The details, in daylight
The Beat plays O2 Academy Bournemouth in Bournemouth on 25 October 2026, on stage at 19:00, with Bad Manners in support. Tickets are sold by the official seller — follow the ticket link on this page.
Set times: The Beat due on stage around 19:00. Full stage times for the rest of the bill are usually posted by O2 Academy Bournemouth closer to the date.
A Grade II-listed live venue at 568–578 Christchurch Road in Bournemouth, Dorset, opened in 1895 as the Grand Pavilion Theatre. Renamed the Boscombe Grand, then the Boscombe Hippodrome for over 50 years, and later The Royal Ballrooms, it hosted Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie and more through the 1960s and early 70s, and remains a live entertainment room. The Beat are Birmingham 2 Tone ska legends whose Mirror in the Bathroom and Save It for Later set the template for punky, political dance music.
