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English Beat

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4.7

20 of 20(100%)customers would recommend this to a friend.

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4 / 5

English Beat rocked!

Diesel Club Lounge @

- Pittsburgh @

,PA @

- Fri, Nov 13, 2009 @

Setlist: Included all their hits (Mirror in the Bathroom, Tenderness, Save it for Later, I Confess, Tears of a Clown) to name a few... @

Opening act(s): local band Pressure @

Posted 11/18/2009

by shellular

They played all their hits. Set lasted about and hour and a half. Good crowd!

Diesel Club Lounge @

- Pittsburgh @

,PA @

- Fri, Nov 13, 2009 @

Setlist: Included all their hits (Mirror in the Bathroom, Tenderness, Save it for Later, I Confess, Tears of a Clown) to name a few... @

Opening act(s): local band Pressure @

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Review 2 for English Beat

5 / 5

awesome!

Bears Den At Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel @

- Niagara Falls @

,NY @

- Sat, Nov 14, 2009 @

Posted 11/17/2009

by BufloFan

Location: Buffalo, NY

The concert was nonstop FUN!
You don't want to miss this one if you are an English Beat fan.
Everyone was out of their seats dancing, pure energy

Bears Den At Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel @

- Niagara Falls @

,NY @

- Sat, Nov 14, 2009 @

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Review 3 for English Beat

4 / 5

English Beat (Dave Wakling and friends)

Bears Den At Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel @

- Niagara Falls @

,NY @

- Sat, Nov 14, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Dancing to Click Click, Click Click Click. @

Posted 11/16/2009

by bEATfan

4 stars because it is the Beat. Played for about hour and 1/2. 30th year anniversary tour. Very small venue. Expected more people - they need to promote better. Did not appreciate the 3 General Public songs they did. But other than that, it was awesome to dance non-stop. Played: Whine and Grind; Stand Down Margaret; Click Click; Mirror in the Bathroom; Tears of a Clown; Can't Get used to Losing You; Jackpot; Doors of Your Heart; Save It for Later. Would have liked to have heard: Walk Away, Sole Salvation, Ackee 123, End of the Party. Ages ranged from original fans (including me) to college age.

Bears Den At Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel @

- Niagara Falls @

,NY @

- Sat, Nov 14, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Dancing to Click Click, Click Click Click. @

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Review 4 for English Beat

5 / 5

You can't beat the "English Beat"

Bears Den At Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel @

- Niagara Falls @

,NY @

- Sat, Nov 14, 2009 @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 11/15/2009

by NTbeatgirl

Location: North Tonawanda, NY

I have seen the "English Beat" three times now, and they never fail to disappoint.
Dave Wakeling and his band were probably the best I've ever seen them. From the first song to the last, I was on my feet dancing. What a great evening!

Bears Den At Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel @

- Niagara Falls @

,NY @

- Sat, Nov 14, 2009 @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 5 for English Beat

5 / 5

Enjoying Fish with a Beat...

Coach House - Capistrano @

- San Juan Capistrano @

,CA @

- Fri, Oct 30, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Body-surfing Fishbone style... @

Posted 11/02/2009

by DuckySD

Location: San Diego

Friday night's performance at the Coach House was quite the treat...

Fishbone brought the goods and warmed things up with their polished, we came to party, jam session stylings. A long time favorite, I have been guilty of never seeing them perform live until the other night!

Dave Wakeling and the boys (English Beat) immediately followed-up this act and kept the party at a boil, bringing numerous hits from their back catalogue of classics to life. The crowd, a middle aged mix, couldn't resist the fever and cut a rug the whole time!...

Indeed, considering it was the night before Halloween, we came to party and did so...I can only imagine how Saturday night's show was?!?!

Coach House - Capistrano @

- San Juan Capistrano @

,CA @

- Fri, Oct 30, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Body-surfing Fishbone style... @

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Review 6 for English Beat

5 / 5

English Beat Still Know How to Party

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: All the new tunes they mixed in @

Posted 10/14/2009

by ShannonBseattle

Location: Seattle

These guys have been a party in a box for 30 years now, and they are no less fun now than they were then. Once they start playing, the crowd doesn't stop dancing until they stop. When they play Showbox, the place is always full and the crowd is always in the mood for dancing. The band just feeds off the enthusiasm of the crowd and they play to the mood of the crowd. They are one of the few bands that has as much fun on stage as the crowd does in front of it, and they show it. If you like Ska and Reggae, they are a don't miss concert.

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: All the new tunes they mixed in @

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Review 7 for English Beat

5 / 5

The Beat was INCREDIBLE!

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Mirror in the Bathroom! @

Opening act(s): Go Down Moses (they were ok but their set was WAY too long. Once the Beat took the stage, you realized that they weren't as good as you thought). @

Posted 10/06/2009

by ParsleyLover

Location: Sammamish

Dave was able to transport us back to the 80s with this amazing show. Consumate performers, if you didn't dance from the second he began until the end of the show, you had to be made of ice water.

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Mirror in the Bathroom! @

Opening act(s): Go Down Moses (they were ok but their set was WAY too long. Once the Beat took the stage, you realized that they weren't as good as you thought). @

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Review 8 for English Beat

4 / 5

long live 2tone

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Ranking Full Stop @

Posted 10/05/2009

by piccata

The show was great. Dave Wakeling has put together a great backup band and they have been touring enough now that they all know their roles and play them well - great saxaphonist, and 2tone Tony was fabulous. One of the founding members of the Specials, Lynval Golding joined them for the last half of the show and they did some great songs they didn't play the last time we saw them: Roughrider, Enjoy Yourself plus some of the material from General Public. It is the thirtieth anniversary of the first release of a 2tone album - happy music, great to dance to, and a good mood throughout the venue. See them if you get the chance to do so.

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Ranking Full Stop @

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Review 9 for English Beat

4 / 5

The English Beat was great

Wonder Ballroom @

- Portland @

,OR @

- Thu, Oct 1, 2009 @

Posted 10/05/2009

by beatnick

The band was high energy and very tight. Great show.

Wonder Ballroom @

- Portland @

,OR @

- Thu, Oct 1, 2009 @

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Review 10 for English Beat

5 / 5

English Beat- showbox at the market

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: the place was rock'in but especially during "mirror in the bathroom" @

Opening act(s): get down moses, great local seattle band @

Posted 10/04/2009

by papamac58

Location: Black Diamond

the opening band "get down moses" was probably the best local band i've heard in a loooong time, hope they do well. as far as the English Beat is concerned what can i say but WOW! every bit as good as i remember them. the only thing i was dissapointed in was that they did'nt perform "i confess" which is as far as i'm concerned is thier trademark song. the showbox really, and i mean really needs too put in a new sound system, the vocals and higher pitch guitar riffs sounded like rice krispies popping were dubbed in.

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: the place was rock'in but especially during "mirror in the bathroom" @

Opening act(s): get down moses, great local seattle band @

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Review 11 for English Beat

5 / 5

30 years and still dancing

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Is there a better song ever than "Sooner or Later" ? NO- it is a song that makes my legs go crazy!! @

Posted 10/04/2009

by Britfreak

Location: Seattle

Dave, Dave and the rest of the band how do you do it over and over as if this was the first and best party you have ever been to. You can't stand still with the English Beat and why would you want too. These guys just really have it together and that with Dave's voice, Two Tune Tony's Jamaicin crowd mood contol, they move through the set with so much momentum. There isn't enough life to get all we need of the English Beat. Dave never stop and come back soon to Seattle. The entire crowd singing "Cant get use to losing you" in harmony was amazing

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Is there a better song ever than "Sooner or Later" ? NO- it is a song that makes my legs go crazy!! @

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Review 12 for English Beat

5 / 5

English Beat never disappoints

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: "Save it for Later" -- Dave actually kicked out some obnoxious fans but resumed this great song! @

Setlist: Tears of a Clown, I'll Take You There, Hands Off She's Mine, Twist and Crawl, Save it for Later, Tenderness, Mirror in the Bathroom @

Posted 10/04/2009

by RandK

Location: Seattle

Good times and fun songs. The English Beat always delivers a show with amazing enthusiasm. Dave and the guys have a genuine love for performing. The Showbox provided a great venue with a lovely sound.

Would love to see the play list changed up a little but it's hard to complain when you're dancing your a** off!!!

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: "Save it for Later" -- Dave actually kicked out some obnoxious fans but resumed this great song! @

Setlist: Tears of a Clown, I'll Take You There, Hands Off She's Mine, Twist and Crawl, Save it for Later, Tenderness, Mirror in the Bathroom @

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Review 13 for English Beat

5 / 5

English Beat was full of fun!!

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When Ranking Roger came out and joined the band for the rest of the show. @

Posted 10/04/2009

by Seedmoon

Location: Seattle

It was a great show.
Despite having good seats on the rail, it was nearly impossible to stay in them. You just had to get up and dance.
The band kept the place bouncing and happy. Well done.

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When Ranking Roger came out and joined the band for the rest of the show. @

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Review 14 for English Beat

5 / 5

The English Beat Were Fantastic!

Wonder Ballroom @

- Portland @

,OR @

- Thu, Oct 1, 2009 @

Posted 10/04/2009

by BerdMan

They were my favorite band at college in the 80s. I was amazed at the quality of their music and how well they could still play. I danced all night.

Wonder Ballroom @

- Portland @

,OR @

- Thu, Oct 1, 2009 @

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Review 15 for English Beat

5 / 5

English Beat was fantastic

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Posted 10/04/2009

by WilJ

Really fun band - Great energy, they sound great after 30 years!

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

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Review 16 for English Beat

5 / 5

English Beat was outstanding

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When they sang some of the General Public songs @

Setlist: Mirror in the bath room, Tenderness, I Confess, twist and crawl, many others. @

Opening act(s): Local band dead man moses set was also very good great guitar work from the lead singer. @

Posted 10/04/2009

by Kouv

Location: Seattle

They stole the show the music was tight and the arrangments were dead on. I was in the groov from the 1st to the last song and they did two encores way to go those English know how to party.

Showbox at the Market @

- Seattle @

,WA @

- Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When they sang some of the General Public songs @

Setlist: Mirror in the bath room, Tenderness, I Confess, twist and crawl, many others. @

Opening act(s): Local band dead man moses set was also very good great guitar work from the lead singer. @

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Review 17 for English Beat

5 / 5

Wonder Ballroom @

- Portland @

,OR @

- Thu, Oct 1, 2009 @

Favorite moment: front row high 5 with the band @

Posted 10/02/2009

by JimmyZ

Simply put, the best

Wonder Ballroom @

- Portland @

,OR @

- Thu, Oct 1, 2009 @

Favorite moment: front row high 5 with the band @

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Review 18 for English Beat

4 / 5

The English Beat at Tahoe, paradise at MontBleu

MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa @

- Lake Tahoe @

,NV @

- Fri, Aug 21, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When the inmates take over the asylum, i.e. when audience members join the band on-stage for "interpretive" dancing. @

Posted 08/24/2009

by Jaxsunn

I think that the English Beat combines two aspects missing in most live acts: great music that holds up over three decades and a live performance that is a joy to experience. Dave Wakeling and the band create a wormhole to the late 70s and early 80s that sounds as fresh now as it was innovative back in the day. This is one band I would see every year. The only complaint is that the brass section was depleted, no trumpet.

MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa @

- Lake Tahoe @

,NV @

- Fri, Aug 21, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When the inmates take over the asylum, i.e. when audience members join the band on-stage for "interpretive" dancing. @

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Review 19 for English Beat

4 / 5

Sounded just as great live

The Canyon @

- Agoura Hills @

,CA @

- Sat, Jun 20, 2009 @

Setlist: I Confess, Mirror in the Bathroom @

Posted 07/15/2009

by rockin80s

Location: Canyon Club

English Beat put on a great performance. The only drawback was that they were scheduled to come on at 9:00, but didn't come on stage until 10:45. By that time, I was ready to go home from waiting since 6:00 to see them. Other than that, they sounded great and performed their songs like Mirror in the Bathroom and I Confess to the perfect tee. I wished they would have played another one of my old time favorite which was Sooner or Later. They did start way too late for me to where I wanted to leave. Overall, great performance.

The Canyon @

- Agoura Hills @

,CA @

- Sat, Jun 20, 2009 @

Setlist: I Confess, Mirror in the Bathroom @

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Review 20 for English Beat

5 / 5

English Beat-gotta see!!

The Canyon @

- Agoura Hills @

,CA @

- Sat, Jun 20, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Hand off she's mine is one of my favorites...They paly their songs just like the recordings, only with more energy... @

Setlist: All the hits...I was so jazzed, i don't remember the order, but I can't think of one hit they didn't play! @

Opening act(s): No openers..just special beat service!!! @

Posted 07/15/2009

by rockon247

Location: Lancaster, CA

Dave Wakeling still has it. If you liked them in the 80's you'll love them now! A small venue like the Canyon Club only enhances the experience! from twist & crawl to mirror in the bathroom, they played them all, non-stop, hit after hit. I thought I was 18 again...After the show, Dave stayed and shook hands, what a down to earth musician...I will see them every time they come to So Cal..!!!

The Canyon @

- Agoura Hills @

,CA @

- Sat, Jun 20, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Hand off she's mine is one of my favorites...They paly their songs just like the recordings, only with more energy... @

Setlist: All the hits...I was so jazzed, i don't remember the order, but I can't think of one hit they didn't play! @

Opening act(s): No openers..just special beat service!!! @

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