One of the UK’s most celebrated live acts is coming to Bristol this autumn

One of the UK’s most celebrated live acts is coming to Bristol this autumn

Posted on: 10 Jul 2023

Welsh metal favourites Skindred are taking their eagerly anticipated eighth studio album on the road later this year with Bristol’s O2 Academy of their pit stops.

 

Skindred, along with support act Black Gold, will play O2 Academy Bristol on Saturday 28 October 2023.

 

Fusing reggae rhythms with powerful nu-metal riffs, the group’s unique style owes much to their wide-ranging influences including hardcore, jungle, ska, dancehall, DnB and more – this will be a chance to see an unparalleled live act at the top of their game.

 

General sale for this show goes live at 10 AM on Friday 14 July.

 

BUY TICKETS HERE

 

 

Emerging from Newport, South-West in the late 1990s following the break-up of frontman Benji Webbe’s previous project, Skindred’s original lineup featured Webbe along with bassist Daniel Pugsley, guitarist Mikey Dee and drummer Dirty Arya.

 

The band originally released their debut LP, Babylon, in 2002, however, after a somewhat subdued initial reaction, it was re-released by distinguished label Lava Records in 2004. This new version saw widespread success, topping the Billboard reggae charts and appearing high up the UK metal charts.

 

Since their astonishing breakthrough in the early 2000s, Skindred have garnered a dedicated worldwide following with records such as Volume in 2015 and Big Tings in 2018 ensuring the band regularly sell out massive venues all over the world. 

 

With a fearsome back catalogue that features blistering tracks including ‘Nobody’, ‘That’s My Jam’, ‘Kill The Power’ and recent single ‘Gimme That Boom’, the group aren’t showing any signs of relenting. 

 

Skindred’s ‘The Smile Tour’ is already selling fast with multiple sold out dates in a tour that will see them drop by venues in Northampton, Leeds, Cambridge, Norwich, Nottingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Brighton, Sheffield, Lincoln, Cardiff, Southampton, Belfast, Dublin as well as Bristol. Find out more here.

 

 

Skindred will play O2 Academy Bristol on Saturday 28 October 2023 with tickets on general sale at 10 AM on Friday 14 July. Grab yours HERE.

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Stanley Gray

Stan is a born and bred Bristolian, recently graduated from studying English Literature in Sheffield. His passions are music and literature and he spends the majority of his time in venues all over the city, immersing himself in Bristol’s alternative music scene. A lifelong Bristol City fan, Stan’s Saturdays are spent watching his team both home and away.