SKIDS frontman Richard Jobson is on a crash diet - to shape up for the band's farewell gigs.

By MARC DEANIE

Published:23rd Jan 2010

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The veteran punk star vowed to get fit for their big send-off after a ripped tendon left him in agony at T In The Park in 2007.

Jobson, 48, admitted wife Francesca warned him to be better prepared for the swansong shows at Glasgow's 02 ABC on March 5 and the Ironworks in Inverness two days later.

He said: "We're a really physical band. We put everything into it. I'm going to get myself ready so there are no pulled muscles this time.

"Eating habits, the gym, everything I can think of that might help. I had too nice a Christmas." The Fife rockers had a string of hits including Into the Valley and The Saints are Coming before they split in 1982.

And Jobson - now a filmmaker - says Inverness is the perfect venue for what really will be their final fling.

He said: "I love the city. The people are quite laid back and it has a vibrant music scene."

He added: "There are so many other things happening in my life, this will definitely be the last time we play."