Gary Hodges 4 Skins Gig Dates

[milky]

The Kings Of Oi! Are Back!

Yes Folks, its what you've all been waiting for this last 25 years, The Original & the Best singer of the 4 Skins, Gary Hodges has decided to do a few selected gigs for all you Oi! fans playing all their classic songs.

Gig Dates
22nd - 24th Feb 08 Punk & Disorderly Germany
23rd - 25th May 08 East Coast Oi! Festival USA
UK TBA

Dare to miss these

Spread The Word!!
Oi! Oi! Oi!
Milky

[CptnSpaulding]

holy shit..East Coast Oi FEst?

nah

[GripFast]

dude id drive 7 hours (time it takes get to montreal or NYC) to see the 4skins with hodges

[Mike]

Callum, is this just Hodges or is everyone coming back?

[milky]

Callum, is this just Hodges or is everyone coming back?

It's Original Singer Gary Hodges Plus Original Bassist Steve "H" Harmer plus plus some very well known early 80's Oi! band musicians.

Regards
Milky

P.s This has been under raps for a fair while but i have witnessed them all playing in the rehearsal studios and trust me they sound the Dogs Bollocks!!!

[Dutch Raven]

Fuck it. Now I'll HAVE to visit Punk & Disorderly!

[punch_drunk555]

Stupid america with all the good shows and shit

[richmond1779]

nice.

[Dutch Raven]

Stupid america with all the good shows and shit

America?

Germany is where it's at! They have EVERYTHING. From Skinhead reggae to RAC. And a great scene to go with it!

[punch_drunk555]

America?

Germany is where it's at! They have EVERYTHING. From Skinhead reggae to RAC. And a great scene to go with it!

Hmm sounds pretty choice

Im pretty sure im going there in a year to see the family, once i brush up on the ol' german skills.

Now that i have a job ill be able to save for it and such.

Sounds promising.

[Dutch Raven]

It's seriously fucking great over there. There are numerous big gigs. I would say at least 1 big show each month. Not to mention all the small shit going on in villages, towns, the middel of nowhere, etc.
That the 4-Skins will be playing Berlin says enough. ;)

[punch_drunk555]

It's seriously fucking great over there. There are numerous big gigs. I would say at least 1 big show each month. Not to mention all the small shit going on in villages, towns, the middel of nowhere, etc.
That the 4-Skins will be playing Berlin says enough. ;)

Awsome.

My hometown is a bit like that, except punk.

Oi is almost non existant around here - when i end up going over there i will definately be having a look around then!

[Dutch Raven]

If you, more or less, have an idea on when you want to visit, let me know. I might be able to say if it's better to go a week or month earlier or whatever, to catch the nice shows.

[punch_drunk555]

If you, more or less, have an idea on when you want to visit, let me know. I might be able to say if it's better to go a week or month earlier or whatever, to catch the nice shows.

Ahhh cheers!

Yeah ill send you a message or something, i need money for a ticket first though, but my rellos are hanging for me to go visit.

Ta

[london callum]

Just made a post about this in the show section before seeing this.

[Stomper Gustav]

Fuck it. Now I'll HAVE to visit Punk & Disorderly!

Ik ga mee!

[Professor]

Just made a post about this in the show section before seeing this.

well, you're obvioiusly more intelligent than some people....hahaha...

[Nupe_SouthSide]

who is putting on the East Coast Oi fest??
can someone pm the info

[CptnSpaulding]

who is putting on the East Coast Oi fest??
can someone pm the info
I think its the same dude who has been doing it...Craig or something...from Allentown, PA

[WH Jay]

It's seriously fucking great over there. There are numerous big gigs. I would say at least 1 big show each month. Not to mention all the small shit going on in villages, towns, the middel of nowhere, etc.
That the 4-Skins will be playing Berlin says enough. ;)

You're right in almost every respect.....except the politics obsession...
They stop you going to a football match if you're wearing a Thor Steiner t-shirt....thats not so good....but happenings wise yeah its top notch...

Who else is at Punk N Disorderly...?

[Oi! Division]

We're for sure gonna try and get on this show! Damnit man! It'll def. be worth the 8 our trip. I still am in disbelief. Holy hell!

[Nupe_SouthSide]

thank's for the pm's, I think we should play this!!!

[Oi! Division]

Yeah, it's a good time. You guys SHOULD get on.

[celticmike]

There's no way I won't be there. As soon as more info gets confirmed I'm booking a flight.

[Sidewinder]

Thought they were also gonna do next year's Concreate Jungle fest in England?

[SouthSideMartin]

thank's for the pm's, I think we should play this!!!

You should play it or we should all go anyway.

[Nupe_SouthSide]

You should play it or we should all go anyway.
Not going if we don't play

[PromoteChaos]

I'm gettin my cupcakes out for the lads

[Nupe_SouthSide]

I emailed the guy who is running but no answer, can we get some help with people that know him on here. Maybe have him get ahold of me on the fear city myspace page

[Dutch Raven]

You're right in almost every respect.....except the politics obsession...
They stop you going to a football match if you're wearing a Thor Steiner t-shirt....thats not so good....but happenings wise yeah its top notch...

Depends on the club, crowd, gig, etc.

Who else is at Punk N Disorderly...?

Give me a shout around that time and I'll buy you a beer.

With a bit of luck we'll be there with 10, 15, 20 or maybe even more.

[Mamaskin]

I'm going for sure. I already set up a babysitter for my daughter that weekend! A bit early i know but it's makes things easier to plan ahead when you have a child.

[Nupe_SouthSide]

As of now Fear City is playing this show, we will probably play on Sunday

[Chucky Scouser]

He'll probably get deported the second he arrives here just like when Geddy Lee.... I mean Roi Pierce was suppose to sing with Last Resort at the last Beer Olympics.

[doc marten soul]

Crap, East Coast Oi Fest would be in May... I have to fly out to Puerto Rico for my sister's wedding so I won't be attending. Thats one hell of a band list though.

[suede70]

So Hodges is singing?? but who are the rest of the band ...Hoxton Tom isnt there, John Jabobs and Steve Pear unlikely.... anyone have any idea?

[pxscooterskin]

So Hodges is singing?? but who are the rest of the band ...Hoxton Tom isnt there, John Jabobs and Steve Pear unlikely.... anyone have any idea?

Apparently, it's Steve 'H' Harmer and a couple of known early 80's Oi! band musicians.

[Chris NYHC]

who cares who plays what....as long as the singer is the same.

im more excited about oxblood playing that show.....

[milky]

I have just posted this in the skindergarten section but thought that maybe some of you don't look in there so hope you don't mind posting it again here as it's relevant!!

Milky



That's why I ain't fucking going. If I go, they won't play... it'll just be some fucking who's who 4skins modern Oi! band karaoke

I can assure you 1000% that this is a no joke modern 4 skins Oi! band!!, being one of the parties involved in sorting out the reforming of the band, i can tell you it has taken alot of time and effort to get everything right and if it wasn't then it wouldn't be happening!!

All of the old members have been asked to do it and no one has been missed out, I talked in length with Tom Hoxton to persuade him to do the gigs but he was addamant that he would not be doing it and so you have to respect that but it will not take anything away from the show!!

You will see as we have gone to great lengths to get the right musicians from that era and of course the greatest and by most rated as the one & only real singer of the Original 4 Skins "Gary Hodges".

It seems that alot of people on this site either don't realise or are maybe are too young to really appreciate the impact and the contribution that the 4 skins made to the whole skinhead culture back in the early days of Oi! so much so that we have been knocked back by 5 major venues here in the UK and as soon as you mention the bands name they shit their pants and decline or it gets refused by the police even though it's fucking 26 years later!!

A few other pointers, most of the Original and considered classic 4 skins songs were written and tuned by Gary Hodges (Vocals) and Steve "H" Harmer (Original Bassist) when Tom Hoxton was then playing originally on guitar, also there will be new material from Original band members released later this year and the East Coast Oi! Festival will be live recorded and available on CD for supporters that either can't travel or afford to come to this reunion.

This is the Oi! festival that all europeans have been dreaming of for so long, finances allowing, you lucky fuckers have got it right on your doorstep and i don't think you will ever get something as great as this again as Gary H has said that it will probably be for 2008 only!!!

So come on everyone, If your true skinheads, ex-skinheads or lovers of Oi! you will get behind the movement and come out and support all the bands at what will in my opinion be one of the greatest Oi! festivals in the history of skinheads and Oi! music ever for you to enjoy live!!!

Hopefully We'll See Most Of You There!!!

Milky

[suede70]

Milky

Wasnt H just in the band for a month of two in reality, 1 gig at the Bridgehouse and the 2 recordings for the Oi album? I thought he was involved in 4 tracks namely Chaos, Wonderful World, ACAB and Jealousy? One Law for them, 1984, Sorry etc all came later with the next line-up? Your post seems to suggest that the classic songs were written by Hodges and H....whilst Hoxton Tom was merely on guitar?

[milky]

Hi Mate

Not suggesting anything of the sort and apologies if it came accross that way, Infact Hoxton has my full respect for carrying on the 4 skins and was the only early member for carrying them on even though it's very hard to carry any band on when you lose your frontman as i'm sure you will agree!

I also know that Hoxton was responsible for quite a few of the songs which came a bit later and it would be nice if Callum (McCourt) whos a member on here could badger big Tom and find out exactly which ones.

I was responding to a post posted somewhere on here and the point I was trying to make was that most of the classic 4 skins songs were done and dusted before Gary Hodges left in 1982 and between him Steve H & Hoxton they had already penned the classics, infact i have seen 6 new songs already which may make it onto a new 4 skins material based CD at some stage and that have been penned by Harmer, also he did "Glory days" off the kings of streetpunk 2007 !!

Regards
Milky

[suede70]

Milky

Thanks for sorting that out...I probably got the wrong end of the stick!

Would be good to know, for an old anorak like me, who wrote what but I do remember from fanzines and Sounds at the time that H contributed to just those 4 songs, Chaos, ACAB, Jealousy and Wonderful World....

Hodges and Hoxton wrote Sorry, 1984, Clockwork Skinhead, Yesterdays Heroes, Brave New World, Evil, I dont wanna die, Summer Holiday and theres a couple of tracks on a live lp Whatcha gonna do about it

The rest were mainly Hoxton with input from either Panther or Roi

Callum
Does youre old man remember?

[milky]

Suede70

Add "one law for them" to that lot and i think we can safely say that we've mentioned all the classic 4 skin songs there mate lol!!

Regards
Milky

[Jabs]

Tony and I will be there, we got our tickets and saved some money. We hardly go to the Oi fest's but this one I can't miss.