Having previously worked with Amy Winehouse, Seal, Soweto Kinch and Prince Buster among many others, he and his new band will be playing tracks from their forthcoming album “What The Funk”……….expect a mix of dirty funk, hip hop and jazz

Tickets for Dr Feelgood (+ The Cartel) are available online here

Warm up with the no nonsense live energy of Dr Feelgood at The East Quay, Whitstable on Saturday March 10th.

Milk And Alcohol ………classic Feelgood

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Her exquisite voice and his world class drumming produce an astonishing depth and richness for a two piece. Their energetic and captivating performance has seen repeat appearances at Glastonbury, Hope and other festivals across the world. Get there early and don’t miss them.

Here’s a taster….

Tickets for March 9th are available here

They are £15 and available online here OR in person at Gatefield Sounds in Whitstable and in Herne Bay, and Canterbury Rock in Canterbury. The support act is to be announced soon

By contrast, the packed crowd at FISH were in silent awe of this amazing performer. You could have heard a pin drop as the most charismatic singer we have seen, proved that he just keeps getting better and better. We cannot wait to have him back. If you were there I know we’ll see you again. If not, DON’T miss him next time.

Tickets for The Beat and Dr Feelgood in March are already selling fast. CLICK HERE for tickets………SEE YOU THERE.

MARCH 10th  2012      7.30pm       The East Quay

MARCH 9th 2012      7.30pm

THE EAST QUAY

Incredibly, it was The Beat’s first album that spawned the hits “Tears of a Clown”, “Mirror in The Bathroom”, “Hands off….She’s Mine” AND “Can’t Get used to Losing You”. After 3 platinum albums and having built a fantastic live reputation across the world, The Beat disbanded at the height of their fame.
Following numerous offers, they returned to the live stage in 2003 with a sell out at The Royal Festival Hall. Described by Q magazine as a

“brilliant, uplifting live act with songs that sound as fresh today as they did 30 years ago…” The Beat promise Whitstable a blistering night of Ska classics.

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The Beat official website     www.thebeatofficial.com

Dr. Feelgood have also enjoyed global success with a string of hit
singles including Roxette, Back in the Night, Milk and Alcohol, Down at the
Doctors, She Does it Right, Going Back Home and See You Later
Alligator – which gave the group their first gold record.

The last album to feature Lee Brilleaux – Down at the Doctors, was recorded
live at the Dr. Feelgood Music Bar on Canvey Island, (now the site of the
Oysterfleet Hotel) just two months before he died.

The current line up features the rhythm section Kevin Morris on
drums and Phil Mitchell on bass, approaching 27 years in the band and Steve
Walwyn on guitar who has been with the band for 20 years.  Vocalist Robert Kane (formerly of the
Animals) is the most recent addition – joining in 1999.

In 2000 EMI records released Chess Masters, Dr. Feelgood’s
tribute to the Chess Label, home to many of the finest blues artists of the 20^th
century and the first album to feature Robert on vocals and harmonica.

Recent releases include a DVD – Live in London and CD Repeat
Prescription – a collection of some of the bands most enduring songs but
with a fresh approach.

Julien Temple’s film Oil City Confidential released on 2^nd February 2010 tells the story of
the bands formative years featuring the Wilko Johnson era.

The band continues to tour extensively throughout the World.

Ranking Roger and Dave Wakeling led with vocal duties while Andy Cox and David Steele
took guitar and bass duties with Everett Morton supplying the most distinctive
of drumming styles. Added to this mix was the renowned saxophonist Saxa, adding
the deliciously warm Jamaican ska instrumental flavour that is forever
associated with the bands sound. Having played saxophone with Prince Buster,
Laurel Aitken and Desmond Dekker in the first wave of ska The Beat on formation
seemed to immediately come of age.

The Beat’s first single was the infectious cover of Smokey Robinson’s ‘Tears of
A Clown’ which on release went straight into the National Top 10 at No.6.
The record, an effortless like fusion between a number of different musical
styles such as Ska, Punk, Pop, Soul and Reggae, immediately saw the band
finding themselves an overnight success.

Further hit singles from the first album included ‘Mirror In The Bathroom’, ‘Can’t
Get Used to Losing You’, ‘Hands Off… She’s Mine’ and ‘Best
Friend’, and with a catalogue such as this it was easy to see why the The
Beat would become one of the most popular recording and live acts in the UK.

Huge radio airplay followed in the US which saw The Beat head stateside and then
further with world tours alongside some of the biggest performing artists such
as The Clash, The Police, REM, Talking Heads, The Pretenders and
of course The Specials.

While The Beat could deliver with what almost seemed effortless ease songs of Love,
Peace and Unity. Songs such as ‘Stand Down Margaret’ saw them spearhead
a movement wanting real social change and multicultural inclusion. The
thousands that sang along in unison with the band at nuclear disarmament
marches bear testament to the uplifting feeling the band could evoke with their
musical swagger and genuine care for humanity.

After 3 Gold and Platinum top selling albums worldwide with ‘I Just Cant Stop It’,
‘Wh’appen’, and ‘Special Beat Service’ – The Beat’s musical
fluidity and openness, delivered in their explosive all encompassing live shows
allowed them to reach hundreds of thousands of fans across the world,
communicating positivity and freedom through not only their music, but their
actions and genuine commitment to causes.

Almost in reaction to the height of their fame The Beat to the disbelief of many
disbanded with Ranking Roger and Dave Wakeling forming General Public with
Mickey Billingham of Dexys Midnight Runners and Andy Cox and David Steele
putting together the Fine Young Cannibals. Though both enjoyed phenomenal
success, no other artist has sounded like The Beat or indeed is ever likely
too. Ranking Roger also briefly joined Mick Jones’ post-Clash band Big Audio
Dynamite injecting his toasting and vocal style that to this day remains his
trademark.

After numerous offers to return to the stage The Beat returned in 2003 for a sell out
show at The Royal Festival Hall with the inclusion of Ranking Jnr taking vocal
duties to an accolade of critical acclaim. With Dave Wakeling heading to the US
Ranking Roger alongside Everett Morton, Ranking Jnr and Mickey Billingham
returned to their roots with deeper rhythms, a wall of sound that transcends
time and an unwavering dedication to real unity and love that leaves the future
still to be written, there can be no question…The Beat are back!