Skindred @ Wolverhampton KK’s Steel Mill - 2/11/2019
The Virginmarys [7] did a good job of warming up for the Dred on this night, there was no messing around to be honest they came on, blasted out some of their older style punk material and from what I saw as much of it as they could physically get out in the time limit. Very little interaction which I felt was a good thing here because it just kept the music flowing through and even those who weren’t really bothered seemed to come away from the bar just to enjoy their drink while watching them, so that's a success.
Skindred [10] what else did you expect? I have never once seen a bad Skindred set even from back when they first got together, always 110% every single show. The main reason they are so successful with what they do has got to be laid at their charismatic frontmans door, Benji Webbe just does not give a fuck what people think and the confidence he commands on that stage is something I have never seen rivaled. Utilising samples of hip hop tracks, metal and rock and of course a huge clout of their own tracks which are absolutely glorious. The main takeaway from me was that with the closing of Wolverhampton Civic Hall we thought we would never get our live music back but Skindred still come, even though the Steel Mill is a new venue they still came back for the millions time and the fans turned up in their masses, I heard not one complaint as the fans put their shirts back on after the standard Newport Helicopter.