The Punk Life and Death of Sid Vicious

Final Countdown
The Sex Pistols perform their last concert in San Francisco's Winterland, on January 14, 1978. After the performance Rotten addressed the audience directly — "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? Good night" — before throwing down his microphone and walking offstage. Sid, who was withdrawing from heroin, ran riot throughout the tour. Rotten left the band the next day and the group split up on January 17 (though they would reform during the 1990s).

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