20 replies to this topic

[Bohemian]

Are they playing twice ? I know they are headling CN on Saturday night. Pretty sure I saw them listed elsewhere when the line up camoe out originaly.

[glastofreak]

They should also be playing the Leftfield

[vinylvictim]

Halvin's Clashfinder has them playing Arcadia on Saturday evening

[thelizardking]

Yeahh, according to clashfinder they're playing Arcadia at around 6, and CN around half twelve on the saturday

[Bohemian]

Cheers all.Half past midnight, that's perfect! Want to see Johnny Marr with the Cribs so happy days will get to see The Beat - an absolute must see!

[kingjamma]

Awesome. Was worried they would clash, but looks like I'll get to see them

[Peaceman]

They are also playing at the Get Up Stand Up! show on the Blazing Saddle stage on the Sunday between 4-6pm along with Marcus Brigstocke, Isy Suttie and a guest speaker.

[hazey_jane]

Only three times in the whole festival?  I'm sure they'll play a few times more on top of that as well.

They are ace, I've seen them before and did some proper skanking.  Will definitely try and catch them again this year.

[Boris]

Yep.. they seem to turn up all over the shop, whatever the official listings might say. Ace!

[glasgowpete]

i never get tired of seeing the beat playing live, one of them bands that the music never sounds dated and they are fantastic live as well.

i hope to catch them at least once at glasto for the zillmillionth time  

[Joshuwarr]

If the Tories get in again I'd love to hear a rendition of "Stand Down Cameron"

[whisty]

Joshuwarr, on May 3 2010, 10:47 PM, said:

If the Tories get in again I'd love to hear a rendition of "Stand Down Cameron"

Good call, lets hope it's not on the playlist.

[hellcats]

I'll be there - they were ace last time I saw them

[LawskiHoopza]

Is Dave Wakeling the only original member left in the group?
They were always my favourite band from the ska era.
Never seen them live so I would like to see them at Glasto.
Are they decent live?

[sinhala]

LawskiHoopza, on May 5 2010, 08:25 PM, said:

Is Dave Wakeling the only original member left in the group?
They were always my favourite band from the ska era.
Never seen them live so I would like to see them at Glasto.
Are they decent live?

Ranking Roger and Everett Morton are still in the band, and yes they are ACE live - better than the records.

[jamesontheverge]

The Beat are fantastic live..........the reason that Sally grabbed them to play at Glastonbury was because of their brilliant live set at last summer's Croissant Neuf Summer party.....an event well worth putting in your diary for this summer.

  http://www.partyneuf.co.uk/2010/

[sinhala]

Pretty sure I saw them in the Leftfield tent in either 08 or 07 - maybe a Thursday night - could be wrong. Deffo saw Neville Staples in there one year.

When Leftfeild had it's rightfull position as opposed to being stuck up in The Park.

[lucyginger]

Ranking Roger has abs to die for. My ex's band supported them a few yrs ago and Roger let me stroke his tummy. We then had a conversation about rollerblading, and then he went off to get his blades to show me! Lovely bloke, great band, absolutely great live. I'm certainly hoping to catch them.

[sonny]

sinhala, on May 6 2010, 09:00 AM, said:

Pretty sure I saw them in the Leftfield tent in either 08 or 07 - maybe a Thursday night - could be wrong. Deffo saw Neville Staples in there one year.

When Leftfeild had it's rightfull position as opposed to being stuck up in The Park.

Ive seen them in Leftfield a few times.  A particularly wonderful moment being them doing Rock the Casbah especially for a member of the Clash who was in the audience.

I think I saw Neville in one of the dance tents the same year.  It was the first time I'd heard Specials tunes live (before I stalked their comeback tour   ) I was very emotional

[eFestivals]

LawskiHoopza, on May 5 2010, 08:25 PM, said:

Is Dave Wakeling the only original member left in the group?

He's living in America, and performs under the name "The English Beat", which is the name their stuff was released under in the USA (I guess cos there was a yank band called The Beat).

Essentially, there's now two The Beat's, but with one each side of the pond.

Dave's Beat:-
http://www.myspace.c...ficialbeatspace

Roger's Beat:-
http://www.myspace.com/thebeatofficial