page_title: Skint & Demoralised
section_title: Live performances
hierarchical_section_title: Skint & Demoralised / Live performances
caption_attribution_description: English: This screenshot was taken by Andrew Little during the filming of a promotional video. The video is for the track '43 Degrees' by the band Skint &amp; Demoralised. I am the primary member of Skint &amp; Demoralised and therefore I own the full copyright to the promotional video, including this screenshot. The copyright on this image belongs to me, and was sent directly over by Andrew Little.
context_page_description: Skint & Demoralised are a British alternative indie/pop act, fronted by lyricist Matt Abbott from Wakefield, West Yorkshire and produced by David Gledhill from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The band released several records and toured the UK between 2007 and 2013. After spending 6 years pursuing individual projects, Skint & Demoralised announced a new single, which was released on Fierce Panda in spring 2019.
context_section_description: Skint & Demoralised's first headline UK tour was in February 2009 and included dates across the UK. One distinguishing feature of the live sets is Abbott's spoken word poems. During early live performances, he would recite the anti-racism poem BNP: Nazis on the Doorstep and often climbed on top of a nearby monitor or fixture to do so. He has supported and performed with Love Music Hate Racism since his early career and has often spoken of his support for the organisation in interviews.
  In addition to supporting one of Abbott's main influences, poet John Cooper Clarke, at The Duchess in York, the band performed at several new music festivals in 2009 such as Camden Crawl in London and The Great Escape in Brighton as well as major festivals such as Glastonbury Festival, Wireless Festival in Hyde Park, London, Latitude Festival in Suffolk, Leeds and Reading Festival and Bestival on the Isle of Wight. Over the summer of 2010, Abbott also performed several spoken word/stand-up comedy gigs which included dates at Latitude Festival and Leeds Festival.
  2011 saw them tour the UK to promote the release of their first two albums, with headline shows alongside support slots for Art Brut, The Crookes and John Cooper Clarke. They ended the year headlining the Full English Christmas festival in Berlin and Dresden alongside other English acts including The Lovely Eggs. Their 2019 comeback show took place at London indie venue The Social in Fitzrovia.
caption: Video still from 43 Degrees
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