The Specials Concert History

The Specials (also known as The Special AKA) is an English “2 Tone” ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a danceable ska beat with punk’s energy, underpinned by an informed political and social stance.

The Specials Tours & Concerts (Page 16)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 24, 2011
The Specials
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E-Werk Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Sep 22, 2011
The Specials
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Alcatraz Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Sep 21, 2011
The Specials
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Muffathalle Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Sep 20, 2011
The Specials
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Columbiahalle Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Sep 19, 2011
The Specials Astra Kulturhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Sep 18, 2011
The Specials
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Cirkus Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Sep 16, 2011
The Specials
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VEGA Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
Sep 15, 2011
The Specials
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Paradiso Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Sep 14, 2011
The Specials
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Paradiso Grote Zaal (Main Hall) Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Sep 10, 2011
The Specials

Rock in Way

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Monte Do Gozo Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
Sep 09, 2011 –
Sep 10, 2011
The Specials
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Rock in Way 2011 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
Sep 08, 2011 –
Sep 11, 2011
En Vivo Getafe 2011
The Offspring / The Specials / The Toy Dolls / Las Pelotas / IAM / Bad Manners / Foreign Beggars / Angelus Apatrida / La Pegatina / Mägo de Oz / SFDK / Nach / The Rebels / La Fuga / The Locos / Boikot / Vendetta / Muchachito Bombo Infierno / Rosendo / Sôber / Tote King / Duo Kie / La Pulquería / Swan Fyahbwoy / Kiko Veneno / Rapsusklei / Tonino Carotone / Celtas Cortos / ZPU / Los Suaves / Los Delinqüentes / Oh Murray / Trashtucada / La Hostia / Dr Sapo / Más Graves (varios MCs) / P.P.M. (Tributo Ramones) / A Pelo y Tú (Tributo Platero y tú) / Guerrilla (Tributo Rage Against The Machine) / Censurados / Amparo Sánchez / O'Funk'Illo / Koma / Benito Kamelas / Mojinos Escozíos / Pachamama Crew / DJ Vadim presents The Electric / Chivo Chivato / Txarrena / Dikers / Alamedadosoulna / Matador Rockers / Darmo / Falsalarma / De Acero (Tributo Extremoduro) / Rock Star (Tributo bandas internacionales) / Sho Hai (Tributo Violadores del Verso) / Powerages (Tributo AC/DC) / Barrena (Tributo Barricada) Show all bands
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Getafe Open Air Getafe, Madrid, Spain
Aug 27, 2011
"Belsonic Festival" / The Specials / Hanni El Khatib / Pocket Billiards

Belsonic Festival

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Custom House Square Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Aug 16, 2011 –
Aug 27, 2011
Belsonic 2011
Tiësto / Thirty Seconds to Mars / Tinie Tempah / The Vaccines / Example / Plan B / Dizzee Rascal / Elbow / You Me At Six / Primal Scream / Katy B / The Specials / Wretch 32 / Beady Eye / Yasmin / Andrew Weatherall / Fight Like Apes / RAMS' pocket radio / Caspa & Mc Rod Azlan Show all bands
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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Sep 02, 2010
The Specials House of Blues - Atlantic City Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Aug 28, 2010
The Specials
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REBEL Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 27, 2010
The Specials The Sound Academy Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Aug 20, 2010 –
Aug 22, 2010
Lowlands Festival 2010
3OH!3 / The Walls / Zer00's Heroes / Monica Da Silva Trio / Boom Boom Du Terre / Jan Jaap Van Der Wal / Hef & Önder / Serj Tankian / Band of Horses / Delphic / Mumford & Sons / Plastikman / Queens of the Stone Age / Dave Clarke / Groove Armada / Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar / Nosaj Thing / Jaga Jazzist / Tame Impala / Balthazar / Fat Freddy's Drop / dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip / Roska / Shantel / Cymbals Eat Guitars / Jesca Hoop / Dio / Noisia / Wallis Bird / Aeroplane / Marcel Dettmann / Shameboy / Dominique Young Unique / Ed Rush / Peggy Sue / Ginger Ninja / Selah Sue / Airship / Kele Okereke / Two Door Cinema Club / Miike Snow / Admiral Freebee / Deadmau5 / A-Trak / Tinie Tempah / Local Natives / Typhoon / Mount Kimbie / Richie Hawtin / Netsky / Sub Focus / Jónsi / My Favorite Scar / Highbloo / Chase & Status / Magnetic Man / Rosa Ensemble / Daily Bread / Baskerville Beach House / The Lowlands / Sven & Tettero / Burning Spear / Sandeman / Baskerville / Villagers / Kamagurka / Steffi / New Cool Collective / Boemklatsch / PIPS:lab / Jack Parow / Martyn / Diablo Swing Orchestra / Schlachthofbronx / Darko Esser / Marten De Paepe / Gentleman / Caspa & Mc Rod Azlan / Von Rosenthal De La Vegaz / Fresku / Nymfo / Minus the Bear / Thomas Martojo / Hot Chip / Placebo / Holy Fuck / Broken Bells / Black Sun Empire / The Q4 / Alamo Race Track / Darkstar / Caribou / Actress / dj DAB / Makebelieve / Len Faki / FM Belfast / Metropole Orkest / Partyharders / Andra Generationen / Gonjasufi / NOFX / Kees Van Hondt / Martijn Koning / Flying Lotus / Figli di Madre Ignota / Breakage / The Hundred In the Hands / Asfaltfeeën / Triggerfinger / Peter Pannekoek / The Opposites / Lebbis / Imelda May / Dr. Lektroluv / Gomes / Caspa / Eli 'Paperboy' Reed / Foals / Staff Benda Bilili / Fool's Gold / Die Antwoord / The Bloody Beetroots / The Specials / Alain Johannes / Frightened Rabbit / Mark Lanegan / Marina and the Diamonds / The xx / Beach House / The Ting Tings / Blood Red Shoes / The Gaslight Anthem / Thirty Seconds to Mars / The Kooks / Anouk / Snow Patrol / OK Go / blink-182 / The Drums / Shed / Sleepy Sun / Pendulum / Yeasayer / All Time Low / The National / Surfer Blood / Against Me! / LCD Soundsystem / Casper Tielrooij / Delta Funktionen / Dans le Rock / Nuno Dos Santos / Olene Kadar / Joker / Sound of Stereo / Flinke Namen / And So I Watch You from Afar / Typhoon & New Cool Collective / Go Back to the Zoo / Moss / Band of Skulls / Hudson Mohawke / Txt / I Am Kloot / Scapino Ballet Rotterdam / Katzenjammer / The Soft Pack / Dorian Concept / Kalio Gayo / The Dj Producer / The Upsessions / Blaudzun / Major Lazer / Floating Points / King Midas Sound / Finntroll / La Pegatina / Air / Ben Klock / You Me At Six / I Blame Coco / Skindred / Laura Marling / Massive Attack / The Low Anthem / Tim Knol Show all bands
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Unknown venue Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
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Aug 19, 2010 –
Aug 21, 2010
FM4 Frequency Festival 2010
Muse / Mumford & Sons / Major Lazer / Diplo / Deadmau5 / Thirty Seconds to Mars / Portugal. The Man / Massive Attack / Marina / La Roux / Hot Chip / NERO / LCD Soundsystem / The Drums / Yeasayer / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / Bad Religion / White Lies / NOFX / Billy Talent / The Specials / Klaxons / Blue October / The Gaslight Anthem / Paul Kalkbrenner / We Are Scientists / Peaches / Gogol Bordello / Serj Tankian / Skunk Anansie / The Cribs / The Asteroids Galaxy Tour / Shout Out Louds / Twin Atlantic / Au Revoir Simone / Archive / Camo & Krooked / Delphic / Die Toten Hosen / Fettes Brot / Jan Delay / Johnossi / Wir sind Helden / John Digweed / Fool's Gold / FM Belfast / Zoot Woman / Tocotronic / Madsen / Oliver Huntemann / Pulled Apart By Horses / Get Well Soon / Miss Platnum / Element of Crime / Tiefschwarz / Martina Topley Bird / General Fiasco / Mustard Pimp / Wallis Bird / Melissa Auf der Maur / Ed Rush / Schlachthofbronx / Turntablerocker / Joyce Muniz / Daisy Dares You / Body and Soul / Goldhawks / Bang Bang Eche / Disaszt / Norbert Schneider / Philipp Straub / Suki / Crazy Sonic / Stompin' Souls / Etepetete / Electro Ferris / Wred / Hot X / Beats4education / Pola Riot Show all bands
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FM4 Frequency Festival 2010 St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria
Aug 13, 2010
Oya Festival
"Oya Festival" / La Roux / Marina / Field Music / Girls / John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen / Major Lazer / Purified In Blood / Robyn / The Specials / Susanne Sundfør / Trash Talk / Tune-Yards / The Flaming Lips
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Middelalderparken Oslo, Oslo, Norway

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The Specials / The Tuts
May 13, 2019
 Southend-On-Sea, United Kingdom
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The Specials / Little Hurricane / The Scofflaws
Jul 18, 2013
 Huntington, New York, United States
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The Specials / Little Hurricane / The Scofflaws
Jul 18, 2013
 Huntington, New York, United States
  Added by Greg Fasolino

Lowlands Festival 2010
Aug 20 - 22, 2010
 Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
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Coachella 2010
Apr 16 - 18, 2010
 Indio, California, United States
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The Specials
Oct 7, 2021
 Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom
  Added by Andrew J

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T In The Park 2009 on Jul 10, 2009 [309-small]

T In The Park 2009
Jul 10 - 12, 2009
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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The Specials on Aug 3, 2019 [235-small]

The Specials
Aug 3, 2019
 Glastonbury, England, United Kingdom
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The Van's Warped Tour '98 on Jul 12, 1998 [380-small]

The Van's Warped Tour '98
Jul 12, 1998
 Boulder, Colorado, United States
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Genres:

Punk
New Wave
Reggae
Britpop
Ska
Rocksteady
Ska Revival
Mod Revival
2 Tone
Two-Tone
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Latest Setlist (07/09/2022):

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  1. Freedom Highway
  2. Friday Night, Saturday Morning
  3. Stereotype
  4. The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)
  5. A Message to You Rudy
  6. Do the Dog
  7. Too Much Too Young
  8. Gangsters
  9. Listening Wind
  10. Ghost Town

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Concerts Per Year:

2023 1 concert
2022 11 concerts
2021 25 concerts
2020 3 concerts
2019 79 concerts
2018 5 concerts
2017 29 concerts
2016 37 concerts
2015 7 concerts
2014 22 concerts
2013 43 concerts
2012 18 concerts
2011 32 concerts
2010 27 concerts
2009 51 concerts
2008 3 concerts
2007 1 concert
2006 1 concert
2001 1 concert
2000 1 concert
1998 41 concerts
1997 8 concerts
1996 13 concerts
1994 7 concerts
1981 6 concerts
1980 22 concerts
1979 31 concerts
1978 9 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has The Specials had?

The Specials has had 534 concerts.

What genre is The Specials?

The Specials is most often considered to be Punk, New Wave, Reggae, Britpop, Ska, Rocksteady, Ska Revival, Mod Revival, 2 Tone, and Two-Tone.

When was the last The Specials concert?

The last The Specials concert was on January 16, 2023 at The Moonlight Club in London, England, United Kingdom.

What setlist does The Specials play live?

The songs that The Specials performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the July 09, 2022 concert at Rochester Castle in Rochester, Kent, UK:

  1. Freedom Highway
  2. Friday Night, Saturday Morning
  3. Stereotype
  4. The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)
  5. A Message to You Rudy
  6. Do the Dog
  7. Too Much Too Young
  8. Gangsters
  9. Listening Wind
  10. Ghost Town

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