Skindred – release new single & video – ‘Big Em Up’

Welsh ragga metal band Skindred release the video for their new single ‘Big Em Up’, taken from their recent Number 1 hit album You Got This, which opens with a simple but strong message of support for anyone suffering from mental health conditions, anxiety or depression. The message behind the song is a simple call for everyone to make sure your friends and the people around you are alright and to pick them up when they are feeling low. 
 
Skindred singer Benji Webbe says, “It’s so easy to get overwhelmed by life and everything it throws at you, from your gas bill to a family tragedy or people just being negative and your timeline filling up with hate and negativity on social media. ‘Big Em Up’ is a simple message for everyone to check on their friends and to pick ‘em up and to try and encourage some positivity back into the world. It’s a message me and my brothers in Skindred try and share in the music we play, so all we ask is for our fans and listeners to enjoy the single and to also share that message of positivity too. Please check on those around you. Big Em Up!!”

Skindred get set to play their biggest upcoming UK & Ireland You Got This Tour dates later this month starting at Nottingham’s Rock City on October 23^rd (see full listing below). As part of the tour, the band will be playing a special London Halloween Party show titled Night of The Living Dred at London’s Alexandra Palace on October 31st with support from Alien Ant Farm and Spineshank.

Skindred are pleased to announce that £1 from every ticket sold for their Alexandra Palace Halloween extravaganza will be donated to music charity Metal for Good which supports a range of projects including focussing on peoples’ mental health and well-being, and unlocking potential, in addition to a range of other brilliant causes.

October 23rd Nottingham – Rock City (Low ticket warning)
October 24th Nottingham – Rock City (SOLD OUT)
October 30th Birmingham – O2 Academy (SOLD OUT)
October 31st London – Alexandra Palace Halloween Party
Nov 6th Dublin – 3Olympia
Nov 7th Belfast – Telegraph Building
Nov 13th Glasgow – Barrowlands (SOLD OUT)
Nov 14th Glasgow – Barrowlands 

May 8th Cardiff – Utilita Arena 

Tickets for all shows are available from www.skindred.net/live

In further news Skindred’s number 1 album You Got This has just been nominated last month as a contender for the Welsh Music Prize.

Finally, with World Mental Health Day this coming Saturday October 10^th, we would once again encourage people to take a moment and check on someone you know who is having a tough time of things. Remember to Big Em Up!!!!