The Skids + Theatre of Hate

Two bands from the punk and post-punk era, The Skids and Theatre of Hate, share a bill at Parish in Huddersfield. Both have roots in British guitar music of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The Skids are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline in 1977 and fronted by Richard Jobson. Stuart Adamson played guitar in the group before forming Big Country. Their debut album, Scared to Dance, appeared in 1979, and "Into the Valley" from the same period is their best-known song. Their sound grew out of the energy of late-1970s punk.

Theatre of Hate are a British gothic rock band formed in London in 1980. Their debut album, He Who Dares Wins, was released on the Cherry Red label in 1982. Kirk Brandon fronted the group, and their dark, dramatic songwriting places them within the gothic strand of post-punk.

Parish is a venue in Huddersfield that hosts concerts and shows. The evening suits listeners interested in the guitar-led music of the period, from the punk roots of The Skids to the gothic rock of Theatre of Hate.