ANARCHY AT CAIN'S

I found a pretty cool web page about Sex Pitsols, southern US tour in 1978. This page in particular documents their visit to Tulsa, OK when they played the now legendary Cain's Ballroom.



Thursday, January 12, 1978

Cain's Ballroom

Arriving in snow-covered Tulsa, the band was clearly split into two groups: Steve and Paul, the true musicians in the band, and Johnny and Sid, the group's instigators. At the beginning of the tour, both John and Sid were determined to offend America any way they could, but the more Sid hogged the spotlight, the more John withdrew. Everyone expected John to outrage every American crowd he performed in front of, but, in true punk fashion, he defied the public's expectations. After the Longhorn fiasco, he had simply given up trying to shock the U.S. The band's show in Tulsa was picketed by 30 protestors including a Baptist pastor, who argued, "There is a Johnny Rotten inside each of us, and he doesn't need to be liberated, he needs to be crucified." There were no major brawls at the performance, and the audience of 600 was fairly enthusiastic. As always, objects were thrown at the band, various remarks were exchanged between band and audience, and Steve and Paul provided the group's musical foundation. Steve, obviously not concerned about being a "rock star," wore a heavy coat onstage (he was fighting a cold). Sid tried hitting an audience member with his bass as he did in San Antonio but was stopped by a roadie. After the show, the band travelled to California for what would be their last performance together. Set list: Not available