The English Beat 30th Anniversary

01/27/2009
. (PR) The English Beat, formed in Birmingham, England in 1979, are celebrating their 30th anniversary with an action-packed 2009. Led by founding member, lead vocalist and songwriter Dave Wakeling, the band will be recording and touring extensively.

The sparkling live show includes the band's best-known originals, among them "Mirror in the Bathroom," "Save It for Later," "Stand Down Margaret" and "I Confess," and their inspirational covers of "Tears of a Clown" and "Can't Get Used to Losing You," as well as the hits Wakeling scored with '80s pop icons General Public, such as "Tenderness," "Never You Done That" and "I'll Take You There."

All this, plus a growing number of new songs that are fast becoming firm favorites with the fans, like "The Love You Give Lasts Forever," "How Can You Stand There" and "Said We Would Never Die" . . . bring your dancing shoes, and your thinking caps! The new tracks will be recorded and released in 2009, either as a series of EPs or a full album, and will include new studio tracks, live tracks, acoustic versions, and remixes by good friends The Thievery Corporation.

"There are many perks to being in a pop group," says Wakeling, "the money, the fame, the fast cars, and the sometimes even faster women, they can all be good, but for someone to tell you that your songs have been a part of the soundtrack of their life for a quarter century is the greatest honor a troubadour can ever receive."

The band run a Myspace site, www.myspace.com/officialbeatspace; a Facebook page, englishbeat; a Street Promotion Team, at [email protected]; and a Cyber Promotion Team, at [email protected], to help spread the good word about what the band is up to. Fans who get involved get free passes to the shows and a chance to meet with the band at sound check.

Says Dave: "So come on, jump on in, the water is lovely, for crying out loud!"

TOUR DATES:
Tues., Jan. 27 Cocoa Beach, Fl Chili Pepper Supper Club
Wed., Jan. 28 Ft. Lauderdale, Fl The Culture Room
Fri., Jan. 30 Baltimore, Md Rams Head Live!
Sat., Jan. 31 Richmond, Va Toad's Place Richmond
Mon., Feb. 2 Alexandria, Va The Birchmere
Tues., Feb. 3 Philadelphia, Pa The World Caf� Live
Thurs., Feb. 5 Farmingdale, Ny The Crazy Donkey
Fri., Feb. 6 New York, Ny The Fillmore At Irving Plaza
Sat., Feb. 7 Asbury Park, Nj The Stone Pony
Sun., Feb. 8 Londonderry, Nh Tupelo Music Hall
Wed.-Thurs, Feb. 11-12 Boston, Ma Paradise
Fri., Feb. 13 Providence, Ri Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
Sat., Feb. 14 Pittsburgh, Pa Rex Theatre
Fri.-Sat., Feb. 27-28 Solana Beach (San Diego), Ca Belly Up
Fri., March 6 Agoura Hills, Ca Canyon Club
Sat., March 7 Hawthorne, Ca Hangar Athletic Xchange
Fri., March 13 Redondo Beach, Ca Brixton
Sat., March 14 San Juan Capistrano, Ca The Coach House
Sat., March 21 Las Vegas, Nv Tropicana Resort & Casino
Fri., March 27 Fairfax, Ca 19 Broadway
Sat., March 28 Olympic Valley, Ca Resort At Squaw Creek
Fri., May 8 Temecula, Ca Wiens Family Cellars
Sat., May 9 Santa Ana, Ca Galaxy Theatre
Sat., May 16 East Hampton, Ny Stephen Talkhouse
Sun.-Mon., May 17-18 Annapolis, Md Rams Head On Stage
Wed.-Thurs., May 20-21 Sellersville, Pa Sellersville Theater 1894
Sat.-Sun., May 23-24 Londonderry, Ny Tupelo Music Hall

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