The Beat featuring Ranking Jnr - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 15.05.26

Name: The Beat featuring Ranking Jnr - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 15.05.26
Start: 2025-12-15T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-12-15T23:00:00+00:00
Location: 147b Albert Road, Southsea, PO4 0JW Southsea, United Kingdom

Schedule

Mon Dec 15 2025 at 07:30 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

147b Albert Road, Southsea, PO4 0JW Southsea, United Kingdom | Gosport, EN

PVC PRESENTS
*THE BEAT FEATURING RANKING JNR - 15th MAYL 2026*
/// £23.50 in advance \\\
👉 www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk 👈
Doors 7:30pm
Support TBA
Ska and reggae icons The Beat featuring Ranking Jnr continue to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Ranking Roger.
One of the key bands of the UK ska revival of the late ’70s and early 80s, The Beat achieved a near perfect balance of pop melodies and taut rhythms that brought them worldwide acclaim.
Based in Birmingham, The Beat released their debut single ‘Tears of a Clown’ b/w ‘Ranking Full Stop’ through The Specials’ 2-Tone label in 1979. The single went Top Ten in the UK, and they soon struck a deal with Arista to distribute on their own Go Feet label. Their debut studio album ‘I Just Can’t Stop It’ went on to achieve gold status in the UK and included the now cult single ‘Mirror in The Bathroom’.
The band’s live performances and clever blend of personal and political lyrics continue to make them relevant to this day, with Ranking Jnr now carrying the flag for his father. Very few father-son duos in pop music history have been as successful as The Beat's Ranking Roger and Ranking Jnr.
Fans around the world watched Ranking Roger - one of the UK's most beloved frontmen - perform the band's worldwide hits with a young Ranking Jnr by his side. Nowadays Ranking Jnr follows in his father's footsteps as the lead singer of this ground-breaking ska-pop outfit bringing his own distinctive, individual style and sound to the stage.