Skids (band)

Skids
Background information
OriginDunfermline, Scotland
GenresPunk rock, new wave, post-punk
Years active1977 (1977)–1982 (1982), 2007 (2007)–2010 (2010), 2016 (2016)–present (present)
LabelsNo-Bad, Virgin, Live Here Now
MembersRichard Jobson
Connor Whyte
Martin Metcalfe
Fin Wilson
Nick Hernandez
Past membersStuart Adamson
Rusty Egan
Thomas Kellichan
Russell Webb
William Simpson
Mike Baillie
Bruce Watson
Jamie Watson
Websiteskidsofficial.com

Skids are a Scottish punk rock and new wave band, formed in Dunfermline in 1977 by Stuart Adamson (guitar, keyboards, percussion and backing vocals), William Simpson (bass guitar and backing vocals), Thomas Kellichan (drums) and Richard Jobson (vocals, guitar and keyboards). Their biggest successes were the 1979 single "Into the Valley" and the 1980 album The Absolute Game. In 2016, the band announced a 40th-anniversary tour of the UK with their original singer Richard Jobson.[1]

  1. ^ "The Skids official web site". 18 May 2007. Archived from the original on 18 May 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2020.