First gig at Splash club

The group played their first gig at London’s Splash club in March 1994. In 1995 they were voted Best New British Band by the readers of Kerrang! magazine. At the award ceremony drummer Mark Richardson met the band who were looking for a permanent replacement for Robbie France, so an audition was set up and the band was reformed. Soon after that, two of their songs, “Feed” and “Selling Jesus”, appeared on the soundtrack of the film Strange Days in 1995. “Selling Jesus” became Skunk Anansie’s second song to receive radio play, following their first radio release “Little Baby Swastikkka”. After hearing this song, radio personality Howard Stern predicted that the band would become a huge hit. The band were also voted Kerrang! ‘ s Best British Live Act in 1996. In 1997 they were nominated for Best Live Act and Best Group at the MTV Europe Music Awards .