THE SKIDS
Dunfermline

 

 
The above three page feature appeared in the Edinburgh based fanzine "Kingdom Come" #2 from 1978.

 

 
The above two page feature appeared in the Carlisle based fanzine "Dead On Arrival" # 4 from January 1978.

 

The above "Charles" single review appeared in the fanzine "Ripped & Torn" #11 from April 1978.

 

The above live gig review from "Satallitic City" from 24th April 1978 appeared in the Glasgow fanzine "Plain Sailing" #5 from 1978.

 

The above gig review for "The Valves", "The Monos" & "The Skids" from the "Transport Depot Hall, Edinburgh" from 9th June 1978 appeared in the Glasgow fanzine "Plain Sailing" #5 from 1978

 

The above article appeared in the Aberdeenshire fanzine 'Granite City' #1 from August 1978.

 

The above gig review for 'The Skids' & 'The Zones' appeared in the Aberdeenshire fanzine 'Granite City' #3 from November 1978.

The above gig advert for 'The Dickies', 'The Skids' and 'The Members  took place at the 'Electric Ballroon', London on Saturday 11th November 1978

The above gig for 'The Dickies' & 'The Skids' took place at the 'Electric Ballroon', London on Saturday 25th November 1978

 
Original Gig Ticket for 'The Vibrators' & 'The Skids' for 'Ruffles', Aberdeen from Thursday 26th October 1978.
 

 

 
The above gig advert for 'The Skids' & 'The Next' at 'Barbarella's', Birmingham from Friday 17th November 1978 appeared in the 'NME' on 11th November 1978.

 

The above gig review from the 'Marquee' appeared in 'Sounds' on 18th November 1978.
 
The above 'Wide Open' review appeared in the 'NME' on 18th November 1978.

 

 

The above gig advert for Friday 17th November 1978 at 'Barbarella's', Birmingham appeared in the 'NME' on 18th November 1978.
 
The above 'Ultravox', 'The Skids' & 'The Snips' gig at the 'Lyceum' on Sunday 10th December 1978 appeared in 'Sounds' on 25th November 1978.
 
The above 'Ultravox', 'The Skids', 'The Snips' & 'Angeltrax' gig at the 'Lyceum' on Sunday 10th December 1978 appeared in 'NME' on 2nd December 1978.

 

The above "Scared To Dance" album review.

 

The above article appeared in 'The People's Journal on Saturday 14th April 1979

 

The above "Scared To Dance" album review appeared in the "Chainsaw" #8 fanzine from 1979.

 

The above is the original three page gig contract from when the band played the 'Music Hall', Aberdeen on Wednesday 21st March 1979.

 

The above article appeared in the Aberdeen 'Evening Express' on Wednesday 14th March 1979.

 

The above gig review for 'The Skids' & 'The Zones' appeared in the Aberdeenshire fanzine 'Granite City' #6 from April 1979.

 

The above is the original letter that City Of Aberdeen Council sent to the Andrew Kennedy who was the promoter of the Skids gig on Wednesday 21st March 1979 informing him that he still has to pay for three chairs which had been broken at this gig!

 

The above is an original gig poster for 'The Skids' & 'The Edge' from 'Mandella Hall", Brighton University on Friday 18th May 1979.

 

The above live gig review for 'The Skids', 'The Angelic Upstarts' & 'The Edge' at the 'Lyceum', London appeared in 'Melody Maker' on 9th June 1979.

 

The above gig dates for 'The Skids' at the 'Rainbow Theatre' on Friday 2nd November 1979 appeared in 'Melody Maker' on 13th October 1979.

 

The above 'Days In Europa' album advert appeared in 'Melody Maker' on 3rd November 1979.

 

The above gig review from the 'Rainbow' appeared in 'Sounds' on 10th November 1979.

 

The above gig review for "The Skids" & "The Fingerprintz" from 1979 appeared in the Northampton based fanzine "NN4 9PZ" from 1980.

 

The above gig advert for 'Liverpool Rotters' appeared in the 'NME' on 13th September 1980

 

The above gig advert for 'Doncaster Rotters' appeared in the 'NME' on 13th September 1980

 

The above snippet appeared in the 'NME' on 13th September 1980

 

The above two page interview appeared in the Hitchin based fanzine "Rising Free" #3 from 1981.

 

The above snippet appeared in the 'NME' on 17th January 1981

 

The above snippet appeared in the 'NME' on 17th January 1981

 

The above gig advert for 'The Skids' at the 'Rock City', Nottingham on Thursday 29th January 1981 appeared in the 'NME' on 17th January 1981

 

The above snippet appeared in the 'NME' on 30th May 1981

 

The above article appeared in 'Sounds' on 6th June 1981

 

The above article appeared in 'Sounds' on 17th October 1981

 

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