Music fans given chance to star in Skins

Skins is to scout for new actors for its third series on the upcoming Skins Live Tour.

The E4 teen drama, which has just axed its entire cast, will send a script to all ticket holders and hold auditions for new parts at the parties, running throughout April and May.

"We've been hunting for identical twin girls and a Polish guy through SkinsLife.com and we've had a fantastic response," said the show's co-creator and executive producer Bryan Elsley. "We're now looking for all sorts of people for Series Three - from extras all the way up to lead roles."

Unsigned bands can bag a slot on the tour, set to feature shows by Crystal Castles, The Teenagers, Cut Off Your Hands, XX Teens and The Rascals, by winning a competition on SkinsLife.com.

The dates are as follows:

Manchester Academy (April 10) (The Teenagers, TS7, Men in Masks, The Clik Clik, We Are Copycats)

Cardiff Solus (12) (Ladyhawke, The Clik Clik, David E Sugar, We Start Fires)

Nottingham Trent University (18) (We Smoke Fags, Shitdisco (DJ),
Cassette Jam, Cut Off Your Hands)

Norwich UEA (24) (Men In Masks, Joy Formidable, The Clik Clik)

Liverpool Nation (25) (Crystal Castles, Ladyhawke, David E Sugar, Osymyso)

London Bloomsberry Ballroom (26) (Dexplicit, Ladyhawke, Men In Masks, CDK)

Glasgow Arches (May 2) (We Smoke Fags, The Rascals, Joy Formidable, Osymyso)

Newcastle Digital (8) (Cut Off Your Hands, XX Teens, Cassette Jam, Joy Formidable)

Birmingham Custard Factory (15) (Cut Off Your Hands, Osymyso, XX Teens, Pnau, Joy Formidable)

Tickets for the Skins Live Tour are only available from SkinsLife.com.

If you're on O2 you can get Priority Tickets to The O2 and O2 Academy venues up to 48 hours before they go on general release. Register at o2priority.co.uk. Terms apply.