LOCHGELLY’S Rubber Stamp Promotions have booked Ska legends, Bad Manners, featuring Buster Bloodvessel, to play the Windsor Hotel, Kirkcaldy, on Saturday the 18th of October.

The Begbies and DJ Junior Lazarou have been booked as support. Tickets are on sale from the venue and Ticketweb priced £18. Doors open at 7pm for this gig.

Formed in 1976 while attending Woodberry Down comprehensive school at Stoke Newington, in London, Bad Manners went on to become heavyweight Ska legends and a much loved 80’s band. Just a few years after their formation, they signed to Magnet Records and the group became a household name.

Between 1980 and 1983, Bad Manners spent 111 weeks in the UK charts and the band had 12 hit singles, which included Lip Up Fatty, My Girl Lollipop and Special Brew.

After a successful chart career, some of the band members left in 1986 and their line-up has been interchangeable since, but Buster Bloodvessel has always remained and he continues to play the classic anthems to audiences all over the world.

Their numerous TV appearances include many performances on Top Of The Pops along with slots on Tiswas, Cheggers Plays Pop, The Time Of Your Life, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and The Time & The Place. Buster often dressed up for Top Of The Pops, much to the bemusement of the show’s producer and who can forget him clowning around in a frilly dress and a pair of DM’s for the Can Can, playing the part of Henry VIII while singing to a blow up doll during Lorraine and also pretending to be a human blackhead while performing Just A Feeling to the nation!

In 1981 the group performed in front of a television audience of millions at the Brit Awards and Buster himself also starred in the movies, Sammy & Rosie Get Laid and Out Of Order in the late 80’s, before landing a part in an episode of Boon in 1990, while Special Brew has promoted a popular biscuit and also a large UK supermarket chain on TV adverts in recent times.

The group also starred in the hit 2 Tone movie, Dance Craze along with Madness and The Specials. In 1996 the volcanic vocalist opened up his own Fatty Towers hotel in Margate, catering and looking after those holiday makers and food lovers who have huge appetites and his residence’s ‘18 - 30 stone club’ went down in folklore, even to the approval of some of Britain’s famous food critics!

Bad Manners have always been a non-stop party band and continue to hold that high accolade to this day, touring extensively both in Britain and abroad. Lace up your boots, pull up your braces and get ready to party with Buster and the boys. You won’t forget it!

The Begbies are a 5 piece Ska inspired indie band from West Lothian.

Since their formation in 2009 their sound has earned them the label “The Kings of Skindie”, for their unique take on Ska music. The band have played every big venue in Scotland and headlined a sold out King Tuts as part of King Tuts New Year Revolution showcase.

The bands debut Album “It’s Not Good Music, It’s Good Grammar”, released October 2013 has received national airplay. First Single “Tales Of A Lonely Ex” aired four weeks in a row on Amazing Radio and featured in Jim Gellatly’s new music podcast. Second Single “Ashleigh” was also given national airplay and was picked to feature on an online game for EA sports. The video for this single also had over 10000 views in its first month on Youtube.

Highlights so far for the band are headlining the O2 Academy Islington London and headlining a sold out King Tuts. They have also supported Frightened Rabbit at the Barrowlands and The View at a sold out Doghouse in Dundee.

DJ Junior Lazarou will be playing, Ska, 2 Tone & Skinhead reggae classics when the bands aren’t on stage.