Skin Côntact Encore – sketchy iPhone pics from a great night @ O2 Islington

Last year's inaugural gig on Monday 9 March 2015 at the now closed Vinopolis was supposed to be a one-off. Happily they were persuaded out of premature retirement and, with a new line up of vocalists played another great gig at the O2 Islington. Hopefully this will not be the band's final appearance and that they will play as many farewell concerts as Frank Sinatra.....  

For some really excellent photos from Sir Colin H–W click here. 

 Stage is set for the second coming of Skin Côntact

(above and below)

 Liggers gathering....

 Tim Atkin MW – wearing an expensive shirt 

– carbing up to be ready to dance 

 Blue Olly Smith 

 Excellent backing singers 

 Matt Jones, formerly of Gene 

 Richard Hemming and Alex Hunt 

– both members of the Institute of Musical Wizards 

Ben Smith, formerly of Curiosity Killed the Cat

The return of Skin Côntact! They will be back in May.

Poster of their 1st performance: 9th March 2015

Skin Côntact, the wine trade's super-group headed by Richard Hemming now an MW, is back with a date sometime in May – to be revealed on 20th January.

Like Frank Sinatra and many other great musicians and entertainers they couldn't stay away! 

I understand that in the long and hallowed rock music tradition all the vocalists in Skin Côntact Mach 1 have been pensioned off to be replaced by a new set as yet unannounced. It remains to be seen whether the various permutations of Skin Côntact will in time be considered as an acceptable subject for an MW thesis.  

Memories of a great night on 9th March 2015 at Vinopolis:  

 

Skin Côntact: 5th set of photos from 9th March gig inc Lucy Britner

Richard Hemming and Alex Hunt MW

 Tim Atkin MW (above and below)

 Matt James (above and below)

 David Williams (above and below)

 Ben Smith

 Alex Hunt MW

 Richard Hemming

 Nick Bielak (above and below)

Joe Wadsack

 Lucy Britner (above and below)