10 Facts About The Skids

1.

The Skids are a British punk rock and new wave band, formed in Dunfermline in 1977 by Stuart Adamson, William Simpson, Thomas Kellichan and Richard Jobson .

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The Skids played their first gig on 19 August 1977 at the Bellville Hotel in Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline, Scotland.

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3.

The Skids rejoined the band for the live concert tour promotion of the album.

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The Skids enjoyed a further year of chart success as "Masquerade" and "Working for the Yankee Dollar" reached the Top 20 in the UK chart.

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5.

The Skids had been recruited to play Bill Nelson's keyboard parts from the record.

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6.

The Skids slowly took over from Egan, while the band was still touring Days in Europa.

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7.

In February 1980, one of The Skids' founding members, William Simpson, left and was replaced by Russell Webb .

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8.

The Skids dissolved in 1982, with the compilation Fanfare posthumously issued by Virgin.

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9.

The Skids released albums on the Belgian record label Les Disques du Crepuscule and the UK's own Parlophone Records.

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10.

The Skids returned to the stage on 28 November 2009 as one of the headlining acts in Homecoming Live, a series of gigs held around the SECC complex in Glasgow to celebrate the end of the Year of Homecoming in Scotland.

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