Exclusive Interview with Dave Wakeling of The English Beat
This is a guest post by Markus Goldman, a DJ at WMMR in Philadelphia.
On Tuesday June 30th, 2009 I had a chance to speak to Dave Wakeling for the second time in 7 months. He had a lot to share about what is going on with the band. The interview is about 28 minutes and we talk about political change briefly in the beginning and then switch to the tour, the band and recording news as well. The Beat have begun recording some new material which will be previewed on the Tour as well as a stellar mix of make your feet move Beat Classics. All the details including how they are recording in Analog, their 1983 US Tour with Bow Wow Wow and R.E.M., plus, could there be a special 2 Tone event in the future? Listen in and enjoy. I live in Philly and the Beat will be at these dates and venues in the NE. Go to www.davewakeling.com for the entire tour schedule.
The English Beat will be at the Croc in Allentown on July 17th with Reel Big Fish and Supervillians. It is the 30th Anniversary Tour for the Beat and should be quite memorable. Check out these other upcoming east coast tour dates:
- Tuesday 7/7/09 House Of Blues Boston, Mass.
- Wednesday 7/8/09 Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton Beach
- Thursday 7/9/09 Nokia Theatre, NY, NY
- Friday 7/10/09 House Of Blues Atlantic City, NJ
- Saturday 7/11/09 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
- Sunday 7/12/09 Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel Providence, RI
- Thursday 7/16/09 Northern Lights Clifton Park, NY
- Friday 7/17/09 The Croc Allentown, PA
- Saturday 7/18/09 The Norva Norfolk, VA
- Sunday 7/19/09 Pier Six Concert Pavillion Baltimore, MD
- Monday 7/20/09 The National Richmond, VA
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Comments
Carol Hower-Kelly
Being a huge fan, it’s great to hear from Dave Wakeling. This is a superb interview and I enjoyed every minute. Knowing The Beat are active in the studio and have performed in our area is amazing news. Nice job and thanks for the post!