Skinny Lister are releasing a brand new single, ‘Bavaria Area’ on 18 June 2021. Watch the video below and you can stream the single here.
A joyful burst of ska-punk meets new-wave energy, the London sextet are back with a track that is primed for crowd pogoing madness as they anticipate an extensive run of live gigs for 2021-22.
Joining the bill of Xtra Mile Recordings’ ‘The Gathering’ festival shows from June 2021, the folk/punk favourites will also be supporting Frank Turner at his Lost Evenings IV festival at the Roundhouse, London before headlining their own UK tour later this year. Offering ample support to ska stalwarts Less Than Jake for their huge UK dates in 2022, Skinny Lister will also be reconnecting with their friends in Germany during a string of headline shows in the country next year.
With a reputation for one of the most notorious live shows on the circuit, the Skinnies have been positively itching to get back out on the road. And their new single, ‘Bavaria Area’ finds them reminiscing about the moments good, bad and ugly that come with the rock’n’roll touring lifestyle.
Reflecting on one particularly hair-raising instance that inspired their latest single, Dan from Skinny Lister says:
“Firstly, it’s worth noting that we love Bavaria. It’s a stunning part of the world and our fans and shows there are some of the best, as they are across the whole of Germany!
“However, for some reason, when touring the area, we often seem to attract the unwanted attention of Bavarian police. ‘Bavaria Area’ is a tongue-in-cheek recollection of one of our many experiences of being pulled over. On this particular occasion we were ominously led off the road into a large garage, the shutter was brought down behind us and we were thoroughly quizzed and searched. Sniffer dogs were even brought out to check if we were carrying any dodgy substances. Fortunately, we weren’t.
“It was a slightly unnerving experience, not to mention an unscheduled delay as we were heading to our next show! And to top it off, after only 15 minutes down the road after being allowed to continue, we were again pulled over by different officers, who alarmingly pulled on rubber gloves as they approached our van! Anyway – we got a song out of it so not all bad. And we can’t wait to return to Bavaria when we hit Munich as part of our German Tour in June 2022. Prost!”
Arriving as their first new music of 2021, “Bavaria Area” follows recent single, ‘Shout It Out’ - released in December 2020 - and the band’s special fifth anniversary re-issue of their breakthrough album, ‘Down On Deptford Broadway’ (buy on yellow vinyl here).
Now, with the promise of new shows, festivals and new material all on the horizon; Skinny Lister are raring to get out and do it all again.
Join Skinny Lister at these dates and venues.
SKINNY LISTER TOUR DATES 2021/22 (tickets for all tour dates here)
June 2021
19 Bideford @ The Big Sheep (The Gathering - acoustic trio performance)
July 2021
18 Herts @ Folk by the Oak
August 2021
07 Frome @ Chees & Grain (The Gathering - acoustic trio performance)
08 Frome @ Chees & Grain (The Gathering - acoustic trio performance)
September 2021
03 Hull @ Zebedee’s Yard (The Gathering - acoustic trio performance)
19 London @ The Roundhouse (Lost Evenings IV)
November 2021 (UK headline tour)
11 Oxford @ O2 Academy
12 Norwich @ Arts Centre
13 Cardiff @ The Globe
17 Reading @ Sub 89
18 Bristol @ The Fleece
19 Manchester @ Gorilla
20 Birmingham @ O2 Institute 2
24 Leeds @ The Wardrobe
25 Nottingham @ Rescue Rooms
26 Newcastle @ The Cluny
27 Glasgow @ King Tuts
December 2021
10 Southampton @ 1865
11 London @ The Garage
2022 (Less Than Jake tour)
March 2021
31 Glasgow @ O2 Academy
April 2022
01 Newcastle @ O2 City Hall
02 Leeds @ O2 Academy
03 Manchester @ O2 Ritz
05 Leicester @ O2 Academy
06 Birmingham @ O2 Institute
07 Bournemouth @ O2 Academy
08 Bristol @ O2 Academy
09 London @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
June 2022
01 Koln, Germany @ Luxor
02 Munchen @ Strom
03 Berlin @ Hole 44
04 Hamburg @ Knust