After celebrating their 25th anniversary last year with the release of the 25LIVE@25 album, alternative rock icons Skunk Anansie have announced their return to the road with a major headline tour, starting in June 2020.
Having spent most of the past year on the road, touring across the UK and Europe which saw them visit 13 countries, headline festivals and receive some of the best reviews of their career, the band are now back for more with shows up and down the country.
Tickets go on general sale this Friday, 7 February, from www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Last year Skunk Anansie also released their first instalment of new music in three years with the track What You Do For Love, which received airplay on BBC Radio 2 and became an instant fan favourite.
They release its riff-raging follow-up This Means War on Friday, accompanied by a stunning video shot at their headline show in Poland last year in front of 800,000 people.
Both tracks will be made available as a limited run collector’s edition double A-side vinyl 7in in April, with pre-orders available from Friday from https://skunkanansie.tmstor.es/
The last 25 years have seen the band acclaimed as one of the greatest British rock bands of all time, while vocalist Skin has become one of the world’s most iconic female performers, as well as an inspirational role model, activist and trailblazer for women in the music industry.
To reflect her incredible journey, Skin has announced her very first memoir, co-written by respected journalist and friend Lucy O’Brien.
It promises an alternative narrative to the male-dominated, predominantly white Britpop era, and will chart Skin’s unique story from her working-class Brixton roots to the Glastonbury and international stage.
The book is due for publication in September 2020 by Simon and Schuster, and is available to pre-order now.
Skunk Anansie’s influential status continues to be recognised as the band were presented with the Hall of Fame Award at the 2019 Kerrang! Awards, joining the likes of past winners Rage Against The Machine, Iron Maiden, Green Day, Metallica and Marilyn Manson, while Skin picked up the Inspirational Artist Award at the Music Week Awards in 2018.
SKUNK ANANSIE’S 2020 UK TOUR DATES
Wed 17 June –The LCR UEA, Norwich
Fri 19 June – O2 Academy, Sheffield
Sat 20 June – O2 Academy , Birmingham
Mon 26 October – G Live, Guildford
Tue 27 October – O2 Academy, Leicester
Wed 28 October – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
Sat 28 November – The Engine Shed, Lincoln
Sun 29 November – Rock City Nottingham
Tue 1 December – O2 Academy, Glasgow
Wed 2 December – O2 Academy, Newcastle
Thu 3 December – O2 Academy, Leeds
Sat 5 December – Cardiff University, Cardiff
Sun 6 December – O2 Academy, Bristol
Mon 7 December -O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Wed 9 December – Brighton Dome
Thu 10 December – Corn Exchange, Cambridge
