Name: The Selecter Film & Konzert
Start: 2025-09-11T18:00:00+02:00
Location: SO36

Welcome to the screenings of Pauline Black's 90 mins documentary film
"Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story"
+ live show of the legendary band THE SELECTER!
The Selecter is led by their iconic frontwoman Pauline Black OBE. One of very few women in the 2-Tone scene, she is often referred to as the Queen of Ska. Known the world over for hits including “Three Minute Hero,” “Missing Words,” “Too Much Pressure” and “On My Radio” The Selecter continue to tour and release new music proving that 2-Tone is still as relevant and important as it was 40 years ago. 2025 marks the 45th anniversary of their debut album Too Much Pressure.
A new feature documentary Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story directed by Jane Mingay is out in Autumn 2024. The film has its premiere at the BFI’s London Film Festival in October followed by regional screenings with the Doc N Roll Film Festival. Based on her memoir ‘Black by Design’, Pauline tells her extraordinary life story in the same frank manner that helped shape her as an iconic, era-defining female musician. It’s a highly cinematic documentary that uses interviews and archive material plus a variety of contributors sourced from a wide swathe of the British music and artistic scene.
The Selecter recently supported Blur at London’s Wembley Stadium and also performed live to at the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony in Birmingham which was broadcast to a global audience. Original drummer Charley ‘Aitch’ Bembridge plays at the current live Selecter line-up. Sadly original member Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson, who had been performing with the band until recently, passed away in June 2024 after a short illness. The Selecter released their much-acclaimed new studio album Human Algebra featuring Gaps in 2023.
The anarchic passion that fuelled Selecter gigs during the original 2-Tone era is still there as they continue to perform at festivals and venues around the world. 2024 has seen the Selecter visit the USA twice and play a number of shows and festivals around the UK & Europe.
theselecter.net
VIDEOS:
On My Radio (Live) at the London Roundhouse -