La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts invites you to The English Beat – Live in Concert on Friday, November 22nd at 8 pm. Lace-up those black and white checkered Creepers and get ready to dance! Arrive early. Ther Lobby Bar will open at 6:30 pm. Live DJ, drink specials, and raffle prizes.
The English Beat, founded in Birmingham, England in 1978, fuses Latin, Ska, Pop, Soul, Reggae and Punk Rock into an unforgettable sound that has moved fans for decades. The band released three studio albums in the early 1980s giving them a string of hit singles, including “Mirror in the Bathroom,” “Save It for Later,” “Can’t Get Used to Losing You” and “Too Nice To Talk To.”
Although The Beat’s main fan base was in the UK, the band was also popular in Australia. The Beat had a sizable following in the US and Canada, where the band was known as The English Beat for legal reasons (to avoid confusion with the American band the Beat). The Beat toured the world with well-known artists including David Bowie, the Clash, the Police, the Pretenders, R.E.M., the Specials and Talking Heads.
The band split in 1983 and Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger started a band called General Public, and Dave Steele and Andy Cox formed Fine Young Cannibals, which had a number of hits between 1985 and 1989. Original co-founder Dave Wakeling will bring back The English Beat sound to La Mirada Theatre. Come and enjoy this special concert event.
The concert’s opening act will be the New Wave sounds of Southern California based Midway.
Click here to purchase tickets for The English Beat. Tickets start at $12.