HomeArticleThe Beat

-

The music photography magazine gallery of

The Beat concert pictures

`The Beat` are a Ska / Reggae band from England. Here they are photographed & captured from the stage & pit area during a concert in Australia. For more information & to follow the band on social media use any of the following external links.
.

The Beat concert pictures  ~ Deb Kloeden

Had their Adelaide crowd jumping to their funky Ska tunes

I first discovered Ranking Roger and THE BEAT at The Byron Bay Bluesfest in 2015 even though the band has been around since 1979. Surprising really, considering Reggae/Ska is one of my favourite music genres. Anyway, they finally hit my radar and when they announced an Australian tour a year ago, I was determined to be at one of their shows. So last night was the big night in Adelaide and it was definitely worth the wait.

Ranking Roger

I arrived at the venue early, walked into the dining area of the hotel, and the first person I bumped into was none other than Ranking Roger himself. I was a bit gob-smacked, but managed to introduce myself and have a quick chat. That started a very memorable evening.

 

Old favourites mixed with the new

The Beat are currently on tour with life-long friends THE SELECTER. Both bands are Ska/Punk bands, so they compliment each other perfectly. The Selecter, led by iconic front-woman Pauline Black and charismatic Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson, really got the crowd engaged and had them dancing to old favourites and new.

Filling the stage

The Beat finally made their entrance. They are a large band including Ranking Roger’s son, Ranking Jr (AKA Matthew Murphy, a powerhouse MC), 3 guitarists, drummer and sax player. Ranking Jr adds the younger element, keeping the band up-to-date with what is popular in this genre. Ranking Roger is definitely the driving force. The charismatic front man was dressed to kill, showing off his slim, fit build, and sporting spectacular dreads that definitely took many decades to grow.

Jumping and dancing

The Beat played many tracks from their latest album ‘Bounce’ as well as old favourites from the 80’s like ‘Mirror In The Bathroom’, ‘Stand Down Margaret’ and ‘Too Nice To Talk To’. They really had the crowd jumping and dancing from the start. A group of young guys in front of me behaved like they were at a metal concert, but somehow their head-banging energy seemed to fit. I had to grin.

 A high-energy evening

The Beat played a generous set and finally finished by combining with Pauline Black and Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson from The Selecter, to finalise a high-energy evening. Coincidentally, Adelaide experienced a super astronomical event last night. Both blue and blood moons with a total lunar eclipse at midnight definitely added to the special energy of the evening. They are just finishing their Australian tour, but if you get a chance to catch them somewhere, I highly recommend.

Current touring band

Ranking Roger – Vocals & Toasting  / Ranking Junior – Vocals & Toasting / Fuzz Townshend – Drums / Oscar Harrison – Drums / Andy Pearson – Bass Guitar / Steve Harper – Guitar / Bobby Bird – Guitar / Mark ‘Chiko’ Hamilton – Sax

Location & date of these concert images

Ranking Roger & The Beat /  The Gov /  Adelaide / Australia  31.01.18

Adverts on Chasing The Light Art

Photographer

After enjoying The Beat concert pictures by Deb Kloeden then make sure to visit her GALLERY. You will find more of her work, social media & website links.

Published media outlet 

 As well as Chasing The Light Art the full article was first published at Rock at night and the can be viewed HERE

All photographer`s images

View this photographer`s  A to Z of ALL the bands & artists captured for Chasing The Light Art. Follow the links for more great Rock n Roll images from this photographer.

Gallery  A to Z

Slideshow

Watch the slideshow of The Beat concert pictures

After enjoying these great concert pictures. Feel free to Share

Supporting the site

Supporting Chasing The Light Art

After enjoying these great concert images show your appreciation. Support & help the site grow & to ensure it continues. A coffee at  Support Me on Ko-fi  is much appreciated 

..Thank you ..

Advertisement

Explore Chasing The Light Art

The Chasing The Light Art music photography magazine is full of concert and festival pictures from around the world. Choose the Home page to start with or there are numerous music photographers from around the world to discover.

Home  All Photographers  A to Z of All Bands

All music genres are catered for. Select your favourite  genre from the Home page menu. Or use the button here to view an A to Z gallery list of all the bands and artists. They have all been captured live in concert by the Chasing The light Art photographers.

Stay in the loop and follow the tags

Contact the Photographer for Employment

If you're a Live music event promoter and are searching for an experienced pit Photographer to cover your next music event, try this live music and Pit Photographer from Australia. Contact her directly by using any of the social media links provided.

Facebook  Instagram

Images for Sale

The concert images seen here are copyright of the Photographer. Nearly all are available for purchase in various sizes.  Contact the photographer directly for more information. Deb Kloeden

Subscribe, Share and Follow Chasing The Light Art

We do not publish weekly or monthly or quarterly... We publish daily..ish.

There is no newsletter or subscription fees for our magazine. To subscribe:-

Check in regularly to the latest section and follow us on Facebook and YouTube for daily updates of the Chasing The Light Art Magazine .

LIKE because you do. SHARE because more people need to see these great images.  FOLLOW because we update daily ish. BOOKMARK because we bring you amazing Music Images from around the World from real PIT Photographers.

All images belong to the Pit Photographer and are published with thanks and with permission from the photographer.

All rights Reserved.

Chasing The Light Art 

The concert and music photography magazine

Previous article
Next article

Concert and festival photographer

Deb Kloeden

Based in Adelaide / Australia

The A to Z list of bands and performers