Sex Pistols’ first gig

Before forming Adam and the Ants, Adam Ant (Stuart Leslie Goddard) played bass in pub rock group Bazooka Joe , who are now mostly known for headlining the show at which the Sex Pistols played their first gig on 6 November 1975 at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design . Ant has since recounted how he left the band directly due to a dispute over Sex Pistols’ performance, which he was the only member of the band to have enjoyed. While looking to form a new band, Ant befriended some influential figures in the burgeoning London punk scene, most notably Jordan , who worked in Malcolm McLaren ‘s and Vivienne Westwood ‘s SEX boutique. In early 1977, Ant formed a new band named The Ants with Lester Square on guitar, Andy Warren on bass guitar, and Paul Flanagan on drums. Ant inducted the three sidemen into his band at an initial band meeting at the Roxy Club on 23 April 1977, the night of a gig there by Siouxsie and the Banshees . A month later, Square left to finish his course at Hornsey College of Art and he later formed The Monochrome Set .