This man single handedly changed the course of U.K. culture. He succeeded in destroying a system which had constrained popular culture for the benefit of a privileged few and kicked down doors for the many. His books give an insight into the why and how this happened. I believe John has a sixth sense as a result of his early years and it is no coincidence he became such a catalyst of change. In this show John explains some of that background in a sometimes heartfelt, mostly humorous way and it is a privilege to hear it from the man himself. The second half is a Q & A which is a bit of a lottery depending on the questions, however, John talked with boundless enthusiasm about the music that influenced him, and which (imho) I can hear in all his music. Again, no coincidence, and no accident. John led a chorus of Anarchy in the U.K. Everyone sang from the bottom of their hearts. I cried with the memories of how that single made me feel. John was about 10 feet away. £40 very well spent.

John spent 1st half of show talking about his life in his own style. Many stories about growing up & some Pistols memories as well. When it came to talking about his beloved Nora, he broke down, it was heartbreaking to see, pure emotion. But this is John, open & honest, this was raw for him - the 2nd half was an audience Q&A. John was witty, funny & had us laughing out loud. Plus we all got to sing Anarchy in the UK along with John. The show over ran as John didnt stop talking, he definitely thrived on the audience interaction. He was great entertainment. When they finally got him to stop talking, the audience gave him a standing ovation, Again John became emotional. It was so brave of him to open up and talk about his wife & his feelings to a room full of strangers. This was the real John Lydon on show, not the Johnny Rotten, punk rocker. So glad I went, great value for money. Entertaining & memorable.

Loved the show. Despite being one of the biggest influences on some of the greatest alternative bands John has remained down to earth and humble. There was no ego on show and the stories he shared were gritty and relatable. There was a lot of shared warmth between John and his audience. The last reviewer stated it was unrehearsed... It was real, honest, unpredictable. Exactly how we wanted John to be! There were some parts that were undeniably painful to relay on stage but John was able to do this honourably. It was extremely touching and took balls to stand on a stage and share these experiences.. So, there were highs and lows, as we all encounter in life but alongside we were treated with a roaring sing a long to Anarchy In The Uk. Hell yeah!!!! If you think you know John through tv clips and books treat yourself to seeing him speak his truth live. He walks it like he talks it, just him, on a stage, no big production, just raw, funny and wonderfully original.

John Lydon, backed by the excellent musicians in PiL, can still as a frontman put on a good show, but this, Lydon's solo talk show, was a sad and pathetic mess.  The first five minutes were promising but after a while he began to lose his thread and then it was downhill all the way.  He began by talking about the difficulties he'd faced in his early childhood: the poverty, family problems, and meningitis and other health problems that led to him regularly having diarrhoea and being ostracised at school.  The trouble is he turned this into an unpleasant joke that he returned to several times during the show for an easy laugh, like some sort of fixated toddler.  The first half would have been improved if it had taken the Q&A format of the second, even if the first few questions had been contrived and planted in advance to give it some sort of structure. He relied repeatedly on cheap laughs from a starstruck section of the audience who seemed to hold him in awe, like some sort of sage, who thought it hilarious to hear him calling people F*** C***s .  There were no interesting insights about his life in music.  Just an  unconvincing "I did it my way" swagger, like a child showing off, while he gurned at the audience and swigged from a bottle of whisky.  It was witless and boring.   I noticed some of the theatre staff and technicians observing the audience reaction as we left and one, overhearing the people in front of me saying how bad it had been, gave them a subtle nod and shake of their head in despairing acknowledgement. John is obviously still deeply upset by the death of his wife, Nora, and manager, Rambo, and ought to have thought twice before embarking on this tour while his head is clearly not together.   But this tour, both here and in America, is over fifty dates long with thousands of people paying well over the odds for this dull and unedifying tripe.  Ever felt Swindled?

£40 lighter - unscripted, unrehearsed - mildly entertaining for 5 minutes. Left in the second half, not sure what the point of the show was. I don’t think the bottle of whiskey he drank on stage helped his material. Boring.