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Concert Review: The Beta Band, October 25, Danforth Music Hall

Posted on
26 Oct 2025
by
Paul

It’s been quite a while since The Beta Band has been a going concern, with the Scottish quartet releasing their last album Heroes to Zeros back in 2004 before calling it quits not too long afterward. But, like so many bands these days, they’ve found their way back together and are currently on tour playing all the old hits that made them cult favorites. Unsurprisingly, the crowd at this show was of ‘a certain age,’ with vocalist Steve Mason noting, “This one’s for the old school … which is most of you” before launching into “Dogs Got a Bone.”

Focusing mostly on songs off The Three E.P.’s, the band put on an impressive performance. The interplay between the four bandmates was truly something to behold, with plenty of extended jams and each member switching between instruments throughout the set, often over the course of a single song. 

Watching the four of them on stage at the Danforth Music Hall on Saturday night, it certainly didn’t seem like a band who, as Mason noted at one point, hadn’t come through Toronto in 20 or maybe 25 years. It felt more like sitting in on a jam session of old friends just picking things up where they left off years ago and naturally locking into a groove. It may have been a few years since The Beta Band last toured, but live, they sound as vital and inventive as ever.

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