UK-based The Skints have announced their upcoming 2017 U.S.
summer tour! Having garnered critical acclaim and fan driven success in North
America, The Skints are excited to be returning stateside supporting 311 as
well as headlining slots on select dates. Their live sets continue to energize
fans with their unique London mix of reggae and dub with the spirit of grime,
punk, soul, and sound system culture.
Ahead of their tour, the band has released a cover of the
Reverend Al Green’s classic “Let’s Stay
Together” as a dubbed-out duet. The single’s video is a bootlegged vintage
animation cartoon mash-up edited to match the love song. The video premiered on
Large Up, who called the song, “smooth, dubbed-out lover’s rock featuring
dueting male/female vocals from the group’s Marcia Richards and Jamie
Kyriakides.” The band has started working on a new album, the follow up to the
well-received release FM (Easy Star Records), and plan to perform fresh new tracks
alongside their catalog cuts.
The Wall Street Journal has called the band’s music “deep
hypnotic dub” and Large Up stating that “The Skints represent the present and
future of the genre [reggae].”
Guitarist/vocalist Josh Waters Rudge and the rest of the
band are eager to return stateside, as it was always their goal as a budding
band touring in Europe. When asked what fans can expect at the upcoming shows,
Josh replies, “Never expect! I can tell you that our show and our style is
different from anything and anyone out there. You won't see a punk rock show
with everyone bopping in a hazy groove and you won't see a reggae show where
you're being told to ‘move yourself’ in a lot of other environments.” He
expands, “Raw and ruggedness and smooth and sweetness at the same time. Calm
angst and raging chill. Our expression in the moment and doing our thing. The
Skints Fun Club welcomes all.”
The summer tour will kick off late May at Virginia Beach,
ending in Boston mid July. The Skints will sync up with 311’s Unity Tour in
Detroit for a 15-date run, mid-tour. They will also appear at a few great
festivals including Supernova Ska Festival in Frederickburg, VA, Sierra Nevada
World Music Festival in California, and Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Check out the tour dates below.
Tour Dates:
May 26th @ Virginia Beach, VA - Chicho's Strawbridge
May 27th @ Richmond, VA - The Broadberry
May 28th @ Fredericksburg, VA - Supernova International Ska
Festival
June 16th @ Boonville, CA - Sierra Nevada World Music
Festival
June 17th @ Victoria, BC - Victoria Ska & Reggae
Festival
June 18th @ Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
June 19th @ Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre Lounge
June 20th @ Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge
June 23th @ Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
June 24th @ Akron, OH - Musica
June 25th @ Detroit, MI - The Filmore w/ 311
June 26th @ Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
June 27th @ Waterloo, ON - Starlight
June 28th @ Columbus, OH - Express Live Outdoor w/ 311
June 29th @ St. Louis, MO - Pageant w/ 311
June 30th @ Lincoln, NE - Street Fair at Bourbon Theater
Outdoors
July 2nd @ Chicago, IL - Northerly Island w/ 311
July 3rd @ Kansas City, MO - Crossroads w/ 311
July 4th @ Indianapolis, IN - Pavillion at Pan Am Plaza w/
311
July 6th @ Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE Outdoor w/ 311
July 7th @ Hampton, NH - Hampton Beach Casino w/ 311
July 8th @ Maine - Maine State Pier w/ 311
July 9th @ Wakefield, RI - Ocean Mist
July 10th @ Buffalo, NY - Artpark w/ 311
July 11th @ New York City - Hammerstein w/ 311
July 12th @ Philadelphia, PA - Coda
July 13th @ Washington DC - DC9
July 14th @ Long Island, NY - Great South Bay Music Festival
w/ 311
July 15th @ Asbury, NJ - Stone Pony Outdoors w/ 311
July 16th @ Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion w/ 311
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