2012
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Check Merch page soon...
Mar/Apr
Firstly, exciting news for us all... After opening the very first Skabour Festival in 2010, supporting The Beat, we have again been confirmed as the opening act for this years Festival.
Friday 10th August, you can see us supporting BAD MANNERS on the main stage.
SKAbour website here and Facebook page here.
We've also just finished (finally !) some new recordings which will appear in the near future, possibly with some live tracks too, on CD available at gigs only.
Some snippets can be heard on the sounds page or by clicking here. Release date to be announced soon (ish)...
Cheers to everyone who packed the Beacon and 6-in1 Club recently !
laters x
Feb
Well...what a night we had at the Skalentine's Skabour warm-up. Top, top night, plenty of ale, skankin' and top tunes from the DJ too. Massive thanks to the organisers (too many to mention) and helpers on the night. Thanks to Teflon for the awesome new backdrops he's personally designed for us too... Plenty of video clips on You Tube and our Facebook page.
Next one, Beacon Court, Gillingham next month... See ya there rudies...
Ska Freaks Radio - try it - click HERE - Speakers ON ! x
and finally... Scoots and Magoo Stu have just formed a sideline tribute to THE JAM and should be gigging real soon. Have a gander at the 'IN A JAM' website HERE and add to your favourites. Please use the comments box or get in touch if you want them at your venue, party, rally etc...
Jan
Happy New Year Rudies !
Another 12 months of mayhem ahead of us, kicking off with a mighty return to the Gravesend Rugby Club on Sat 21st (Completely SOLD OUT - None available on the door). Then we travel down to a new area and venue for us in Twickenham a week later - cant wait for that one either...
Then we have SKAlentines 2, back at Folkestone Cricket club for a massive SKAbour Festival warm-up gig in February. Loads more gigs planned for 2012. Keep an eye on the gigs page and updates on Facebook (please 'like' the band on FB too if you haven't already).
Thanks everybody for your continued support - see ya at a gig soon... x
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**STOP PRESS**
NEW T-Shirts available soon (Large and Mediums only)
Check Merch page soon...
Mar/Apr
Firstly, exciting news for us all... After opening the very first Skabour Festival in 2010, supporting The Beat, we have again been confirmed as the opening act for this years Festival.
Friday 10th August, you can see us supporting BAD MANNERS on the main stage.
SKAbour website here and Facebook page here.
We've also just finished (finally !) some new recordings which will appear in the near future, possibly with some live tracks too, on CD available at gigs only.
Some snippets can be heard on the sounds page or by clicking here. Release date to be announced soon (ish)...
Cheers to everyone who packed the Beacon and 6-in1 Club recently !
laters x
Feb
Well...what a night we had at the Skalentine's Skabour warm-up. Top, top night, plenty of ale, skankin' and top tunes from the DJ too. Massive thanks to the organisers (too many to mention) and helpers on the night. Thanks to Teflon for the awesome new backdrops he's personally designed for us too... Plenty of video clips on You Tube and our Facebook page.
Next one, Beacon Court, Gillingham next month... See ya there rudies...
Ska Freaks Radio - try it - click HERE - Speakers ON ! x
and finally... Scoots and Magoo Stu have just formed a sideline tribute to THE JAM and should be gigging real soon. Have a gander at the 'IN A JAM' website HERE and add to your favourites. Please use the comments box or get in touch if you want them at your venue, party, rally etc...
Jan
Happy New Year Rudies !
Another 12 months of mayhem ahead of us, kicking off with a mighty return to the Gravesend Rugby Club on Sat 21st (Completely SOLD OUT - None available on the door). Then we travel down to a new area and venue for us in Twickenham a week later - cant wait for that one either...
Then we have SKAlentines 2, back at Folkestone Cricket club for a massive SKAbour Festival warm-up gig in February. Loads more gigs planned for 2012. Keep an eye on the gigs page and updates on Facebook (please 'like' the band on FB too if you haven't already).
Thanks everybody for your continued support - see ya at a gig soon... x
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2011
Dec
Massive thanks to the 250 that rammed themselves into the EP club on Sat night for a hot and sticky skank and to say our farewells to Jules at her last gig. Next weekend is our last gig of the year in Crawley, so grab one of the last few remaining tickets and get yourself down for a right good Xmas knees-up (see gigs page).Lastly, check out the game on the contacts page and maybe post your highest scores and passwords for new levels on our FB page ?See ya at the next one...x
Nov
Well... what a top night at The Beacon ! - Massive thanks to all of you who came out to support us on a damp, chilly and very foggy night. Hope you all got home ok !
Our next gig is a very significant date NOT TO BE MISSED as we sadly have to announce that Jules is leaving us and this will be her last blast with us. Ideally located close to her home in East Peckham Village, it will surely be an emotional night for all of us. Julie has been with us right from the start and will be sadly missed by us all (especially those who play behind her on stage when she wears those tight leather trousers !)
We all wish you well in the future Julie...X
We hit the East Peckham Club on December 3rd - For tickets (£5) - Call 01622 871339 - Some may be available on the door.
Oct
100's of photos from the Help4ahero night at The Warren are now on the main website.
Click HERE to view and see if you can spot yourself or a buddy !
A MASSIVE thank you to Darren Williams for the huge amount of work he and his helpers put in to make the charity event at The Warren one of the most memorable nights The Skatonics have ever had! We are so proud to have been a part of all of this,
BIG thank you to Woody from MADNESS for coming along and playing with us and hopefully raising more money than we could have hoped for. (Click HERE to see a short clip on you tube)
It is estimated that you all helped raise around £30,000 at last nights event alone...Amazing!
To DANIEL's family, we all hope that last night helps to confirm that Daniel and all his brothers in arms have the respect of everyone in this country whose respect is worth having! We are proud of what you do and you will never be forgotten...
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Click HERE to listen to Darren Williams talking to LBC's Nick Ferrari about our MASSIVE fund-raiser at The Warren on Sat 1st...and HERE to listen to our radio jingle being played all this week on LBC and British Forces radio!
And remember, you can still donate via www.bexleyhelp4ahero.co.uk .
Sept
Another crackin' SKABOUR festival comes and goes. Massive thanks on behalf of the band to everyone involved in putting such a great event together. A big Thank You also to all of you who waited patiently Sunday as the weather toyed with us and eventually put us in the True Britain. We hope u liked our 100 mph set. Probably one of our sharpest, hottest, sweatiest sets ever !
There are a few remaining tickets for our next outing on Sept 24th - See gigs page.
Then three, yes THREE gigs in October, kicking off with a massive sold-out charity gig in aid of a fallen hero. BFBS are due to broadcast this gig live on British Forces radio and TV to all our troops serving overseas. BBC news as well as well known magazines will also be there to cover the event. A great and very worthwhile evening with awesome prizes up for grabs in the auctions and raffles - Full details at www.bexleyhelp4ahero.co.uk .
Then Oct 8th we have another of our popular 'hog-roast' specials at Kemsing and a week later we hit the Royal British Legion Club in Maidstone. A busy few weeks for us where we hope to see most of our regular faces and maybe some new ones...
Cheers for now.
July
Oct 1st - One massive event !
www.bexleyhelp4ahero.co.uk
A long night of fund-raising, sensational music and special guests.
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SKAbour Festival 2011 has us headlining on Sunday 4th September on the harbour front.
The closing slot which is guaranteed to end this years FREE festival with a bang !
Don't miss any of the other great acts over the weekend and don't go home too early or you'll miss us !
Full details on SKABOUR WEBSITE.
Any old MODS from around the Gravesend area remember The SOUND AFFECTS band ?
A new website is up and running in their memory CLICK HERE
June
*** STOP PRESS *** Right, here it is, the BIG NEWS you've all been waiting for !
Due to the phenomenal success in selling out our Oct 1st 'Help a hero' gig in only one week, we have been asked to headline another similar fundraising gig for the same cause next year...
So, March 2012 THE SKATONICS will be at the 02, Greenwich (Indigo2) with a whole list of celebrities and other muso's from the ska / 2tone era (names to be announced) - These tickets WILL sell as fast as those for Oct 1st so please keep an eye on here or our main site for the exact date and when tickets go on sale. (available via Ticketmaster)..
Keep the support for our armed forces strong rudies.... xxx
May
"Laters Andy, dont be a stranger !"
"Welcome Graham, enjoy yourself...!"
April
WOTCHA ! Big thanks to all of you for your continued support and for those that braved the cold January/February/March nights to come out and see us at our early 2011 gigs. (if you weren't at Kemsing last week, you missed our best EVER hog-roast night, top gig!)
Lighter nights, longer days - Bring on the Spring/Summer outings, starting with a mighty return to THE BEACON COURT, Gillingham this Saturday 9th and then back to a favourite venue of ours, the 6-in-1 Club in Tonbridge on the 16th.
These two gigs sadly will be the last two for our long standing guitar man Andy Android who is moving on to pastures new.. Andy was the 3rd tonic to join the band back in the early stages and we will miss him greatly. He was a great help and massive inspiration throughout and we wish him well (and half price gig tickets !)
But, fear not as from May we will be unveiling our new guitar man, starting with the massive event that is 'the BMF show' on the 14th.
Cheers....
Jan
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our loyal followers and BIG thanx to those of you who partied hard New Years Eve at The Kelsey Arms - top night eh?!
GOOD NEWS is that we are going to make 2011 a record year for the number of gigs we can do in 12 months. We are already into double figures and have bag fulls more to add over the next few weeks, so keep an eye on the ever changing gigs page.
We kick off on Feb 12th with a return to Folkestone SKAbour for a SKA-lentines night.
Dec
Massive thanks to the 250 that rammed themselves into the EP club on Sat night for a hot and sticky skank and to say our farewells to Jules at her last gig. Next weekend is our last gig of the year in Crawley, so grab one of the last few remaining tickets and get yourself down for a right good Xmas knees-up (see gigs page).Lastly, check out the game on the contacts page and maybe post your highest scores and passwords for new levels on our FB page ?See ya at the next one...x
Nov
Well... what a top night at The Beacon ! - Massive thanks to all of you who came out to support us on a damp, chilly and very foggy night. Hope you all got home ok !
Our next gig is a very significant date NOT TO BE MISSED as we sadly have to announce that Jules is leaving us and this will be her last blast with us. Ideally located close to her home in East Peckham Village, it will surely be an emotional night for all of us. Julie has been with us right from the start and will be sadly missed by us all (especially those who play behind her on stage when she wears those tight leather trousers !)
We all wish you well in the future Julie...X
We hit the East Peckham Club on December 3rd - For tickets (£5) - Call 01622 871339 - Some may be available on the door.
Oct
100's of photos from the Help4ahero night at The Warren are now on the main website.
Click HERE to view and see if you can spot yourself or a buddy !
A MASSIVE thank you to Darren Williams for the huge amount of work he and his helpers put in to make the charity event at The Warren one of the most memorable nights The Skatonics have ever had! We are so proud to have been a part of all of this,
BIG thank you to Woody from MADNESS for coming along and playing with us and hopefully raising more money than we could have hoped for. (Click HERE to see a short clip on you tube)
It is estimated that you all helped raise around £30,000 at last nights event alone...Amazing!
To DANIEL's family, we all hope that last night helps to confirm that Daniel and all his brothers in arms have the respect of everyone in this country whose respect is worth having! We are proud of what you do and you will never be forgotten...
************************************************************************************************************************
Click HERE to listen to Darren Williams talking to LBC's Nick Ferrari about our MASSIVE fund-raiser at The Warren on Sat 1st...and HERE to listen to our radio jingle being played all this week on LBC and British Forces radio!
And remember, you can still donate via www.bexleyhelp4ahero.co.uk .
Sept
Another crackin' SKABOUR festival comes and goes. Massive thanks on behalf of the band to everyone involved in putting such a great event together. A big Thank You also to all of you who waited patiently Sunday as the weather toyed with us and eventually put us in the True Britain. We hope u liked our 100 mph set. Probably one of our sharpest, hottest, sweatiest sets ever !
There are a few remaining tickets for our next outing on Sept 24th - See gigs page.
Then three, yes THREE gigs in October, kicking off with a massive sold-out charity gig in aid of a fallen hero. BFBS are due to broadcast this gig live on British Forces radio and TV to all our troops serving overseas. BBC news as well as well known magazines will also be there to cover the event. A great and very worthwhile evening with awesome prizes up for grabs in the auctions and raffles - Full details at www.bexleyhelp4ahero.co.uk .
Then Oct 8th we have another of our popular 'hog-roast' specials at Kemsing and a week later we hit the Royal British Legion Club in Maidstone. A busy few weeks for us where we hope to see most of our regular faces and maybe some new ones...
Cheers for now.
July
Oct 1st - One massive event !
www.bexleyhelp4ahero.co.uk
A long night of fund-raising, sensational music and special guests.
******************************************************
SKAbour Festival 2011 has us headlining on Sunday 4th September on the harbour front.
The closing slot which is guaranteed to end this years FREE festival with a bang !
Don't miss any of the other great acts over the weekend and don't go home too early or you'll miss us !
Full details on SKABOUR WEBSITE.
Any old MODS from around the Gravesend area remember The SOUND AFFECTS band ?
A new website is up and running in their memory CLICK HERE
June
*** STOP PRESS *** Right, here it is, the BIG NEWS you've all been waiting for !
Due to the phenomenal success in selling out our Oct 1st 'Help a hero' gig in only one week, we have been asked to headline another similar fundraising gig for the same cause next year...
So, March 2012 THE SKATONICS will be at the 02, Greenwich (Indigo2) with a whole list of celebrities and other muso's from the ska / 2tone era (names to be announced) - These tickets WILL sell as fast as those for Oct 1st so please keep an eye on here or our main site for the exact date and when tickets go on sale. (available via Ticketmaster)..
Keep the support for our armed forces strong rudies.... xxx
May
"Laters Andy, dont be a stranger !"
"Welcome Graham, enjoy yourself...!"
April
WOTCHA ! Big thanks to all of you for your continued support and for those that braved the cold January/February/March nights to come out and see us at our early 2011 gigs. (if you weren't at Kemsing last week, you missed our best EVER hog-roast night, top gig!)
Lighter nights, longer days - Bring on the Spring/Summer outings, starting with a mighty return to THE BEACON COURT, Gillingham this Saturday 9th and then back to a favourite venue of ours, the 6-in-1 Club in Tonbridge on the 16th.
These two gigs sadly will be the last two for our long standing guitar man Andy Android who is moving on to pastures new.. Andy was the 3rd tonic to join the band back in the early stages and we will miss him greatly. He was a great help and massive inspiration throughout and we wish him well (and half price gig tickets !)
But, fear not as from May we will be unveiling our new guitar man, starting with the massive event that is 'the BMF show' on the 14th.
Cheers....
Jan
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our loyal followers and BIG thanx to those of you who partied hard New Years Eve at The Kelsey Arms - top night eh?!
GOOD NEWS is that we are going to make 2011 a record year for the number of gigs we can do in 12 months. We are already into double figures and have bag fulls more to add over the next few weeks, so keep an eye on the ever changing gigs page.
We kick off on Feb 12th with a return to Folkestone SKAbour for a SKA-lentines night.
2010
Nov
WOW ! what a night. The Beacon Court again was rammo. Great to see so many regulars, some old faces and some new.
Great energy from the crowd (and a touch from the band too!) kept the place stompin' all night. Our line-up may change slightly from time to time but we are still hitting that 'sweet spot' every time - So, thanks for all your continued support, we really appreciate it...
Bring on the next one ! cheers x
SKABOUR
Well, what do we say ? Awesome wasn't it. The whole weekend was amazing for us... To quote from the organisers FB page "The Sun shone, the Skankers skanked, the Scooters smoked, the Rude Boys strutted, Jill Corbett hats appeared everywhere, the pubs ran dry :-), the outlets looked ready to explode, the valves on the sound system
glowed red-hot :-)"
Big .....BIG..... thanks and love to John and everyone connected and involved with the whole festival - a total success and a sure fire defo for next year, bigger and better, bring it on !
Check out some great pics on our Live pics page (thanks to John Rinaldi for a few tasty shots !) our Facebook page, Skabour's FB page and then check out the vid clips on you tube... (see our sounds page)
Newspaper review, click here.
Of course, for us, the weekend was slightly tinged with a drop of sadness as it was Rick's last gig(s) with us. He's moving on to ventures new and of course we wish him all the best and will support whatever he does. We now, officially unveil Chris as the new frontman - you may have caught him saturday on the harbour stage banging out a few tunes with Rick at the end.. We look forward now to some great times with Chris....starting this Saturday 11th sept at The Kelsey Arms, Tunbridge Wells - full 2hr set, only a fiver on the door ! See you rudies there...
x
Sept
Quick update re. SKAbour - Our support slot for THE BEAT this friday is SOLD OUT.
Saturday's FREE harbour gig has us onstage at 4.30pm
Listen to new frontman Chris's interview on Radio Kent with Dominic King broadcast 02.09.10 by clicking HERE
PRESS CUTTINGS
15/02/08 KM
22/02/08 Courier
26/02/08 Focus
April 08 Scootering Mag
May 08 Scootering Mag (page 1)
May 08 Scootering Mag (page 2)
10/07/08 Chronicle
June 2009 London Evening Standard
09/07/09 Chronicle
Sept '10 - SKAbour review
