The Skids Official

In the past few years The Skids have toured constantly to ecstatic audiences, sold out London's Albert Hall, and even hit the top 30 in the UK National Chart.

They have released two albums whilst Richard himself has written 2 fictional books and toured solo in the UK.

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"Songs from a Haunted Ballroom" themed merchandise is now available to buy :

- Limited Edition signed A3 print

- Teeshirt with album artwork

- Glass Coaster

Get yours now

To celebrate the return of live music and the exhibition for our brand new book, we will play a special intimate full electric gig in PJ Molloys in August 27th.

Tickets available now: https://www.ticketweb.uk/.../the-skids-pj.../11289975

SKIDS fans should step into the Fire Station Creative this week for an upcoming exhibition.

Richard Jobson, the frontman of the legendary Dunfermline band, has written a book on the story of the Skids and has collaborated with Dunfermline-raised illustrator Jonny Hannah.

Hanna...

As a kid, before I discovered punk, one of the ballsiest bands I ever discovered was Nazareth.

Years later when punk broke into my life it came as no surprise that another of such kicks to my rock and roll bollocks came from another band from the same Scottish township of Dunfermline.

So here now many eons later I sit working for the Loonie dollar and though I’m not scared to dance. I find m...

I first saw The Skids play in Liverpool in 1978 and most recently on their last extended Fortieth Anniversary Tour in 2016. Boasting a set full of updated original material, lead singer Richard Jobson still dances every bit as energetically and communicated with the worshipping crowd with the same enthusiasm as he did in the New Wave era.

Pennyblack spoke to him about the new Skids covers album, ‘Songs from A Haunted Ballroom’...

Maybe we'll break a myth, but let's face it: Punks can be nostalgic too! Let's take as proof “Songs From A Haunted Ballroom” , the new album by the cult Scottish Punk Rock gang Skids . It's hard to get more melancholy than this collection of titles paying homage to the Kinema Ballroom in Dunfermline, the local concert hall which gave the members of the group their first musical emotions.

Formed in 1977 in the King...