Roots Rocktober Riot

Skindred are touring the UK again in September/October:

September

30th - Waterfront, Norwich

October

1st - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
2nd - Club Academy, Manchester
3rd - Cockpit, Leeds
4th - Academy 2, Newcastle
5th - ABC 2, Glasgow
7th - Sugarmill, Stoke
8th - Corporation, Sheffield
9th - Roadmender, Northampton
10th - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
11th - Academy 2, Oxford
13th - Uni Solus, Cardiff
14th - Academy 2, Bristol
15th - Pavillions, Falmouth
16th - Phoenix, Exeter
17th - Southampton Uni
19th - Concorde 2, Brighton
20th - Electric Ballroom, London

Check out their cover of 'Electric Avenue' on their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/skindred

I might go to the Norwich date if I'm still here. I'm not sure if I like them yet though. I need to listen a bit more.

I think Roots Rock Riot is an excellent album so i'm definately going if I can find me some company. I still haven't really given Babylon much of a chance yet but I like that song what was on NFSU2...I forget the name...

You're a natural with these puns Peeky, haha.

Hopefully go to the Sheffield date, such an awesome band.

Shit yes!

Skindred win

Random Hand really need to get on a tour with Skindred, that'd be awesome!

It would. We played with them once at the 1in12, believe it or not

I'll be there in Glasgow.

Not to rain on anybody's parade, but I find Skindred really hit or miss live. I've seen them put on an absolutely storming performance, and then just lull away in mehville. Roots Rock Riot isn't as good as Babylon either.

Al wrote:Not to rain on anybody's parade, but I find Skindred really hit or miss live. I've seen them put on an absolutely storming performance, and then just lull away in mehville. Roots Rock Riot isn't as good as Babylon either.

Agreed. The musicians themselves are damn lovely guys, but I wasn't too impressed with Benji's attitude the time we put them on. However, I've been told by lots of people that have also met him that he's actually lovely and awesome. But hey, what do I know.

Hope I can go see them in Brighton, saw them in London a while back and they were awesome.

Andy DTA wrote:

Al wrote:Not to rain on anybody's parade, but I find Skindred really hit or miss live. I've seen them put on an absolutely storming performance, and then just lull away in mehville. Roots Rock Riot isn't as good as Babylon either.

Agreed. The musicians themselves are damn lovely guys, but I wasn't too impressed with Benji's attitude the time we put them on. However, I've been told by lots of people that have also met him that he's actually lovely and awesome. But hey, what do I know.

Not a hell of a lot!

When Skindred play Newport it proper goes off, I've never seen anything like it!

Al wrote:Not to rain on anybody's parade, but I find Skindred really hit or miss live. I've seen them put on an absolutely storming performance, and then just lull away in mehville. Roots Rock Riot isn't as good as Babylon either.

ive been told by a promoter and a couple of uni-journalist types that beji is arrogant and borderline racist at times.

woohoo, finally someone else agrees with my opinion! well, not so much the racist part, but i definitely found him quite arrogant.

And Al - shush you.

bound to happen eventually Andy, congrats

last time i saw um in newport tjs and the show only got annonced like a week before and the place was ram packed and was mental!