The Selecter were welcomed back like old friends at the Brighton ‘Made In Britain’ show which saw the band rattle through a mostly high-energy set. Of the original band it’s only frontwoman Pauline Black and singer/toaster Gaps Hendrickson – both suited and booted for the occasion – still flying the flag, but the duo were ably backed by a great band who injected each song with a shot of the authentic ska sound that defined the 2-Tone era.
Amid much onstage banter – focussed mostly on current social and political issues – the band gave the enthusiastic Brighton crowd exactly what they wanted; a top-notch performance of all The Selecter’s best known, and most loved tracks alongside a few musical surprises, the most effective of which was a moving rendition of Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’.
GLASGOW – ORAN MOR, 11/03/12 – The Selecter / Out On The Streets Again / Time Hard (Everyday) / They Make Me Mad / Danger / Think About That / The Times Of Our Lives / My England / Train to Skaville / Fuck Art Let’s Dance / Murda! / Back To Black / James Bond / Carry Go Bring Come / Three Minute Hero / Missing Words / On My Radio / Too Much Pressure/Pressure Drop / My Collie (Not a Dog)
1 – Sub 89, Reading / 2 – Bogiez, Cardiff / 3 – Bristol, The Fleece / 8 – The Assembly, Leamington Spa / 9 – Citrus Club, Edinburgh / 10 – Reading Rooms, Dundee / 11 – Oran Mor, Glasgow / 15 – Guildhall, Gloucester / 16 – Rock City, Nottingham / 17 – 229, London / 18 – The Garage, Swansea / 22 – The Brook, Southampton / 23 – Brudenel Social Club, Leeds / 25 – Concorde 2, Brighton / 29 – Phoenix, Exeter / 30 – Robin 2, Wolverhampton / 31 – Erics, Liverpool
APRIL
1 – Regent, Ipswich / 6 – Junction, Cambridge
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