I'm surprised they are still going actually they have got a gig at one of our local pubs in Gillingham, Kent at the weekend. Does anyone else remember them.

 

The Beat (known in North America as The English Beat) are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978.[1] Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics.

 

The Beat released three albums: I Just Can't Stop It (1980), Wha'ppen? (1981) and Special Beat Service (1982), and a string of singles, including "Mirror in the Bathroom", "Too Nice To Talk To", "Can't Get Used To Losing You", "Hands off She's Mine" and "All Out To Get You"

I remember them well. Stand Down Margaret and Mirror In The Bathroom were their best for me

I have a few of their 7"'s somewhere. but yeah, they have been touring the last few years at least. they pull quite a fair sized crowd in the US apparently.

So cool!