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Skindred Announce Headline Tour Opening Acts Including Blackgold And Raging Speedhorn

Jake Watkins — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:21:45 +0000

Welsh ragga metal band Skindred have announced the opening acts that will be supporting them on their upcoming headline UK tour. Joining them on stage will be a variety of up-and-coming rock and metal bands including Lake Malice, Cody Frost, Graphic Nature, Saint Agnes, Archives and Idle Discourse. London based nu-metal band Blackgold will also feature as the main support for the duration of the tour, except for the Belfast and Dublin shows where Raging Speedhorn will support Skindred.

We are super excited to announce the addition of some amazing bands who will be joining us on our UK & Ireland tour next Month including @lakemalice , @GRAPHICNATURE__ , @codyfrostmusic @WeareSaintAgnes . Last tickets for Newcastle & Belfast.https://t.co/va5VaPRvXi pic.twitter.com/4TMuiMM11C

— Skindred (@Skindredmusic) September 15, 2023

The ‘Smile’ tour will support the release of the group’s latest studio album, Smile, that was released earlier last month of August 4th via Earache Records. The band’s eighth LP smashed all expectations and slotted straight in at number 2 of the UK Albums Chart, a career high for the ragga metal outfit.

The tour is set to begin at the Roadmender in Northampton on October 6th and will conclude in Dublin at the Academy on November 18th. Skindred will then play their biggest headline show to date next year at the Wembley OVO Arena in London on March 15th, where alternative metal band As Everything Unfolds will open as a support act. Two accompanying shows will also take place in Manchester and Birmingham on either side of the main London show, on the 14th and 16th of March respectively.

In a recent press release, Skindred drummer Arya Goggin spoke about the support acts, saying, “Skindred is always about supporting the next wave of exciting new artists coming through and on this tour we wanted to try and help shine a light on a few amazing new bands that we are excited about and that we think our fans will love too. We want to encourage people to come to our shows early and to get into the party atmosphere and to enjoy the likes of Lake Malice, Cody Frost , Graphic Nature, Saint Agnes, Archives and Idle Discourse. With of course main support Blackgold too.”

Watch the music video for “Gimme That Boom“, a single from their latest LP Smile, below:

See below for Skindred’s headline tour dates:

06/10/2023 – Roadmender – Northampton
07/10 – O2 Academy – Leeds
13/10 – Junction – Cambridge
14/10 – Epic – Norwich
19/10 – Rock City – Nottingham
20/10 – NX – Newcastle
21/10 – The Garage – Glasgow
26/10 – Dreamland – Margate
27/10 – Chalk – Brighton
28/10 – O2 Academy – Bristol
03/11 – Leadmill – Sheffield
04/11 – The Engine Shed – Lincoln
10/11 – The Great Hall – Cardiff
11/11 – O2 Guildhall – Southhampton
17/11 – Limelight 1 – Belfast
18/11 – Academy, Dublin
14/03/2024 – Academy, Manchester
15/03 – OVO Wembley Arena
16/03 – O2 Academy – Birmingham

You can purchase tickets for the London headline show along with other tour dates here.

You can purchase Smile here.

Skindred Announce Headline Wembley Show

Jake Watkins — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 19:45:50 +0000

Welsh ragga metal band Skindred have announced their biggest headline show to date, which will take place next year at Wembley OVO Arena in London on March 15th. Two accompanying shows have also been announced, in Manchester and Birmingham that will take place on either side of the main London show, on the 14th and 16th of March respectively.

The announcement comes with the release of the group’s most recent studio album, Smile, on August 4th via Earache records. The LP will be the band’s eighth to date and its release will be supported by an extensive UK tour that starts on October 6th in Nottingham and finishes, ultimately, in Birmingham on March 16th 2024.

Lead singer Benji Webbe, in a recent press release, has said of the London headline show, “Standing on that stage is a mark of sheer hard work. We have stood upon that stage supporting many truly great acts. Now it’s Skindred’s time to take the headline slot. You may think you’ve seen us, however this is our opportunity to rise, and to step up like never before!
My Sound we come to take over and truly come to rock Wembley with a heart full of gratitude and a set full of the most rockin’ tunes that we have ever played live. Unity, love and togetherness. Let’s ‘ave it. Quadruple XL.”

Watch the music video for “Nobody”, the lead single from Skindred’s first album, Babylon, below:

Skindred were formed in 1998 in Newport and released their debut album, Babylon, in 2002 to critical acclaim, quickly topping the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart. The band soon amassed a devoted cult following after perfecting the craft of mixing metal rock and alternative metal with reggae, this mixing of genres subsequently becoming known as ragga metal, and the group subsequently becoming one of Britain’s leading pioneers of the genre. The group consists of ever-present members Benji Webbe, lead singer, and bassist Daniel Pugsley, along with guitarist Mikey Demus and drummer Arya Goggin.

Watch the music video for “Gimme That Boom“, a single from their latest LP Smile, below:

See below for Skindred’s UK headline tour dates:

06/10/2023 – Roadmender – Norhampton
07/10 – O2 Academy – Leeds
13/10 – Junction – Cambridge
14/10 – Epic – Norwich
19/10 – Rock City – Nottingham
20/10 – NX – Newcastle
21/10 – The Garage – Glasgow
26/10 – Dreamland – Margate
27/10 – Chalk – Brighton
28/10 – O2 Academy – Bristol
03/11 – Leadmill – Sheffield
04/11 – The Engine Shed – Lincoln
10/11 – The Great Hall – Cardiff
11/11 – O2 Guildhall – Southhampton
17/11 – Limelight 1 – Belfast
18/11 – Academy, Dublin
14/03/2024 – Academy, Manchester
15/03 – OVO Wembley Arena
16/03 – O2 Academy – Birmingham

You can purchase tickets for the London headline show along with other tour dates here.

You can purchase Smile here.

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.

Lily Allen Divulges Details on her Next Album

Sadie Willis-Falkiner — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:30:43 +0000

Lily Allen has divulged some details regarding new material. In a statement released today (October 25th), Allen confirmed that she has in fact finished a brand new album.

This news comes as a lovely surprise to Lily Allen fans, who have not heard new music from the Smile hitmaker in years. This next project will be Allen’s latest record since No Shame, her fourth studio album which was released back in June of 2018. No Shame contains hit songs such as Apples, Higher, and Pushing Up Daisies, and went on to get nominated for Mercury Prize.

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In an interview with The Times, Allen spoke out on her next record, specifically about how she plans to release it. Allen relayed that she plans to share her next piece of work individually, instead of releasing it through large and established record labels.

When it comes to managing her music, Allen maintained that “I’d never sign a record deal with a major label again. I don’t want to work within that corporate structure.” Allen also expressed her disinterest in using social media to promote her music, stating that “I don’t want somebody telling me I have to be talking into my camera phone all day, for ‘engagement’.”

Allen also revealed that she has been working on not one, but three musicals. Unfortunately, details surrounding these upcoming works remain tightly under wraps, and fans can only hope that Allen will shed some light on the upcoming projects in the near future.

Recently, Allen collaborated with German company Womanizer for #IMasturbate, a campaign that focuses on female empowerment and sex-positivity. In an official press release, Allen said of the campaign: “We want to challenge existing assumptions and myths with the #IMasturbate and invite people to reflect on their own, often negative attitudes towards this topic”.

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I’m really excited to reveal something I’ve been working on with one of my favourite brands @womanizerglobal… My very own sex toy! The Liberty is available everywhere now. Womanizer changed my life, and I wanted to share my experience. Women shouldn’t be ashamed of their sexuality, and we all deserve to own our pleasure. Hopefully this little toy will help you do that! #IMasturbate #LilyAllenxWomanizer. Get yours now via the link in my bio A post shared by Queen of MySpace (@lilyallen) on Oct 22, 2020 at 1:00am PDT

Allen continued, adding that “The only way to make taboo subjects no longer taboo is to speak about them openly, frequently and without shame or guilt.” More information surrounding the campaign can be found here.

Born in London in 1985, Lily Allen is a singer, songwriter, and author. After gaining a serious buzz on MySpace, Allen burst onto the scene in 2006 with her debut album, Alright, Still. The striking Alright Still contains the hit songs Littlest Things, Knock Em Out, and Smile, and cemented Allen in the British music scene, where the star has rightly remained ever since.