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NEWS: 3 Generations of Ska UK tour with The Neville Staple Band, Stranger Cole, Sugary Staple, and The AC30s

3 Generations of Ska Tour Poster
6 April 2018

3 Generations of Ska Tour Poster

Renowned ska acts The Neville Staple Band, Stranger Cole, Sugary Staple, and The AC30s have started their 3 Generations of Ska tour in the UK, which runs from April 5th to June 30th and then continues with occasional dates (and festival gigs) from July through December, with one show slated for May 12th at the Brick & Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco, CA.

The tour presents a great opportunity for music lovers to see several legends of ska music, spanning various age brackets, perform together on the same bill.

Neville Staple is credited with changing the face of pop music not only once, but twice. His 40-year career in the music business is well documented from his 2Tone years onward. We can trace this from the early days with his Jah Baddis Sound System, The Coventry Automatics, The Specials, and Fun Boy Three, to The Special Beat and various other collaborations during his solo career from the ’90s until the present day.

Following on from the 2009 The Specials reunion and his departure from the band in late 2012, Staple continues to be a forerunner of the ska movement, and continues to thrill audiences with new releases, touring and festival appearances worldwide. His highly celebrated album The Return of Judge Roughneck was released in 2017 via Cleopatra Records to outstanding reviews.

This is the first time that the legendary Stranger Cole is sharing the tour stage with Neville Staple for a super double billing. Stranger Cole, a legendary artist from Jamaica, has written and produced some of the most iconic ska, rocksteady, and reggae songs on the scene and has worked alongside other greats, such as Prince Buster and Ken Boothe. He has inspired generations of musicians, especially ska and 2Tone artists, including the Original Rude Boy Neville Staple.

Cole recently asked Neville’s wife Sugary Staple to do a reworking of his classic hit with Patsy Todd “When You Call My Name”. The duet by Sugary and Neville, which will be performed during the tour and will feature on their forthcoming album, is the project that first inspired this 3 Generations of Ska Tour.

With The AC30s and Neville’s band providing an excellent jamboree of music through the decades, from the 1960s to present day, along with performances by other supporting bands, this tour is sure to be one of the year’s highlights for fans of ska and 2Tone, with punk, bluebeat and rocksteady infusions.

As one of the most versatile and long-lasting genres of music alive today, ska has derived from many influences and has stood the test of time with new many originators still taking to the stage worldwide, plus new young bands taking up the musical reigns. Get your stomping feet ready for a legendary and exclusive musical feast. Tickets and more detailed venue information can be obtained online here

NEVILLE STAPLE BAND TOUR DATES
APR 05 3 Generations of Ska – Glasgow, United Kingdom
APR 06 3 Generations of Ska – Liverpool, United Kingdom
APR 07 3 Generations of Ska – Sheffield, United Kingdom
APR 08 3 Generations of Ska – Oxford, United Kingdom
APR 12 O2 Academy Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
APR 13 3 Generations of Ska – Birmingham, United Kingdom
APR 14 3 Generations of Ska – Islington, United Kingdom
APR 15 3 Generations of Ska – Bournemouth, United Kingdom
APR 19 3 Generations of Ska – MK11, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
APR 20 3 Generations of Ska at 2018 Skamouth – Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom
MAY 04 Private Event, Leeds, United Kingdom
MAY 12 Brick & Mortar Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
JUN 09 Stone Valley Festival South – Northaw, United Kingdom
JUN 22 Ashbourne Festival – Ashbourne, United Kingdom
JUN 30 Minety Festival – Minety, United Kingdom
JUL 21 2Tone Forever Festival – Southend-On-Sea, United Kingdom
JUL 27 Butefest – Rothesay, United Kingdom
JUL 29 Fleur Fest – East Hagbourne, United Kingdom
AUG 04 REBELLION FESTIVAL – Blackpool, United Kingdom
AUG 10 Green Meadows Festival – Peterborough, United Kingdom
AUG 11 VW Whitenoise Festival – Thetford, United Kingdom
AUG 17 Rewind Festival South 2018 – Henley-On-Thames, United Kingdom
AUG 25 Camper Calling – Alcester, United Kingdom
AUG 26 Graze Festival – Winchester, United Kingdom
OCT 06 The Globe – Cardiff, United Kingdom
DEC 22 The Garage – Swansea, United Kingdom

Neville Staple Website
Sugary Staple Website