Better on iPhonemodern · classicSign inThe English Beat has no upcoming Boston-area shows listed. They last played August 19, 2026 at House of Blues.
The Beat, known in the United States and Canada as The English Beat (and the British Beat in Australia and New Zealand) in order to avoid confusion with Paul Collins' band of the same name, were a popular Two Tone ska and pop music group. Formed in the English city of Birmingham in 1978, The Beat disbanded in 1983, but has reformed in the early 2000s with some of the original line-up. One of the more popular and enduring groups of a short-lived trend
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The English Beat has played Boston once on foobos since August 2026.
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