After staff complained that their manager was aggressive and intimidating towards workers, a theatre decided to cancel Johnny Rotten’s book tour.

John Lydon, 65, was set to take part in a Q&A with fans at Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre on Monday night to promote his new book I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right.

But the event was cancelled just hours before the Sex Pistols frontman, known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, was due to appear amid allegations against his tour manager.

The manager of the theatre was accused of ‘aggression’ and intimidation towards workers. He claimed that the abusive behavior had been going on for at least two weeks.

John Lydon (pictured), 65, was set to take part in a Q&A with fans at Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre on Monday night to promote his new book I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right

John Lydon (pictured), 65, was set to take part in a Q&A with fans at Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre on Monday night to promote his new book I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right

But the event (poster pictured) was cancelled hours before the Sex Pistols frontman, known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, was due to appear amid allegations against his tour manager

The poster pictured was cancelled hours before Johnny Rotten, the Sex Pistols frontman and stage name Johnny Rotten was due to appear amid allegations that his tour manager was involved in the cancellation.

Iain Gordon, general manager of the venue said that the venue had to cancel the performance because of the alleged behaviour. Tickets will be fully refunded to all fans.

Mr. Gordon stated in a Facebook statement that ‘Unfortunately, because of the aggression and intimidation made by John Lydon’s tour manger to various members my staff, tonight’s performance will not go ahead.

These days are long gone.

“We have a zero tolerance policy for abuse, both verbal and physical, and this behavior has been ongoing for the last two weeks.

“We are sorry if this has affected you, but as a company we won’t accept this kind of attitude from anyone, even members of the public.

“Our box office will get in touch with you to arrange for your refund of tickets.”

Lydon’s official twitter page stated that the Glasgow Pavilion had unexpectedly cancelled tonight’s performance. We were informed at 2.48pm of the cancellation.

Lydon was told by a source that only the manager and promoter knew the truth. John was not there, and neither was his manager. We don’t yet know the story from our promoter.

The theatre (pictured) claimed that the manager had ‘aggressed’ workers. He claimed that the abusive behaviour was ongoing for two weeks.

Lydon (pictured in April 2019), better known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, is widely recognised as the lead singer of the late-1970s punk band the Sex Pistols

Lydon (pictured April 2019), better known as Johnny Rotten, is well-known for being the lead singer of late-70s punk band The Sex Pistols.

MailOnline reached out to John Lydon and Pavilion Theatre for comments. 

Lydon, better known under his stage name Johnny Rotten is well-known as the lead vocalist of the late 1970s punk group the Sex Pistols. His hits Pretty Vacant (UK) and Anarchy In The UK (UK) are the most well-known.

The legendary band, which consisted of John Lydon and Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Paul Cook, rose to prominence in the 1970s. 

After the band’s dissolution in 2008, he performed as a member of post-rock group Public Image Ltd. 

The Sex Pistols singer said that leaving Nora, his wife with Alzheimer’s, to make the work commitment was ‘tough’ and would cause him heartache.

The singer married the German publishing heiress, aged 78, in 1979. He first revealed his wife’s devastating diagnosis in 2018.

John is now touring his book I Could Be Wrong. I Could be Right. After being delayed for a year by Covid, John is now doing so.

Speaking to the Mirror in August, he said: ‘Being away for lengths of time will be tough and I need to make that as brief as possible.

“You can’t accept situations like mine on the road. It’s not going work. I’ve tried it and it drove everyone crazy. 

He explained that Nora now requires ’24/7 attention’ due to her condition and added: ‘That’s mine, and I’m more then happy to do it. It can be difficult to keep up with a full workload but I must do it.

The former frontman also stated that he considers Nora’s struggle to be a’strange gift’ because it brought them closer and has taught him a lot. 

The couple settled in Los Angeles’ seaside suburb in 1980s. He has two houses in Malibu and one London.