ANNOUNCEMENT: It is with great sadness that we have to announce the departure of Kevin Ridley from the Skyclad fold.
After many years with us Kevin has decided to leave the band to give more time to his family and his other project/band Theigns & Thralls.
There is never a good time for this decision, but he feels it’s right to move on after working with the band for 35 years, situations change, and times change over what is for some half a lifetime.
We can only thank Kev for his involvement over the years, first as our producer, then as guitarist and finally as guitarist/singer/song writer he’s left us with a lasting legacy and as you can imagine was very influential to the band in general and will be missed by us all in the Skyclad family.
We wish him only the best for the future and thank him for the many happy years of the past.

Having taken on board with trepidation Kev’s wish to move on from the band we have decided to continue as a five piece with the remaining line up staying the same.
We didn’t want to let down the fans that have stuck with us for many years and felt a strong commitment to fulfil all Skyclad’s up and coming live shows.

We are lucky enough to have a talented vocalist in house by the name of David Pugh who has sang and fronted many bands in the past, so this change in role will be like falling off a log for him and a natural progression for the band going forwards.
You can rely on the fact that you’ll be entertained with all the wackiness you’ve come to expect from the band and we’ll still be doing all those firm favourite Skyclad songs plus more.
As we like to say… The same but Different !!

 

SKYCLAD LIVE 2025/26:

14/07/25 GR – Athens, Rockwave Festival
27/09/25 UK – Wrexham, N.E.W Metal Fest
14/02/26 UK – Gravesend, Kent, Leo’s Red Lion 
14/03/26 UK – Great Yarmouth, HRH Spring Break