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The Selecter

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The Selecter

6,822 followers

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Indie
Punk
Reggae
Rock
Ska

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21
May

Bearded Theory

Catton Hall, South Derbyshire

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The Selecter were a British ska revival band from Coventry, formed in the late 1970s as one of the essential bands of the British ska movement. Much of what set apart The Selecter from many of the other ska bands at the time was the voice of Pauline Black. She had to disguise herself as a man in order for the band to get gigs, but once they did, there was no disguising her voice. Like other ska bands of this movement, The Selecter featured a racially mixed line up, and songs about violence, politics, marijuana, a fictional spy's theme song, James Bond, and reggae classics.

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Bearded Theory at Catton Hall
Bearded Theory
Wed 21st - Sun 25th May 2025
1:00pm - 10:30pm
Catton Hall, South Derbyshire
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The Margate Reggae Festival at Dreamland
The Margate Reggae Festival
Saturday 12th July 2025
12:00pm - 11:00pm
Dreamland, Margate, Kent
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Rebellion Punk Music Festival at Winter Gardens Blackpool
Rebellion Punk Music Festival
Thu 7th - Sun 10th August 2025
1:00pm - 10:00pm
Winter Gardens Blackpool
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Biography

The Selecter were a British ska revival band from Coventry, formed in the late 1970s as one of the essential bands of the British ska movement. Much of what set apart The Selecter from many of the other ska bands at the time was the voice of Pauline Black. She had to disguise herself as a man in order for the band to get gigs, but once they did, there was no disguising her voice. Like other ska bands of this movement, The Selecter featured a racially mixed line up, and songs about violence, politics, marijuana, a fictional spy's theme song, James Bond, and reggae classics.

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