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The Beat
The Beat are an English ska revival band formed in Birmingham in 1978, part of the 2 Tone movement that fused Jamaican ska with punk energy. The original line-up featured Dave Wakeling on vocals and guitar, Ranking Roger on vocals and toasting, Andy Cox on guitar, David Steele on bass, Everett Morton on drums, and veteran saxophonist Saxa, who had previously played with Prince Buster and Desmond Dekker.
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United Kingdom
- Oct 2LondonO2 Shepherds Bush EmpirePerformers: The SelecterView details
- Oct 3SouthamptonO2 Guildhall SouthamptonPerformers: The SelecterView details
- Oct 4LeicesterO2 Academy LeicesterPerformers: The SelecterView details
- Oct 7LiverpoolO2 Academy LiverpoolView details
- Oct 9ManchesterO2 Ritz ManchesterPerformers: Bad Manners, Rhoda DakarView details
- Oct 10Newcastle Upon TyneNXPerformers: The Selecter, Rhoda DakarView details
- Oct 10 – Oct 11WorthingThe Factory LiveView details
- Oct 14LeedsO2 Academy LeedsPerformers: Bad MannersView details
- Oct 15NorwichEpic StudiosPerformers: The Undertones, The Beat ft Ranking JrView details
- Oct 17BirminghamO2 Institute BirminghamPerformers: The UndertonesView details
- Oct 24BristolElectric BristolView details
- Oct 25BournemouthO2 Academy BournemouthPerformers: Bad MannersView details
- Oct 27 – Oct 27CardiffTramshedView details
- Oct 29OxfordO2 Academy OxfordPerformers: The Selecter, Rhoda DakarView details
- Dec 12ChesterThe Live RoomsView details
United States
- Oct 4Las VegasHouse of Blues Las VegasPerformers: The Aquabats!, CJ RamoneView details
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About The Beat
Their debut album, I Just Can't Stop It, released in 1980, reached number three on the UK Albums Chart and produced the hit single Mirror in the Bathroom, which peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. Further hits, including Save It for Later and Hands Off... She's Mine, followed on the albums Wha'ppen? and Special Beat Service in 1981 and 1982.
The band split in 1983, with Wakeling and Ranking Roger forming General Public, and Cox and Steele founding Fine Young Cannibals with singer Roland Gift. Because an unrelated American band already used the name The Beat, the group performed as the English Beat in North America while retaining The Beat as its name in the UK and Australia.
Both strands of the band have continued to tour: Dave Wakeling has led the English Beat in the United States, while Ranking Roger fronted a UK version until his death in 2019, after which later line-ups have carried the Beat name forward.