouthed appearance on the Today show – promoting their anti-jubilee anthem God Save the Queen by sailing a boat past the Houses of Parliament? The authorities tried to stop it, and McLaren and others were ar...

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