Sex Pistols
Matlock is replaced by Rotten's friend and self-appointed "ultimate Sex Pistols fan" Sid Vicious (Simon John Ritchie), previously drummer of Siouxsie & the Banshees and The Flowers of Romance
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Sid Vicious Biography and Timeline
Follow Sid Vicious through 7 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Sid Vicious, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1977–1979Years on this page
1977
Sex Pistols
Joins as bassist after Glen Matlock leaves, bringing notoriety and a harsher public image to the band.
Role range: 1977-1978
Sex Pistols
Sid Vicious debuts with the band at the Screen on the Green in London
Screen on the Green
Makes his live debut with the Sex Pistols at the Screen on the Green.
Role range: 1977-1978
1978
Death of Sid Vicious
Spungen was found dead in the Chelsea Hotel room she was sharing with Vicious, with stab wounds to her stomach and dressed only in her underwear
1979
Death of Sid Vicious
Death of Sid Vicious, of a heroin overdose after a party held to celebrate his release on bail
Sex Pistols
Sid Vicious records a live album, "Sid Sings", backed by "The Idols" featuring Arthur Kane and Jerry Nolan of the New York Dolls
Records, sources and methodology
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