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 […]
Welsh ragga metal legends Skindred have announced a UK headline tour for autumn 2024. Tickets are on sale now (May 15th), apart from shows in Leicester and Oxford which will be available from 5pm on Friday 17th May. All tickets will be available to purchase via https://skindred.net/#live Regarding the tour frontman Benji Webbe says, “Myself […]
Steelhouse Festival is ecstatic to announce The Almighty as Sunday headliners, in what is a UK festival exclusive. This will be the first show from The Almighty in Wales since their reconvening, and will in fact be their only date in Wales this year Also, Living Colour are now confirmed to return to the Mountain to […]
Steelhouse Festival has added a further 8 acts to its 2024 bill. Taking place over the weekend of the 26th-28th of July, it will be the Welsh festival’s 13th edition. Joining the previously announced ‘BernieFest’ opening day line-up put together in celebration of the late-great Whitesnake guitarist, and long-time friend of the festival, Bernie Marsden are […]
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 just blown Takedown Festival’s main-stage audience away with their headline set earlier this month, Skindred have today released a brand-new song taken from their forthcoming new album, ‘Smile‘. ‘If I Could’ showcases another side of that album, with its singalong chorus delivering stadium rock vibes. Stream/download: here Frontman Benji recalls that the track was […]
Skindred have announced a UK & Ireland headline tour for autumn 2023. Fans can get access to pre-sale tickets (10am Wednesday March 29th) with pre-orders of the new album ‘Smile‘ out August 4th via Earache Records earache.com/skindred. General sale commences at 10am Friday March 31st for the 11-date tour running through October and November this year. Regarding the tour drummer Arya Goggin says, “There is a lot to Smile about when it comes to this TOUR! We are taking out an amazing new band called BlackGold too. They are bringing “Nu Metal” back and I think ‘Dred fans will love them. Go check ‘em out!” Skindred are widely recognised as one of the UK’s most exciting live bands and have also been nominated for ‘Best UK Live Act’ at the […]
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 […]
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