Skating Polly + Lord Friday the 13th

Screaming Tarts presents…
Skating Polly
+ Lord Friday the 13th
Wednesday 7th October 2026. The New Adelphi Club
£16.50 Adv from seetickets CLICK HERE

Over the past decade, Skating Polly have embodied punk’s unbridled freedom with a sound they call “ugly-pop” – unruly, subversive, and fiercely melodic. Formed in Oklahoma by stepsisters Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse at ages 9 and 13, and later joined by Kelli’s brother Kurtis Mayo on drums, the band have grown alongside a devoted community of fans while earning admiration from their musical heroes. Their journey has included collaborations with Exene Cervenka and Calvin Johnson, tours with Babes In Toyland, and a feature-length documentary, all leading to a new creative peak on their double album Chaos County Line, their most expansive and emotionally powerful work to date.

Lord Friday the 13th is a dollar-store trash-glam-punk band born in Austin, Texas and now based in Los Angeles, fronted by brother-sister duo Felix and Sloane Lenz. Formed in early 2019, the band grew out of a lifelong creative partnership shaped by an unconventional upbringing in Athens, Texas – largely homeschooled, unschooled, and left to invent their own fun. That isolation became an advantage, giving them space to develop a strong sense of self, unburdened by outside norms, and a commitment to making something strange and entirely their own.