Skindred have teamed up with Newport County AFC in partnership with the club’s kit suppliers, VX3, and their new official creative partners, Lover’s F.C to create a one-off shirt to celebrate the Welsh city’s vibrant West Indian / ethnic community through its unique Caribbean-flavoured design. Newport city local legend, rock icon and Skindred frontman Benji […]

Fresh from the massive success of their hit album ‘Smile‘ – which entered the official UK album chart at no.2 last month – Skindred’s upcoming UK headline tour is now almost completely sold out, with just a handful of tickets remaining for Newcastle and Belfast. With Black Gold already announced as the main support for the tour, […]

Widely recognised as one of the most exciting British rock bands in decades, Skindred have announced their largest headline show to date, which will see the ragga metal titans shake the foundations of London’s Wembley OVO Arena on March 15th 2024. They have also announced additional shows in Manchester (March 14th) and Birmingham (March 16th). Fans who pre-order a copy of the band’s brand new album ‘Smile‘ from earache.com/skindred will receive a link to the exclusive ticket pre-sale on Friday at 10am. Tickets go on general sale at 10am Monday 7th August. Regarding headlining Wembley Arena for the first time, singer Benji Webbe says: “Standing on that stage is a mark of sheer hard work. We have stood upon that stage supporting […]

Following their show-stopping performances at Glastonbury, Download and 2000 Trees festivals, and their hugely acclaimed support slots on the recent KISS farewell tour, Skindred release their brand new single ‘Unstoppable’, ahead of the impending release of their new album ‘Smile‘. A grooving juggernaut of a song, it attests to the enduring power of a band […]

Having blasted dancefloors to smithereens just before Christmas with their ferocious anthem ‘Gimme That Boom’, Skindred return with another instant classic in the form of ‘Set Fazers’. The second single to be taken from their forthcoming album ‘Smile‘ it’s an addictive sci-fi slam-dunk designed to quake arenas and festivals around the planet this summer. Lead singer Benji Webbe states, “Star date 22.3.23: With this song we’re boldly going where no ragga-metal has gone before. We come in peace, L.O.V.E and […]

UK festival favourites Skindred have signed a new global four album deal with Earache Records, with each band member signing the deal in different endangered music venues across the country. Earache Records have long been one of the most exciting, forward-thinking and important rock labels in the world, having pioneered many extreme metal bands and in recent years enjoying Top 40 success with bands such as Blackberry Smoke, Buckcherry, […]

Skindred have revealed a brand new lyric video for ‘It’s A Crime’, a rare cut from the Japanese version of ‘Roots Rock Riot‘. Thirteen years after its release, Skindred are re-releasing the record, making the track available outside of Japan for the first time. The album will be available on April 23rd and can be pre-ordered Here. “‘It’s a Crime’ was written in 2006 in our […]

A mental funk massacre is coming to London! Mass Mental will be ripping at The Underworld in London on March 13th. With Robert Trujillo (Metallica) and Armand Sabal-Lecco (Paul Simon) slaughtering the bass, Benji Webbe (Skindred) and Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe) butchering the vocals and the evil son of the desert Brant Bjork (Kyuss, […]