The Skids
Friday 19th July 2024 | Venue Opens 6.00pm | Doors open 8.00pm
The Skids
with support from
Clann an Drumma
Troon Concert Hall | Troon
Ticket Price | £29.50 (plus £3.00 Booking/Postage Fee per ticket)
(These are physical tickets and will be mailed out within 48 hours of booking)
The Skids will be returning to Troon Concert Hall after their sold out visit as part of WinterStorm weekend in 2022. Richard Jobson will strut his own unique stuff as part of the celebration of Scottish artists during The Open Championships week at Troon.
If ever there was a juxtaposition this is it!
They are being supported by the superb Celtic Tribal pipes and drums sound of Clann an Drumma.
There are only standing tickets available for this gig.
Full bar and food service will be available along with free live music in the second room until midnight from Lord Love Rocket.
The Skids
SOMETHING OLD The Skids formed in 1977 in their home town of Dunfermline, Scotland by Richard Jobson, Stuart Adamson, Bill Simpson & Tom Kellichan. After releasing an independent single the band were played by John Peel, supported The Clash in concert and then were signed to Virgin Records in 1978. Their first singles were Sweet Surburbia, The Saints are Coming and Into the Valley - the latter reaching the UK Top Ten in early 1979.
Their seminal debut album Scared to Dance; came out in 1979 and was quickly followed by two chart singles Masquerade and Working for the Yankee Dollar. Both singles were taken from the Bill Nelson (Be Bop Deluxe) produced second album Days in Europa. The album also featured new member Rusty Egan of Rich Kids & Visage fame after the departure of Tom Kellichan. The band released two more albums The Absolute Game (1980) and Joy (1981) before splitting. Stuart Adamson went on to have worldwide success with his new band Big Country.
The Skids were at the heart of the punk scene in Scotland and took their music to London where they were signed by Virgin records. They made 4 albums and had numerous hit singles including Into the Valley, The Saints are Coming, Masquerade and Working for the Yankee Dollar.
After the cover version of The Saints are Coming by U2 and Green Day the remaining band members reformed and played to large audiences all over the UK including iconic London venues such as The Albert Hall and The Roundhouse as well as Barrowlands in Glasgow. Their recently released album Destination Dusseldorf went to no.1 in the vinyl charts.
The most recent Skids lineup includes Richard Jobson, Martin Metcalfe and Fin Wilson (Goodbye Mr Mackenzie), Nick Hernandez and Connor Whyte.
Clan an Drumma
Clann an Drumma will be returning to Troon for the third year in a row with a special support set on the Friday evening of The Open Championship that not only features their full on Celtic Tribal set but they will also be playing two guest slots in the free stage area.
