Dave Wakeling will prove he’s still got the beat August 21 at Webster Hall
Webster Hall
125 East Eleventh St. between Second & Third Aves.
Saturday, August 21, $30, 8:00
212-353-1600
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The English Beat formed more than thirty years, then ruled the early ’80s with such ska smashes as “Mirror in the Bathroom” and “Save It for Later” and a killer cover of Smokey Robinson’s “Tears of a Clown.” In 1983, leaders Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger put together General Public, which had a huge hit with “Tenderness” before they broke up. There have been various incarnations of the English Beat, known as the Beat in England, over the last decade, but none that have included both Roger and Wakeling together (except for a one-off gig at Royal Festival Hall in February 2003). Wakeling is bringing the current incarnation of the band, with Rhythmm Epkins on drums, Wayne Lothian on bass, Raynier Jacildo on keyboards, Matt Morrish on saxophone, and Antonee First Class on toaster, to Webster Hall tonight, with Bad Manners and Chris Murray opening the show. Prepare to dance your ass off.