The English Beat

Thursday, April 20, 2023 8 p.m.

Introduced as “the hottest thing since the Pennsylvania meltdown”, The Beat hailed from working class, industrial Birmingham, England. When The Beat rushed on to the music scene in 1979, it was a time of social, political and musical upheaval. 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 band became an overnight sensation and one of the most popular and influential bands of the British Two Tone Ska movement.
Tickets at https://bit.ly/3Jab1vj.

Wall Street Theater. 71 Wall St. (with easy parking in the Yankee Doodle Garage).