Deadly by name, Deadly by nature, The Skins have been knocking out the best of Reggae and Ska for seven deadly years.

The Seven Deadly Skins were formed in 1997 by Ciaran Nugent (Bass), Andy "Familyman" Barron (Vocals/Guitar) and Alan "Spike" McEvoy (Drums). All three shared a love and experience of reggae and ska music, and developed their set, of both original and cover material. Soon the Skins needed to expand the sound so they recruited Paul "Scratch" Ward (Guitar/Vocals). The line up was completed in early '98 with the addition of Eoin Gillard (Sax) and Shane Conway (Trumpet). With everything in place, the band started to perform. And perform they did, anywhere, anyhow, anyway, to bring reggae and ska to the Dublin masses.

There were many personnel changes over the next few years. Ciaran left the band and Shane gave up his post to his brother Aidan. In 2002 Wes Gibson (Bass) joined the band, followed a year later by Arnault Sablier (Keyboards). In 2004 Stephen Wickham (Bass) replaced Wes and in 2005 the band recruited Khalile Vial (Percussion). In 2007 Aidan made way & Shane Conway returned with his trumpet completing the lineup you see now.

At the moment the Skins are busy performing, recording their new album, and supplying a steady stream of reggae and ska to everyone who comes across them.

You can expect to hear more from the Seven Deadly Skins in the future.

Greetingz, As a special this Wednesday (Jan 23rd) the first 20 people to have their name down on our list before 10p.m will get in to the Hub for 2nites Skins gig absolutely FREE! All you have to do is send us a message with your full name. Get typin! Hope to c u there! JAH!