The Beat
The band crossed over fluidly between soul, reggae, pop and punk, and from these disparate pieces they created an infectious dance rhythm. Along with their contemporaries The Specials, The Selecter, and Madness, The Beat became an overnight sensation and one of the most popular and influential bands of the British ska movement.
By Christmas of 1979, The Beat were riding high in the UK charts with their first single, a smoking remake of the classic Smokey Robinson tune Tears of a Clown.
Over the course of the next five years, The Beat toured relentlessly and released three studio albums: “I Just Can’t Stop It”, “Wh’appen”, both reaching number 3 in The UK album charts, and “Special Beat Service”. The band toured the world, touring with such artists as David Bowie, The Police, REM, The Clash, The Talking Heads, The Pretenders, and The Specials, to name but a few.
The Beat kept scoring hits with tunes that have now become so popular that it’s hard to remember a time when they didn’t exist, such as Mirror in the Bathroom, Hands Off… She’s Mine, Too Nice To Talk To, Save it for Later, I Confess, Stand Down Margaret, and their serene cover of Andy William’s Can’t Get Used To Losing You.
The Beat featuring Ranking Jnr continue to perform all the classic hits in their dynamic live shows
MARCH 2024
Friday 8th
GLOUCESTER Guildhall
Box Office: 01452 503050
www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk
APRIL
Saturday 20th
ALTRINCHAM Bowdon Rooms
Box Office: 0343 2080500
www.thebowdonrooms.co.uk
JUNE
Friday 7th
CARLISLE Old Fire Station
Box Office: 01228 938110
www.ofcarlisle.co.uk
JULY
Saturday 20th
CHALFEST
www.chalfest.co.uk
SEPTEMBER
Friday 13th
SKEGNESS Butlins
www.bigweekends.com
Saturday 14th
HERTFORD Corn Exchange
www.cornexchangehertford.co.uk
Saturday 28th
MIDDLESBROUGH Town Hall
Box Office: 01642 729729
www.middlesbroughtownhall.co.uk
OCTOBER
Friday 11th
TAMWORTH Assembly Rooms
Box Office: 01827 709618
www.tamworthassemblyrooms.co.uk
NOVEMBER
Saturday 2nd
BOGNOR Butlins
www.bigweekenders.com
MARCH 2023
Wednesday 1st
BURY ST EDMUNDS The Apex
Box Office: 01284 758000
www.theapex.co.uk
MAY
Saturday 13th
BLACKBURN King George’s Hall
Box Office: 01254 582579
www.bwdvenues.com
Saturday 20th
MILTON KEYNES MK11
www.mk11kilnfarm.com
Saturday 27th
FLEETWOOD Marine Hal
Box Office: 01253 887693
www.wyretheatres.co.uk
JUNE
Friday 2nd
CHELTENHAM Wychwood Festival
www.wychwoodfestival.com
AUGUST
Sunday 13th
LEDBURY Lakefest Eastnor Deer Park
www.lakefest.co.uk
Sunday 20th
STAFFORD Weston Park Camp Bestival
www.campbestival.net
SEPTEMBER
Saturday 2nd
CARLISLE Old Fire Station
www.ofscarlisle.co.uk
Saturday 16th
HERTFORD Corn Exchange
www.cornexchangehertford.co.uk
Saturday 23rd
SHOREHAM Ropetackle Arts Centre
Box Office: 01273 464443
www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk
Saturday 30th
BOGNOR Butlins
www.bigweekends.com
OCTOBER
Saturday 14th
DERBY The Hairy Dog
www.hairydogvenue.co.uk
Saturday 21st
MINEHEAD Butlins
www.bigweekends.com
NOVEMBER
Saturday 4th
MILTON KEYNES MK11
www.mk11kilnfarm.com
DECEMBER
Friday 22nd
LONDON New Cross Inn
Box Office:
www.newcrossinn.com