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Skids

Skids is a group from the UK, active since 1977.

Group GB since 1977 punk punk rock new wave

TOTAL PLAYS

379

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2009-02-07 00:50 · 6 Music — "Into the Valley"

LAST PLAYED

1 month ago · 6 Music — "The Saints Are Coming (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 29 Aug 1978)"

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2009 — 2026

90 68 45 23 0

'09 '12 '15 '18 '21 '24

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 330 87%

Radio 2 49 13%

Radio 1 0 0%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 02:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Into the Valley 127 2026-03-29

2 Sweet Suburbia 49 2024-07-24

3 The Saints Are Coming 20 2021-12-10

4 Circus Games 19 2025-05-19

5 Masquerade 18 2024-02-19

6 Working For The Yankee Dollar 16 2025-11-12

7 TV Stars (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 16 May 1978) 7 2023-04-12

8 The Saints Are Coming (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 29 Aug 1978) 6 2026-08-03

9 Of One Skin 5 2023-06-28

10 Charade 5 2022-07-18

11 Six Times (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 29 Aug 1978) 5 2020-02-24

12 Dossier Of Fallibility (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 29 Aug 1978) 5 2019-08-10

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-03 15:26 The Saints Are Coming (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 29 Aug 1978) 6 Music

2026-03-29 14:22 Into the Valley Radio 2

2025-11-12 15:12 Working For The Yankee Dollar 6 Music

2025-10-29 15:56 Into the Valley 6 Music

2025-09-20 18:36 Into the Valley Radio 2

2025-07-23 14:20 Into the Valley 6 Music

2025-05-19 15:00 Circus Games 6 Music

2025-01-20 16:05 Into the Valley 6 Music

2024-11-23 03:23 Into the Valley Radio 2

2024-10-29 07:58 Into the Valley 6 Music

2024-10-27 16:24 Into the Valley Radio 2

2024-10-09 13:25 Working For The Yankee Dollar 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

70 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

A Woman In Winter (BBC Rock Goes To College, Chelsea College of Art, 2 Feb 1981) —

2 2019-12-07 ▶

A World On Fire —

3 2017-11-30 ▶

Aftermath Dub —

1 2022-09-15 ▶

An Incident In Algiers —

1 2023-06-19 ▶

An Incident In Algiers - BBC Session 01/09/1980 —

1 2009-09-02 ▶

An Incident In Algiers / Out Of Town - Chelsea College 1981 —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

An Incident In Algiers/Out Of Town (BBC Rock Goes To College, Chelsea College of Art, 2 Feb 1981) —

3 2019-12-07 ▶

Animation —

1 2023-07-10 ▶

Blood And Soil (BBC Rock Goes To College, Chelsea College of Art, 2 Feb 1981) —

2 2019-12-07 ▶

Blood And Soil - Chelsea College 1981 —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

Charade —

5 2022-07-18 ▶

Charles —

2 2017-05-03 ▶

Circus Game - Chelsea College 1981 —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

Circus Games —

19 2025-05-19 ▶

Circus Games (BBC Rock Goes To College, Chelsea College of Art, 2 Feb 1981) —

2 2019-12-07 ▶

Circus Games - BBC Session 01/09/1980 —

4 2023-04-12 ▶

Contusion - BBC Session 16/05/1978 —

1 2009-12-16 ▶

Contusion (Radio 1 Session, 16 May 1978) —

2 2019-09-29 ▶

Dossier Of Fallibility (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 29 Aug 1978) —

5 2019-08-10 ▶

Dossier Of Fallibility - BBC Session 29/08/1978 —

2 2010-12-09 ▶

Filming Africa - BBC Session 01/09/1980 —

1 2009-09-02 ▶

Fliming Africa - BBC Session 01/09/1980 —

1 2018-01-30 ▶

Hope and Glory (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 29 Aug 1978) —

3 2019-08-10 ▶

Hope And Glory - BBC Session 29/08/1978 —

1 2010-11-04 ▶

Integral Plot —

1 2017-05-03 ▶

Into the Valley —

127 2026-03-29 ▶

Into The Valley (BBC Rock Goes To College, Chelsea College of Art, 2 Feb 1981) —

3 2019-12-07 ▶

Into The Valley - Chelsea College 1981 —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

Into The Void —

1 2018-01-15 ▶

Kaput —

1 2018-01-18 ▶

Kaputt —

1 2018-01-04 ▶

Kings of The New World Order —

1 2018-01-04 ▶

Masquerade —

18 2024-02-19 ▶

Masquerade (BBC Rock Goes To College, Chelsea College of Art, 2 Feb 1981) —

3 2019-12-07 ▶

Masquerade - Chelsea College 1981 —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

Melancholy Soldiers (BBC Rock Goes To College, Chelsea College of Art, 2 Feb 1981) —

2 2019-12-07 ▶

Melancholy Soldiers - Chelsea College 1981 —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

Night And Day (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 16 May 1978) —

4 2021-11-30 ▶

Night And Day - BBC Session 16/05/1978 —

1 2009-12-16 ▶

Of One Skin —

5 2023-06-28 ▶

Of One Skin (BBC Rock Goes To College, Chelsea College of Art, 2 Feb 1981) —

3 2019-12-07 ▶

Of One Skin (Radio 1 Session, 16 May 1978) —

4 2021-10-04 ▶

Of One Skin - BBC Session 16/05/1978 —

1 2009-12-16 ▶

Of One Skin - Chelsea College 1981 —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

Open Sound (Radio 1 Session, 16 May 1978) —

2 2019-09-29 ▶

Open Sound - BBC Session 16/05/1978 —

1 2009-12-16 ▶

Open Your Eyes —

1 2024-02-18 ▶

Saints Are Coming - BBC Session 29/08/1978 —

5 2010-12-09 ▶

Scared To Dance —

1 2016-02-26 ▶

Six Times (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 29 Aug 1978) —

5 2020-02-24 ▶

Six Times - BBC Session 29/08/1978 —

1 2010-11-04 ▶

Snakes And Ladders - BBC Session 01/09/1980 —

1 2009-09-02 ▶

Subbotnik —

1 2018-01-18 ▶

Sweet Suburbia —

49 2024-07-24 ▶

The Palsm (BBC Rock Goes To College, Chelsea College of Art, 2 Feb 1981) —

3 2019-12-07 ▶

The Palsm - Chelsea College 1981 —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

The Saints Are Coming —

20 2021-12-10 ▶

The Saints Are Coming (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 29 Aug 1978) —

6 2026-08-03 ▶

This is Our World —

1 2018-01-18 ▶

TV Stars —

2 2020-08-19 ▶

TV Stars (Live) —

1 2021-12-09 ▶

TV Stars (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 16 May 1978) —

7 2023-04-12 ▶

TV Stars (Radio 1 Session, 16 May 1978) —

1 2023-10-26 ▶

Tv Stars - BBC Session 16/05/1978 —

2 2010-02-18 ▶

Up On The Moors —

1 2018-01-18 ▶

Woman in Winter —

1 2010-10-06 ▶

Woman In Winter - Chelsea College 1981 —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

Working For The Yankee Dollar —

16 2025-11-12 ▶

Working For The Yankee Dollar (BBC Rock Goes To College, Chelsea College of Art, 2 Feb 1981) —

1 2017-02-07 ▶

Working For The Yankee Dollar - Chelsea College 1981 —

3 2019-12-07 ▶