THE ENGLISH BEAT At The BriXton This Saturday
May 19, 2011May 21st
“Mr. 80′s” Julian Douglas proudly welcomes as The BriXton – South Bay present, THE ENGLISH BEAT this Saturday, May 21st.
The original Kings of Ska and pioneers of MTV are back, featuring the one and only Dave Wakeling, as they celebrate over 30 years of making incredible music. Since 1978 back in England, The English Beat fused ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, creating a sound that would take them to the U.S. and around the world and put their stamp on history.
They will be performing the legendary hits of The English Beat as well as of General Public, the ultimate MTV staples of the 80′s, like: “Save It For Later,” “Mirror In The Bathroom,” “Save It For Later,” “Tenderness,” “I’ll Take You There,” “Tears Of A Clown,” ”Twist And Crawl,” ”Never You Done That,” ”Hot Your Cool,” “Best Friend,” ”Hands Off She’s Mine,” “Stand Down Margaret” and more, in this rare and intimate show.
With special guests: EASE UP.
Hosted by ”DJ Mr. 80′s” spinning those 80′s hits all night long, with trivia, ticket give-a-ways and more!
Limited tickets are available for $22 in advance or $25 the night of the show if not sold out.
THE BRIXTON - SOUTH BAY is located at 100 W. Torrance Blvd., Unit J (at the beautiful Redondo Beach Pier), Redondo Beach, CA 90277. 21 and over. Doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. www.BriXtonSouthBay.com.
Upcoming shows at The BriXton and The Dive:
Friday, May 27th - ELVISS SIMMONS & THE MEMPHIS STRUTTERS and SLIPPERY WHEN JERSEY (tribute to Bon Jovi)
Saturday, June 4th - THE TUBES
Saturday, June 11th - DEAD MAN’S PARTY (tribute to Oingo Boingo) and BLONDE DAY (tribute to Blondie)
Saturday, June 25th - BOW WOW WOW
Friday, July 15th - QUEEN NATION (tribute to Queen)
Saturday, July 30th - JOHNNY VATOS OINGO BOINGO DANCE PARTY (featuring former members of Oingo Boingo)
Saturday, August 13th - THE ATOMIC PUNKS (tribute to early Van Halen)
Saturday, August 27th - VITALOGY (tribute to Pearl Jam) and NO DUH (tribute to No Doubt)
