The DekkerTones at the Water Rats 2026

There's a sound that runs from Kingston to Coventry to every sweaty back-room gig that ever mattered. Off-beat guitar, walking bass, horns that punch and weave, voices that carry the whole thing. The DekkerTones know that sound inside out.
The DekkerTones land at The Water Rats with a setlist that runs the full ska bloodline: the Jamaican originators, the 2 Tone insurgents, the Trojan classics that built the whole thing. Expect Dekker, Cadogan, Toots; expect Madness, The Specials, Selecter, Beat; expect the kind of brass-led, off-beat-driven set that doesn't let up.
Eight musicians, deep in the tradition, bringing the Trojan songbook and the 2 Tone canon to The Water Rats. This is the music of rude boys and rude girls, of Two Tone and Saturday-night dances, of bands who understood how to pack a dancefloor.
Played by people who love it, for people who love it. No filler, no fuss, no apologies. Just ska, the way it's meant to sound.
The DekkerTones land at The Water Rats with a setlist that runs the full ska bloodline: the Jamaican originators, the 2 Tone insurgents, the Trojan classics that built the whole thing. Expect Dekker, Cadogan, Toots; expect Madness, The Specials, Selecter, Beat; expect the kind of brass-led, off-beat-driven set that doesn't let up.
Eight musicians, deep in the tradition, bringing the Trojan songbook and the 2 Tone canon to The Water Rats. This is the music of rude boys and rude girls, of Two Tone and Saturday-night dances, of bands who understood how to pack a dancefloor.
Played by people who love it, for people who love it. No filler, no fuss, no apologies. Just ska, the way it's meant to sound.
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