The Beat ft. Ranking Jnr

New Cross Live & Be Sharp  presentsThe Beat ft. Ranking Jnr The band crossed over fluidly between soul, reggae, pop and punk, and from these disparate piecesthey created an infectious dance rhythm. Along with their contemporaries The Specials, TheSelecter, and Madness, The Beat became an overnight sensation and one of the most popular andinfluential bands of the British ska movement.By Christmas of 1979, The Beat were riding high in the UK charts with their first single, a smokingremake of the classic Smokey Robinson tune Tears of a Clown.Over the course of the next five years The Beat toured relentlessly and released three studio albums:“I Just Can’t Stop It”, “Wh’appen”, both reaching number 3 in The UK album charts and “Special BeatService”. The band toured the world, touring with such artists as David Bowie, The Police, REM, TheClash, The Talking Heads, The Pretenders, and The Specials, to name but a few.The Beat kept scoring hits with tunes that have now become so popular that it’s hard to remember atime when they didn’t exist, such as Mirror in the Bathroom, Hands Off… She’s Mine, Too Nice ToTalk To, Save it for Later, I Confess, Stand Down Margaret, and their serene cover of Andy William’sCan’t Get Used To Losing You.The Beat featuring Ranking Jnr continue to perform all the classic hits in their dynamic live showsinstagram.com/rankingjnr+ support tba