A wee update and reminder about the forthcoming Fifer Festival 2010

If you would like to attend any of the FREE events listed you can reserve your FREE tickets by contacting the Alhambra Box Office.

In Person: at 33 Canmore Street, Dunfermline KY12 7NX
Tel. 01383 740 381
Email. info@alhambradunfermline.com

There are a total of 4 of Richard Jobsons movies being shown absolutely free as part of the Fifer festival.  A Woman In Winter, The Purifiers, 16 Years Of Alcohol and New Town Killers, as well as a premiere showing of The Journey.

Please also note that the Skids Meet and Greet is from 2pm - 4pm and not 12pm - 2pm as previously advertised, online posters and fliers will be updated accordingly.

The Meet and Greet is NOT a ticketed event, simply turn up to the Alhambra front doors around 2pm and a member of staff will escort you to meet the band for signings and general banter.

The Skids Peel session (19th February 1979) will be available to download on 8th February! from Play and Amazon

John Peel Session (19th February 1979) on Amazon
30 second previews are available

Tracks are available NOW to Pre-Order

CLICK HERE TO VISIT AND SEARCH THE PLAY WEBSITE

Thanks to Mr Randall (Kieran) for the news

Just a quick post to let people know that there are links to Dunfermline Hotels and accomodation in Dunfermline on the Visit Dunfermline website, anyone still not booked their rooms and are looking to travel to and stay in Dunfermline at the beginning of March would be advised to book as early as possible.

Click the Visit Dunfermline logo above to visit the accommodation page or click the link below

www.visitdunfermline.com/accommodation.php

The Skids gig at the Alhambra Dunfermline on Saturday 6th March 2010 is now OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT!

Tickets are on sale for the Glasgow and Inverness shows and available on the ticketmaster website.

Glasgow ABC 5th March 2010

Inverness Ironworks 7th March 2010

We have 2 standing tickets for the Skids at The Alhambra, Dunfermline on Saturday 6th March.

We will be holding a prize draw and will pick the winner soon.
The prize draw is open to anyone registered on www.the-skids.co.uk website on or before
FRIDAY 29TH JANUARY (**this was previously 26th January but due to new members signing up this has been extended to FRIDAY 29TH JANUARY**)

To enter the prize draw simply email alhambra@the-skids.co.uk  and put your website username in the content or subject area of the email.

Good luck!

Lead singer wants group to bow out in the Highland city he has come to love
Iconic punk band aim to play their last gig in Inverness

By susan welsh
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1572383

Published: 22/01/2010

Legendary punk band The Skids are re-forming only to play their last gig – in Inverness.

Lead singer Richard Jobson revealed exclusively to the Press and Journal that he chose the Highland capital because of his long-standing love of the city.

It’s not the first time Mr Jobson, who has gone on to achieve fame in other fields, including as a film director, has put the city in the spotlight.

Last year the world premiere of his sex trafficking docu-drama, The Journey, with Emma Thomson, was held at Inverness Film Festival, and this spring he will shoot scenes for his latest movie, Helter Skelter, in the hills above Loch Ness.

In March, he is being honoured as part of The Fifer Festival, a week of events celebrating and showcasing his illustrious career, which culminates in a Skids reunion at the Alhambra Theatre in Dunfermline.

Mr Jobson said: “The Dunfermline gig is pretty much sold out, so I’d been requested to do a couple of other shows.

“As I’ve become a big pal of Inverness, I said I’d do it, but only if we could play there.

“I’ve been coming here for years and love the city.

“The people are quite laid back and gentle and it has a vibrant arts and music scene.

“On our last visit my wife and I looked for locations for Helter Skelter, and were blown away by the scenery.

“We’ll be filming on the hills surrounding Loch Ness, with some scenes at the Falls of Foyers as it’s a spectacular location,” said Mr Jobson.

Helter Skelter tells the story of two men carrying out a deadly duel across Highland hills and calls for some dramatic landscapes.

Reforming The Skids was something he thought long and hard about before agreeing to. The Dunfermline-band, which were at the forefront of the punk movement, was founded in 1977 by the late Stuart Adamson.

After having a string of hits such as, Into the Valley and Working for the Yankee Dollar, the band split, but reformed last year to play a one-off gig for the Homecoming Event in Glasgow.

“It felt good to be singing again, and the songs still sounded relevant, so it wasn’t just another heritage concert,” said Mr Jobson.

The Skids will play the Ironworks, Academy Street, Inverness, on Sunday, March 7, with tickets going on sale on Monday, January 25.

“There are so many other things happening in my life this will definitely be the last time The Skids play, but it won’t be the last time I’m in Inverness,” said Mr Jobson.

Tickets for the Skids at Glasgow ABC and Inverness Ironworks
now listed on the Ticketmaster website

all 3 dates

Glasgow ABC 5th March 2010

Inverness Ironworks 7th March 2010