Eighties band Musical Youth to play at Maidstone Fringe Festival
06:02, 29 April 2019
You'll have to have not been born in the 80s to have heard the phrase "Pass the Dutchie on the left hand side..."
It's more than 30 years since Musical Youth stormed the charts with their single which was a worldwide hit - and they'll be playing it and other hits in the county at the weekend.
Peaking at No.1 in the UK singles chart, it was also a Top 10 hit in America and sold more than 5million copies worldwide.
The band - now a duo - are among the dozens of acts coming to Maidstone for the Fringe Festival, now in its ninth year.
Their reggae song, which refers to a Jamaican cooking pot, was the first single off the band's debut studio album back in 1982.
The band toured throughout the world, and Motown legend Stevie Wonder even wrote a song especially for them.
They were also nominated for a Grammy award as best newcomers in 1984.
Singer Dennis Seaton and keyboardist Michael Grant will perform at the Music Room in Pizza Express on Sunday, May 5 at 8pm. Tickets at £25 are available from pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/musical-youth
The line-up of the fringe festival includes alternative rock, indie and pop-punk, through to acoustic and blues acts, ska, contemporary folk, funk, soul, dance and hip-hop.
Opening on Wednesday, May 1 will be Dub Pistols, bringing their riotous collision of drum & bass, hip-hop, ska, dub and punk, they join former members of post-punk band The Fall, who are Brix And The Extricated, on the line-up of live music,
DETAILS
Maidstone Fringe Festival runs at a range of venues across Maidstone until Bank Holiday Monday, May 6. To book for the ticketed events go to pizzaexpresslive.com or by calling 0207 4394962. For more details go to maidstonefringe.com
