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The English Beat

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The next The English Beat concert is scheduled for Friday, June 6, 2025 at Felton Music Hall in Felton, CA, United States. See all 24 upcoming concerts
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Top Songs By The English Beat

Listen to Save It for Later (2012 Remaster) by The English Beat, see lyrics, music video & more!
Save It for Later (2012 Remaster)The English Beat
Listen to Mirror in the Bathroom (2012 Remaster) by The English Beat, see lyrics, music video & more!
Mirror in the Bathroom (2012 Remaster)The English Beat
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I Confess (2012 Remaster)The English Beat
Listen to The Tears of a Clown by The English Beat, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Tears of a ClownThe English Beat
Listen to Can't Get Used to Losing You (2012 Remaster) by The English Beat, see lyrics, music video & more!
Can't Get Used to Losing You (2012 Remaster)The English Beat
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Too Nice to Talk to (2012 Remaster)The English Beat
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Twist & Crawl (2012 Remaster)The English Beat
Listen to Best Friend (2012 Remaster) by The English Beat, see lyrics, music video & more!
Best Friend (2012 Remaster)The English Beat
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Hands Off... She's Mine (2012 Remaster)The English Beat

Upcoming Concerts for The English Beat

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  • Jun
    06
    Jun 06, 2025
    Felton Music Hall
    Felton
  • Jun
    07
    Jun 07, 2025
    Felton Music Hall
    Felton
  • Jun
    13
    Jun 13, 2025
    Cornerstone
    Berkeley
  • Jun
    14
    Jun 14, 2025
    Quarry Park
    Rocklin
  • Jun
    19
    Jun 19, 2025
    The State Room
    Salt Lake City
  • Jun
    20
    Jun 20, 2025
    Boulder Theater
    Boulder
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More albums from The English Beat

Listen to Public Confidential by The Beat feat. Ranking Roger
ALBUMPublic ConfidentialThe Beat feat. Ranking Roger
Listen to Here We Go Love by The Beat starring Dave Wakeling
ALBUMHere We Go LoveThe Beat starring Dave Wakeling
Listen to Special Beat Service (Expanded) [2012 Remaster] by The English Beat
ALBUMSpecial Beat Service (Expanded) [2012 Remaster]The English Beat
Listen to Wha’ppen? (Expanded) [2012 Remaster] by The English Beat
ALBUMWha’ppen? (Expanded) [2012 Remaster]The English Beat
Listen to I Just Can’t Stop It (2012 Remaster) by The English Beat
ALBUMI Just Can’t Stop It (2012 Remaster)The English Beat

Artist Playlists

The English Beat Essentials
The English Beat Essentials
Ska, Afrobeat, and funk with infectiously scratchy guitars.
The English Beat Essentials

About The English Beat

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Hometown
Birmingham, England
Formed
March 1979
Genre
Alternative
Known as The English Beat in North America to avoid confusion with another band, and simply as The Beat everywhere else, this energetic pop-ska combo emerged in 1978 to bring a refreshing spirit of inclusion to a bummed-out nation. Featuring singer/songwriter Dave Wakeling and Jamaican toaster Ranking Roger, the British-Caribbean crew debuted their signature formula—happy songs with sad lyrics—with an uptempo 1979 cover of “The Tears of a Clown.” The Beat fit neatly into the British two-tone scene pioneered by The Specials and The Selecter, and hit the Top 5 with their 1980 debut album, I Just Can’t Stop It, which generated three Top 10 singles and the controversial yet highly danceable anti-Thatcher polemic “Stand Down Margaret.” The Beat took their emo-pachinko sound in an Afropop direction on 1981’s Wha’ppen? before returning to ska-centricity and embracing classic jangle pop on Special Beat Service in 1982. They broke up the following year to form popular offshoots General Public and Fine Young Cannibals. Ranking Roger and Dave Wakeling helmed various reconstituted Beat lineups into the 21st century, and the latter kept The Beat going after Roger’s death in 2019.
Members of The English Beat include, or have included, Steve Huff, Paul Collins, and Jay Dee Daugherty.

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