All London's live music


Waiting List
Alt / Indie, Rock

The Skids

229 London, Venue 1, W1W 5PN , [Venue Details]

The Skids formed in 1977 in their home town of Dunfermline, Scotland by Richard Jobson, Stuart Adamson, Bill Simpson, & Tom Kellichan.

Friday,
15 Nov 2024
@7.00pm

After releasing an independent single the band were played by BBC Radio One's John Peel, supported The Clash in concert and then were signed to Virgin Records in 1978.

Their first singles were "Sweet Surburbia", "The Saints are Coming" and "Into the Valley" - the latter reaching the UK Top Ten in early 1979. Their seminal debut album "Scared to Dance" came out in 1979 which was quickly followed by two chart singles - "Masquerade" and "Working for the Yankee Dollar". Both singles were taken from the Bill Nelson produced second album "Days in Europa” (1979). The album also featured new member Rusty Egan of Rich Kids & Visage fame after the departure of Tom Kellichan. The band released two more albums "The Absolute Game" (1980) and "Joy" (1981) before splitting.

More Information

  • Admission: £39.56

  • Other key names: Spear of Destiny

  • Age restriction: 18+

Update /Errors ? If you find this listing needs updating, please, let us know: admin@halibuts.com

Thanks for looking at Halibuts.

We're the only website listing ALL London's live music.

We track ~1,000 venues and list every type of live music.

Free for all to use, our aim is to support live music in London.

Click on our logo above to discover just how much live music London has to offer.

Our App is also free.

apple-icon iOS
apple-icon
android ANDROID
android

Finally; if you like what we're doing, please help us by spreading the word !

The Skids

Friday, 15 Nov 2024 @7.00pm

229 London, Venue 1, W1W 5PN
Alt / Indie Rock
i Venue Info

More Information

The Skids formed in 1977 in their home town of Dunfermline, Scotland by Richard Jobson, Stuart Adamson, Bill Simpson, & Tom Kellichan.

After releasing an independent single the band were played by BBC Radio One's John Peel, supported The Clash in concert and then were signed to Virgin Records in 1978.

Their first singles were "Sweet Surburbia", "The Saints are Coming" and "Into the Valley" - the latter reaching the UK Top Ten in early 1979. Their seminal debut album "Scared to Dance" came out in 1979 which was quickly followed by two chart singles - "Masquerade" and "Working for the Yankee Dollar". Both singles were taken from the Bill Nelson produced second album "Days in Europa” (1979). The album also featured new member Rusty Egan of Rich Kids & Visage fame after the departure of Tom Kellichan. The band released two more albums "The Absolute Game" (1980) and "Joy" (1981) before splitting.

  • Admission: £39.56

  • Other key names: Spear of Destiny

  • Age restriction: 18+

Thanks for looking at Halibuts.

We're the only website listing ALL London's live music.

We track ~1,000 venues and list every type of live music.

Free for all to use, our aim is to support live music in London. Our App is also free.

Click on our logo above to discover just how much live music London has to offer.

Finally; if you like what we're doing, please help us by spreading the word !