RICHARD JOBSONS SUNDAY ROASTRICHARD JOBSON Q&A + BOOK SIGNING
RICHARD JOBSON ACOUSTIC SET
INTERVIEWED BY PAT GILGERT
RICHARD JOBSON After a very successful appearance at Suburbs The Holroyd by Skids in 2024, we are pleased to bring Richard back for a more intimate gathering.
He will also perform a short selection of classic Skids songs with current guitarist Connor Whyte.
Richard Jobson was born in Kirkcaldy Scotland 1960. He joined the punk band The Skids when he was 16 years old. They had a string of hits including Into the Valley, The Saints are Coming and Working for the Yankee Dollar before the disbanded in 1981.
He went on to act in a variety of stage plays before working as TV presenter on Arts shows such as 01-for London and Sky’s The Movie Show.
After producing movies for Sky and Mirimax he directed a version of his own book 16 Years of Alcohol to great critical acclaim. He has gone to to direct 6 more movies and recently had a leading role in Creation Stories - the story of Alan Mcgee.
He has continued to write poetry and prose as well as lyrics for the now reformed Skids who played the Albert Hall to a full house a few months before Covid.
His work with words goes beyond writing and has been included in light installations and photographs with layered text which are regular exhibited.
His new book The Kreuzberg Sonata is a fictionalised account of his life in Berlin in 1980/81 when he lived in the city with his girlfriend who sadly committed suicide.
Previous books:
A Man for all Seasons (Crepescule 1982)
16 Years of Alcohol (Crepescule 1983)
An Insiders Guide to London (Virgin 1993)
The Speed of Life (Unbound 2018)
Into the Valley (Wymer 2018)
No Bad Words (Bracketpress 2018)
Into the Void (Bracketpress 2019)
The Story of the Skids (St Judes 2021)
Castles in Spain (No Bad Books 2022)
The Kreuzberg Sonata (2024)
Another Dead Soul (2024)
Days in Europa (2024)
The Alabama Song (2025)
PAT GILBERT
Editor MOJO special editions. Author of the Clash biography, Passion Is A Fashion (2004).
Pat recently appeared at Undercover Festival with his band Night Of Treason.
Many years as a journalist, author, broadcaster and one-time MOJO editor have taken Pat on an oft surreal journey, spiriting him from Paul McCartney's secret hideaway in Long Island to Island label boss Chris Blackwell's retreat at Golden Eye in Jamaica; from a spot on Sex Pistol Steve Jones' LA radio show and a visit to Dubai with Paul Weller, to an animal rights protest with Chrissie Hynde in Central Park and a visit to Pentonville Prison in the company of Billy Bragg.
Support by JOE BITTER
Joe is a member of Emergency Bitter both no strangers to an Undercover gig.
Joe’s solo performance gives you an insights to his personal take on all matters Emergency Bitter, Joe was a familiar singing sight on the picket line in the Royal Mail dispute with his trade union the CWU.
Times: to be advised
Event Venue
The Holroyd Arms / Suburbs Venue, 16 Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8AF, United Kingdom,Guildford
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