Politically charged and potent, and plenty of added punk

Now to the original stuff, and punk players The King Blues are back (March 8) with their boundary-pushing fusion of punk, ska, reggae, and hip-hop.

Lyrically they are on-point too, offering politically charged anthems, and they don’t just talk (and play) a good game – activism is alive and well here, too.

It’s still difficult to believe that two decades have passed since the debut album, Under The Fog was delivered, and since then they have delivered six UK top 40 albums and enjoyed plenty of sold-out tour success.

They pressed the pause button back in 2012 when frontman Itch explored a solo career with a hip-hop influence, and that was a winner too; he went platinum in Australia for the single, Another Man.

The band would reassemble three years later when they released the mini album, Off With The Heads, and a new album is currently being crafted.

Go expecting anything other than a full-on night, and you’ll come away with your mind blown!
Fife punkers The Skids, responsible for seminal tracks like Into The Valley, of course, are leaving the bonny land and coming down south for some livewire shenanigans.

The band, originally assembled in the late 1970s by Stuart Adamson and Richard Jobson, made quite the impact with fellow players – Everyone from U2 to Green Day have covered their songs, and Manic Street Preachers and Johnny Marr cite them as influences.
Back in play since 2018, they issued the Destination Dusseldorf album in 2023, and this gig will let old and new material gleam side by side.
Later this year, they’ll support Sex Pistols in Glasgow. No surprise they are a bit excited for that.

“I love every moment of performing Skids classics like Into the Valley and The Saints are Coming live alongside our new material,” Richard said, “I could never have imagined this happening and have to pinch myself to show that it’s real.

“Sharing the stage with boyhood heroes The Sex Pistols is one of the most exciting things to happen since we started playing again. They are my friends and without them I would never have wanted to start the Skids back in 1977 when I was only 16,” he added, ”It’s going to be an amazing day in Glasgow, an unforgettable selection of iconic bands celebrating music that changed peoples lives.”

But before all of that, go get a portion of their playability at MK11 (March 22).

Also at the venue this month (March 28) Louise Wener’s Sleeper return – and it’s their first gig of the year. They’ll be chomping at the bit for the gig, and for your company.