Co-headline UK tour of post-punk acts Skids and Theatre of Hate at The Live Rooms in Chester.
Skids and Theatre of Hate share a bill at The Live Rooms on Saturday 28 November, part of a co-headline tour that puts two post-punk acts from the same era on one stage. It's a double bill rather than a support slot, so both get their own space in the night.
Skids formed in Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1977 and signed to Virgin Records a year later. Their 1979 debut Scared to Dance was followed by Days in Europa, produced by Bill Nelson, and the band landed the UK Top Ten hit 'Into the Valley' in early 1979. These days they play as a stripped-back four-piece fronted by Richard Jobson.
Theatre of Hate came together in 1980 when Kirk Brandon took over The Pack, bringing in Stan Stammers, Luke Rendall, Steve Guthrie and John 'Boy' Lennard, whose haunting sax lines redefined their sound. Their debut double-A-side 'Legion'/'Original Sin' topped the independent chart in 1980, and the 1982 album Westworld, produced by Mick Jones of The Clash, sat at number one for 21 weeks and spawned 'Do You Believe In The Westworld?'. The band imploded in 1982 but has since resurfaced to play across the UK, Europe and the USA.
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The show is in Room L1 at The Live Rooms on Station Road, Chester CH1 3DR. Doors open at 19:00, with a curfew of 23:00, and tickets are £30.
