Late ‘77 Sex Pistols passport photos (more like mug shots) taken prior to their 1978 US tour (photo by John Tiberi). The band was initially denied entry into the US two days before they were scheduled to appear on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, practically on the eve of their first tour of the States, and were forced to postpone their initial concerts because of the band’s members criminal records, ranging from drug arrests to attempted auto theft and assult on a police officer.