Skindred Announces Their Autumn and Ireland Headline Tour

Danielle Ediale — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 23:36:59 +0000

British reggae-metal band, Skindred have just announced their upcoming UK/Ireland tour which will commence in the autumn period this year. Purchases for pre-tickets will be available on Wednesday 29 March at 10 am. General sales will begin on Friday 31 March for the 11-date tour that will take place in October and November this year.

This announcement also follows the release of their new album, Smile, which marks their eighth long player and their first for Earache Records. In addition, this also marks 25 years since their debut album, which Skindred will acknowledge and celebrate. Pre-orders of the new album will be released on August 4.

UK + Ireland! We're bringing you a headline tour this Autumn!

Arya Goggin, the tour drummer for the band said, “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’s recognition as one of the UK’s most exciting live bands is widely recognised and have also been nominated for ‘Best UK Live Act’ at the Heavy Music Awards 2023. Prior to their upcoming autumn show, the band are no strangers to igniting moshpits in upcoming months to come, as they will headline for both Takedown and Dominion Festivals in the UK, just before they will appear as special guests for American rock legends, KISS on their anticipated farewell tour.

The unparalleled live set will be brought alive by the band, as they are set to perform on the main stages of 2000 Trees and Maid Of Stone Festivals in the UK, with the addition of special appearances at various other key European festivals that also include a few acts, with the likes of Wacken Open Air, With Full Force Festival, NovaRock and Grasspop.

Resourceful information regarding exclusive ticket pre-sales via pre-orders will be available on the Earache Webstore site with no purchase necessary.

SKINDRED 2023 UK TOUR DATES

04/08/2023 – Takedown Festival – Portsmouth, UK

05/07 – Dominion Festival – Durham, UK

06/03 – Home Park Stadium – Plymouth, UK

06/05 – Resorts Worlds Arena – Birmingham, UK

06/06 – Utilita Arena 0 Newcastle, UK

07/05 – The O2 Arena – London

07/07 – AO Arena – Manchester, UK

07/08 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow, UK

07/09 – 2000 Trees Festival – Cheltenham, UK

07/23 – Maid Of Stone Festival – Maidstone, UK

10/06 – Roadmender – Northampton, UK

10/07 – O2 Academy – Leeds, UK

10/13 – Cambridge Junction – Cambridge UK

10/14 – Epic – Norwich, UK

10/19 – Rock City – Nottingham, UK

10/27 – Chalk – Brighton, UK

11/03 – Leadmill – Sheffield, UK

11/04 – The Engine Shed – Lincoln, UK

11/10 – Great Hall – Cardiff, Wales

11/17 – Limelight 2 – Belfast, Ireland

11/18 – Dublin Academy – Dublin, Ireland.

Takedown Festival – Complete Line-Up and Set Times Announced

Tia Knight — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:57:18 +0000

Takedown Festival will return in a couple of weeks, on Saturday April 8. The 2023 comeback event will take place at Portsmouth Guildhall. The legendary one-day festival, dedicated to all things alternative-rock and metal, will return this April after a 8-year hiatus. The comeback comes with a few changes, a new venue, mind-blowing fresh line-up and an outdoor stage being added for the first time at the festival. Over 30 bands will perform across five different stages. One of the festivals headliners, Sleep Token, will be making their first festival appearance of 2023 at Takedown. Skindred are also set to headline at this years festival.

Among the headliners taking the stage at the 2023 Takedown Festival will be a selection of immense acts, such as; Jamie Lenman, Loathe, Palm Reader, Fearless Vampire Killers, The Bottom Line, Punk Rock Factory, InMe, Our Hollow Our Home, Dendera, As December Falls, CLTDRP and Seeking Akira.

Alongside the names which were revealed in the initial announcement, Takedown added a range of bonus acts to the line-up, including; Red Method, Autumn Fires, Slackrr, Saint Agnes, False Hope For The Savage, Shell Beach, Chaosbay, Balance Breach, Consvmer, Elwood Stray, Sunfall, Ithaca, Confessions of a Traitor, Heart of a Coward, Asleep At The Helm, Royals, Lightwave, Crushed By Waves, Meg Emelie, Defences, Two Year Break, Chuggaboom, Black Water County and THECITYISOURS.

As Takedown Festival makes a highly anticipated comeback, it was revealed that the festival is part of a new partnership between Divergent Festivals and The Guildhall Trust. Kai and Sarah Harris, Co-directors of Divergent Festivals, discussed the festivals comeback, ‘’Even in these strange times it feels like the perfect time to be bringing back one of the best-loved one-day events on the South Coast, taking it back to our roots with one of the biggest line-ups Takedown has ever seen. We can’t wait!”

Andy Gray, Chief Executive Officer of the Guildhall Trust added, ”We are delighted to bring an alternative rock and metal festival to Portsmouth with a great calibre of artists already announced. Portsmouth has a fantastic music scene, but we felt like there was a gap for fans of this genre.”

Takedown Festival also announced a new initiative for the 2023 event, as they will be teaming up with Tonic Rider, a mental health charity. The newly introduced initiative will see Takedown become the first festival to offer mental health resources for staff, crew and artists. The Tonic Rider team consists of mental health professionals with an understanding and background in the music industry. The team will be located in the green room and will be offering support, information and free resources.

Following the complete line-up announcement, Takedown Festival also revealed the full set list for the day.

MAIN STAGE
14:00 – DENDERA
14:45 – RED METHOD
15:35 – SEETHING AKIRA
16:25 – FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS
17:15 – OUR HOLLOW OUR HOME
18:15 – PALM READER
19:25 – JAMIE LENMAN
20:35 – LOATHE
21:45 – SLEEP TOKEN (UK EXCLUSIVE)

TOTAL ROCK STAGE (OUTDOOR)
13:45 – AUTUMN FIRES
14:30 – SLACKRR
15:20 – CLT DRP
16:10 – BOTTOM LINE
17:00 – SAINT AGNES
18:00 – AS DECEMBER FALLS
19:10 – INME (ANNIVERSARY SET)
20:20 – PUNK ROCK FACTORY
21:30 – SKINDRED

OUT OF LINE STAGE
14:00 – FALSE HOPE FOR THE SAVAGE
14:45 – SHELL BEACH
15:30 – CHAOSBAY
16:15 – BALANCE BREACH
17:05 – CONSVMER
17:55 – ELWOOD STRAY
18:45 – SUNFALL
19:45 – ITHACA
20:45 – CONFESSIONS OF A TRAITOR
21:55 – HEART OF A COWARD

DOWN FOR LIFE STAGE
14:00 – ASLEEP AT THE HELM
14:50 – ROYALS
15:40 – LIGHTWAVE
16:30 – CRUSHED BY WAVES
17:20 – MEG EMELIE
18:10 – DEFENCES
19:00 – TWO YEAR BREAK
19:50 – CHUGGABOOM
20:50 – BLACK WATER COUNTY
22:00 – THECITYISOURS

VIP LOUNGE
13:30 – SEETHING AKIRA
14:15 – AS DECEMBER FALLS
15:00 – JAMIE LENMAN
15:45 – DAVE MCPHERSON
16:30 – BLACK WATER COUNTY
17:15 – PUNK ROCK FACTORY (M&G)
18:00 – KIER KEMP
18:45 – SKINDRED
19:30 – THECITYISOURS
20:15 – THE BOTTOM LINE
21:00 – PALM READER
21:45 – OUT OF LINE KARAOKE

The remaining tickets for the event are on sale now. To access these tickets, click here.

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