Mark Foggo + Support

Mark Foggo is known worldwide as a dynamic singer and stage performer. He has been one of the biggest names in the ska scene since the 1980s, best known for his manic performances, eccentric personality, excellent ska songs and incredibly energetic ska shows.

 

He has been described as a cross between Mr Bean and Iggy Pop because of his bizarre stage performances and also as a "Ska missionary" because of his relentless quest to play and promote ska music around the world.

 

Mark Foggo hails from Liverpool, England, where he began his musical career as a guitarist at the age of 14. Since then, he has lived in the Netherlands, Belgium, England and Thailand. He recently toured Mexico and Colombia to spread the message of ska.

 

At 16, Mark left Liverpool and moved to London to try his luck as a guitarist, but soon found more opportunities as a singer/frontman. After several years playing punk music in the famous London pubs, he moved to the Netherlands in 1979. Shortly afterwards, the band "Mark Foggo and the Secret Meeting" was formed and they had immediate success with the single "New Shoes". This led to a contract with Polydor Records and their first album "Speeding My Life Away".

 

More albums followed, of which "Ska Pig" is the best known. This album was a huge hit with ska fans worldwide and is considered a classic of the genre today.