Tours: The English Beat

Birmingham, England’s The English Beat have added another batch of U.S. and Canadian tour dates.  A series of local acts will support the upcoming gigs.The dates are below.

The band  is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the release of their 1980 debut album I Just Can’t Stop It, which spawned the seminal hits “Tears of a Clown”, “Mirror In the Bathroom”, “Best Friend”, “Twist & Crawl”, and“Too Nice to Talk To.”

During recent shows, the band has been playing new songs which they plan to record soon. Front man Dave Wakelig explained:

“I have plans to record this year. Some great new demos done, and now I’m just figuring out how to put the recording and touring schedule together. Expect releases to begin by Summer!”

4/16 Santa Ana, CA / Galaxy Theatre

4/17 Agoura Hills, CA / Canyon Club

4/23 Mill Valley, CA / 142 Throckmorton Theatre

4/24 Felton, CA / Don Quixote’s Int’l Music Hall

5/1 Ladera Ranch, CA / Founders Park

5/3 Alexandria, VA / Birchmere

5/5 Hoboken, NJ / Maxwells

5/6 Sellersville, PA / Sellersville Theatre 1894

5/7 Amagansett, NY / Stephen Talkhouse

5/8 Norfolk, CT / Infinity Hall

5/9 Fairfield, CT / Stage One

5/10 Fairfield, CT / Stage One

5/12 St John’s, NL / Club One

5/13 Halifax, NS / The Paragon Theatre

5/15 Ottawa, ON / Shenkman Arts Centre

5/16 Waterloo, ON / Starlight Room

5/17 Waterloo, ON / Starlight Room

5/18 Toronto, ON / Lee’s Palace

5/20 Ferndale, MI / Magic Bag

5/21 Indianapolis, IN / Radio Radio

5/22 St. Louis, MO / Blueberry Hill

5/24 Albuquerue, NM / Launchpad

5/25 Tucson, AZ / Club Congress

5/28 Los Angeles, CA / Hollywood Park Race Track

5/29 San Luis Obispo, CA / Downtown Brewing Co.

6/4 Solana Beach, CA / Belly Up Tavern

6/5 Solana Beach, CA/ Belly Up Tavern

6/19 Manitowoc, WI / Washington Park

6/23 Seattle, WA / The Out to Lunch Concert Series

7/1 San Jose, CA / Plaza de Cesar Chavez

7/3 Lake Tahoe, CA / Truckee Regional Park Amp.

7/24 Temecula, CA / Wiens Family Winery