The Selecter

My wife and I will text and email each other throughout the day.

In the queue outside The Powerstation, a glance at fellow concert goers made it clear this band appeals most strongly to my generation, although more than a handful of fans (infants in their third decade of life) arrived later. The Beat has been around since the late 1970s.

Wales, UK

Factory Theatre, Sydney, Australia

Brudenell Social Club, Leeds on March 8, 2015

Despite being a decidedly older crowd (the skin heads now a necessity rather than a fashion choice) this did nothing to quell the immense excitement buzzing throughout the room as people revelled in the opportunity to retheir youth .

The obvious link is that John Lydon was first coming to prominence at the forefront of London punk in the 1970s when Coventry’s 2 Tone ska act The Selecter were also hitting the airwaves.