Peacock Cinema Presents: THE STORY OF THE SKIDS (12A)

Screening as part of the Scottish Music strand of The Red Shoes Festival. An explosive documentary about Scotland’s Number 1 Punk band The Skids (“Scotland’s most explosive band”), this is an unmissable watch telling the story of Dunfermline’s own iconic punk band! Told from the perspective of Skids co-founder Richard Jobson, the documentary wonderfully blends archival footage, new performances, and Jobson’s take on the band’s challenges as well as their creative approach to their music. Formed in Dunfermline in 1977 by Richard Jobson, Stuart Adamson, William Simpson, and Thomas Kellichan, the Skids were – as playfully outlined in the documentary – the Number 1 punk band in Scotland (albeit