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Well, the Dance Crazed Too Tour is over and everyone involved is still basking in the glow! It was met with such a massive outpouring of support and love from the fans that the band and performers were really touched! Many wonderful comments and reviews have been sent in by fans and reporters alike, and we'd just like to thank everyone for their support!People are saying it's one of the band's best tours, ever!


Dance Crazed Too onstage in Philly, Sept. 21, 2006 (Photo By Rob Nagy)

Here's what Dave Wakeling had to say about the tour, in his own words:

"Just back home from the Dance Crazed Too Tour, with my band, plus Pauline Black from the Selecter and Lynval Golding from The Specials. Nice big crowds, many sold out.
Pandemonium. Every Promoter told me it was the most dancing they'd seen all year; one place even told me it was the best show they'd had since they opened, over 2 years ago. Awoah!"

If you see any reviews of the shows in local press please send them to us.

Next couple a months will be just English Beat shows, no Specially Selected guests, but from the reaction on this trip, there will likely be a much bigger version of the Tour next year, maybe in the summer, the Agency tells me.

To every one who was there, many thanks for making it such a splendid tour, and if you weren't there, you missed a treat, and see you next time!"

Paulinehad the following kind words for the band and the fans:

"What a tour indeed! I would personally like to thank Dave, Rhythmm, Ricki, Fernando, Wayne, Miggy and the incomparable Lynval, for a thoroughly successful tour.
But even more so, a big thank you to everyone who attended the shows, and showed their unbridled appreciation.
I look forward to seeing you all again. In the meantime, may the English Beat only have wonderful shows and Dave, you are a true star musician."

Some reviews from the shows:

Boston Globe by Marc Hersh, Boston Globe Correspondent, September 23rd 2006:

.... with a new lineup taking on the band's mantle, bringing along the Specials' Lynval Golding and the Selecter's Pauline Black as ringers was a shrewd decision. They turned a potentially tired all-star approach into a package tour for the 2 Tone record label that all three bands called home during the first wave of British ska.In fact, songs by the Specials, not the Beat, bookended the evening, as a spirited Golding opened with "A Message to You Rudy" and closed with "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)". Black, meanwhile, showcased her underrated voice (a cross between Ronnie Spector's tremulousness and Martha Davis's angularity) on "Missing Words" and "On My Radio".

Lee's Palace,Toronto, ON by Steve McLean for ChartAttack.com...

"It's not often that you can hear music from three different bands over the course of a night and be able to sing along to every song, but that was the case on Monday night at Lee's Palace for a show featuring Dave Wakeling of The English Beat and General Public, Lynval Golding of The Specials and Pauline Black of The Selecter. And I wasn't the only person that could make that boast, as the club was packed with sweaty people singing and skanking along to every number that the ska supergroup performed.....The years certainly didn't show on Black, whose tight black pants and occasionally midriff-baring jacket showed the woman was in excellent shape. Golding was gamely working himself back into top form, as he said he hadn't played in nine years before Wakeling convinced him to join this road show. Golding was overcome by the dance-crazed response the set received, as well as the positive collaborative vibe shared by everyone on stage."

Daily Tar Heel: Diversions......Sept 26th 2006 Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill

pauline from the selecter Pauline Black and Lynval Golding(The Specials) onstage @ Cat's Cradle

"Pauline Black provided an interlude of Selecter songs, and also added an extra dose of energy to the crowd".

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