English Beat and Fishbone Team Up Haiti/NOLA Benefit

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 5, 2010

THE ENGLISH BEAT and FISHBONE
ANNOUNCES BENEFIT SHOW FOR HAITI AND NEW ORLEANS
Proceeds to go to Doctors Without Borders and Habitat For Humanity
Dave Wakeling of English Beat
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NEW YORK, NY - In their continued outpouring of generosity and compassion for the ongoing relief efforts toward the rebuilding of post-quake Haiti as well as the post-Katrina New Orleans, UK ska legends THE ENGLISH BEAT and their US brothers-in-arms FISHBONE have announced a concert in New Orleans where proceeds will be split between Doctors Without Borders (Haiti) and Habitat for Humanity (New Orleans).

The concert will take place at:

Monday, February 15th
House of Blues - NOLA
225 Decatur St.
New Orleans, LA 70130 
  (504) 310–4999 
Tickets: $20
Doors 8pm / Showtime: 9pm

"I'm particularly glad to be doing this benefit," said English Beat frontman Dave Wakeling. "It is no surprise that we have heard a huge outpouring of concern for Haiti from our friends in New Orleans. That's why I'd like to split the proceeds between Doctors Without Borders in Haiti, and Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans. It's a perfect way to get warmed up for Mardi Gras - one hand washes the other!" The English Beat has astoundingly raised well over $12,000 with their recent benefit concerts for Haiti in San Francisco and Los Angeles in January.
Fishbone
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The English Beat and Fishbone are gearing up for SPRING SKAWARD, their US tour together, which kicks off on February 12th in Austin, TX and circles to Denver in early March (tour dates are below). The English Beat are celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their debut album I Just Can't Stop It. Fishbone are celebrating the 25th Career Anniversary which kicked off with their 1985 singles "Party At Ground Zero" and "? (Modern Industry)."

Louisiana's Outlaw Nation will be opening the show, bringing their blend of reggae, hiphop and pop into the mix. Their current release New Day has just been released on Slightly Stoopid's record label Stoopid Records and includes the song "My Sweetness" featuring Angelo Moore of Fishbone and Dave Wakeling of the English Beat, and "Spliff City" featuring Miles from Slightly Stoopid.

SPRING SKAWARD TOUR:

Feb 12 Emo's (Austin, TX)
Feb 13 Granada Theatre (Dallas, TX)
Feb 14 Warehouse Live (Houston, TX)
** Feb 15 House of Blues (New Orleans, LA)
Feb 16 Club at Firestone (Orlando, FL)
Feb 17 Culture Room (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Feb 18 State Theatre (St. Petersburg, FL)
Feb 19 The Loft (Atlanta, GA)
Feb 20 Tremont Music Hall (Charlotte, NC)
Feb 22 9:30 Club (Washington, DC)
Feb 23 World Cafe Life (Philadelphia, PA)

 Feb 24 Rams Head Live! (Baltimore, MD)
Feb 25 The Stone Pony (Asbury Park, NJ)
Feb 26 Showcase Live (Foxborough, MA)
Feb 27 The Fillmore at Irving Plaza (NYC)
Mar 1 The Madhatter (Covington, KY)
Mar 2 House of Blues (Chicago, IL)
Mar 3 Turner Hall (Milwaukee, WI)
Mar 4 The Cabooze (Minneapolis, MN)
Mar 5 Slowdown (Omaha, NE)
Mar 6 Gothic Theatre (Englewood, CO)

The English Beat: www.myspace.com/officialbeatspace and www.facebook.com/theenglishbeat
Fishbone: www.fishbone.net
Doctors Without Borders: www.msf.org/
Habitat for Humanity - NOLA: www.habitat-nola.org