Sex Pistols singer Frank Carter scolded a male concertgoer who entered a women-only mosh pit during the band’s Colorado show on Friday night and later escorted him out — and told him to “just f–king leave.”
’70s punk icons lead vocalist She encountered the man after seeing him on stage before playing their hit “No Feelings” in a section reserved for women at the Ogden Theater in Denver.
“Every time, there’s always a f–king guy who tells me, ‘(Women) can do this the whole f–king time.’ Like, they can’t. They can’t do this,” Carter yelled. fan-shot video.
“Do you know why? Because they walk into the mosh pit and they get elbowed in the head by an af-king idiot!” He added.
The 42-year-old singer became further angry when the concert attendee was seen shaking his head in disagreement.
“You’re shaking your head like you’re a f—king woman? Are you a f—king idiot? That’s not your experience, so just shut the f—k up!” Carter yelled.
“You know what, instead of bowing out, just walk away, brother!”
Carter continued to defend the specific space she sets aside at each show to give women a safe environment without feeling crowded or intimidated by men.
“How is it so difficult for you to see a place for women in the Sex Pistols program? Did you decide? No!” He said.
“They could never do that. Ask any of them if they feel safe in every swamp!”
When the man appeared to roll his eyes, Carter pounced on him again.
“Turn your f–king eyes at me. You f–king did it. You did it!” he shouted.
The rocker eventually called security to escort the man out of the venue, telling him he could “see me out after the show.”
Carter addressed the controversy in a series of Instagram Stories on Saturday, making clear he had no intention of backing down.
He wrote, “If you’re a man who gets offended by a band making a women-only space then you’re part of the problem.”
“Stay home, read bell hooks’s book, come back when kindness, compassion and empathy come to you.”
He said that “incels, homophobes, misogynists, racists, fascists” are not welcome and said the issue is “not up for debate.”
Carter also clarified that the designated area is open to the transgender community.
“When I say women-only moshpit pit, I definitely mean a trans inclusionary space. This is a space for people who don’t typically feel safe,” she wrote.
“Dance and have fun without worrying about physical, sexual or psychological violence against them when they are unsafe. Don’t let them divide us,” he said.
The singer also shared a message he received from the father of the alleged instigator, who apologized for “my stupid son.”
“The way he was brought up was not what he was taught to be. His sisters are very upset with him after learning of his stance and so am I,” the father wrote.
The father blamed “misinformation” for his son’s actions, writing that “the poison that has been spewed into people young and old has infected and affected our country.”
She said she watched the show from the balcony and did not realize her son was involved until after the concert.
The father continued, “I looked at the women in their time and saw them all having so much fun and I wonder what they would do years from now with your encouragement to do something they always wanted to do but didn’t feel safe doing.”
The clash occurred as the Sex Pistols toured North America to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their landmark 1977 album, “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols”.
Carter joined the reunited Sex Pistols as lead vocalist in 2024, replacing original frontman John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten.
Lydon did not attend the following reunions. Legal dispute over use of Sex Pistols songs In the miniseries “Pistol” in 2021. He last performed with the band in 2008.
The current lineup includes original Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, bassist Glenn Matlock, and drummer Paul Cook, with Carter on vocals.