The Beat feat. Ranking Jnr

**Be Sharp Promotions and New Cross Live presents**

**The Beat ft. Ranking Junior**

The band crossed over fluidly between soul, reggae, pop and punk, and from these disparate pieces they created an infectious dance rhythm. Along with their contemporaries The Specials, The Selecter, and Madness, The Beat became an overnight sensation and one of the most popular and influential bands of the British ska movement.

By Christmas of 1979, The Beat were riding high in the UK charts with their first single, a smoking remake 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 Beat Service”. The band toured the world, touring with such artists as David Bowie, The Police, REM, The Clash, The Talking Heads, The Pretenders, and The Specials, to name but a few.

The Beat featuring Ranking Jnr continue to perform all the classic hits in their dynamic live shows.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtvV29Qigs3qw7FSqioGHsA

\+ supports TBA

**Dakka Skanks**

Making ska/dub/reggae/punk rhythms from Brighton, UK.

https://www.dakkaskanks.com/

Friday 19th December 2025

New Cross Inn

Doors 6pm

Presented by New Cross Live.

This is an 18+ event