The Sex Pistols performed at Leeds Polytechnic on a punk-packed bill that also included The Clash and The Damned. Were you among the 500-strong crowd that night? These photos are sure to evoke memories of a gig which has gone down in Leeds music folklore. LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Sex Pistols in Leeds
The gig came just days after the band created a storm of publicity by swearing during an early evening live broadcast of Thames Television's Today programme. Photo: Steve Riding
2. Sex Pistols in Leeds
Remember the famous Daily Mirror headline "The Filth and the Fury!" on the back of the TV appearance? Photo: Getty
3. Sex Pistols in Leeds
The Poly gig was part of the band's Anarchy Tour of the UK. Photo: Getty
4. Sex Pistols in Leeds
The Polytechnic concert was the first of only a handful to go ahead with many of the concerts cancelled by organisers or local authorities. Photo: Getty
5. Sex Pistols in Leeds
It was supposedly the first time the Pistols played their anarchic classic God Save The Queen. Photo: Steve Riding
6. Sex Pistols in Leeds
The gig was slammed by a YEP music critic describing it as 'musically bereft, verbally moronic and crude' and an 'abysmal performance of depravity rock' Photo: Getty