The frontman of one of the most iconic bands to emerge from Fife is excited for a "homecoming" at Rockore this weekend.
Richard Jobson has said he is looking forward to taking to the stage with The Skids at the popular Benarty music festival, which takes place on Saturday at Lochore Meadows Country Park.
The sold-out event, first held in 2017, will be headlined by Midge Ure, with a host of other acts set to entertain thousands of fans.
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Dunfermline legends The Skids are likely to prove popular and, for Jobson, who was brought up in the area, the prospect of performing on his "home turf" is one to savour.
In an exclusive interview, whilst he was attending the launch of Dunfermline Athletic Football Club's third kit, which pays homage to the band, he said: "I was brought up in Ballingry and Crosshill, so it's my home turf.
"I left there as a child obviously, but I think it's the first time I've went back since I left in 1972, so I haven't been back.
"I'm very, very excited about it, going back.
"I've heard it's a great festival. I think they've asked us before and it didn't happen. We're there, and I'm really looking forward to it.
"I love playing Dunfermline, but this is very unusual what I'm doing over there, so I can't wait."
The Skids were originally formed in 1977 by the late Stuart Adamson, William Simpson, Thomas Kellichan and Jobson.
Their debut studio album, Scared to Dance, featured their iconic hit Into the Valley, which reached the top 10 of the UK singles chart in 1979, and is still used by Dunfermline Athletic to welcome the teams ahead of matches at East End Park.
Whilst its members have changed over the years, the band are still going strong, and just last month played to huge crowds at Glasgow Summer Sessions' 'Punk All Dayer'.
Jobson, 65, continued: "We just played with the Sex Pistols at Bellahouston Park to 40,000 people, who loved it.
"The Sex Pistols were their new incarnation with Frank Carter singing. I thought they were very Las Vegas, but great, and the Skids went down an absolute storm.
"I mean, I was quite taken aback by the response. It's not our gig, it's their gig, but we went down really well, and a lot of people loved it.
"We're touring the third album, Absolute Game, in January, so that's going to be a big tour. We're playing big venues again.
"I've been very careful how I've managed the band, in the sense that don't overplay it, be careful, play a lot of the big festivals, and people see us and go, 'bloody hell, they're alright', still bouncing around, still fit!"
In addition to Midge Ure and The Skids, Rockore will feature performances from GBX, Roberta Childs, Parka Life, Stop the Clocks, Erasured, Ultimate Rock Show and Pork Pie.
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