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 17)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 12, 2010
Sziget Festival 2010
Faithless / The Specials / Public Image Limited / The young Punkx / K.I.Z / Foreign Beggars / The Black Box Revelation / Gorillaz Sound System
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Obudai Island Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Aug 10, 2010 –
Aug 14, 2010
Øya Festival 2010
The xx / M.I.A. / Miike Snow / La Roux / The Flaming Lips / Local Natives / Marina / Broken Bells / Air / Robyn / LCD Soundsystem / Yeasayer / Die Antwoord / Big Boi / The Specials / The Gaslight Anthem / Pavement / Panda Bear / Paul Weller / Tune-Yards / Surfer Blood / Against Me! / The Black Angels / Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti / Iggy & the Stooges / Girls / Baroness / Susanne Sundfør / Converge / Fucked Up / Field Music / Cymbals Eat Guitars / Fool's Gold / Tony Allen / Casiokids / Trash Talk / Team Me / Lindstrøm & Christabelle / Motorpsycho / Lars Vaular / 1349 / King Midas Sound / Rubik / Serena-Maneesh / The Shining / Nachtmystium / Honningbarna / LidoLido / Imperial State Electric / John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen / Blood Command / Ingrid Olava / Kråkesølv / Oslo Ess / Thom Hell / Navigators / Lillebjørn Nilsen / Djerv / Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson / Wolves Like Us / The Cumshots / Invasion / Purified In Blood / Obliteration / Therese Aune / Ingeborg Selnes / CCTV / Hypertext / Altaar / I See Horses / Camp Sounds / Goonfight / Friends of the Dude Show all bands
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Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Show Duplicate for Aug 10, 2010
Aug 09, 2010 –
Aug 16, 2010
Sziget Festival 2010
Calvin Harris / Muse / Major Lazer / Deadmau5 / Thirty Seconds to Mars / Papa Roach / Iron Maiden / Kasabian / Mika / UB40 / Yeasayer / The Hives / DJ Shadow / Die Antwoord / Faithless / Bad Religion / Madness / Billy Talent / The Specials / Buena Vista Social Club / Sander van Doorn / Boys Noize / Peaches / Simian Mobile Disco / Toots & The Maytals / Enter Shikari / Infected Mushroom / The Cribs / Children of Bodom / Gotan Project / The Wailers / Foreign Beggars / Public Image Ltd. / Fear Factory / Monster Magnet / Gentleman / Skindred / Aeroplane / Ill Niño / Ska-P / Charlie Winston / Danko Jones / Paradise Lost / Kamelot / The Skatalites / Gwar / K.I.Z. / Shantel / Tony Allen / Andy Moor / Adam Beyer / Subsonica / Erol Alkan / The Aggrolites / The 69 Eyes / Skip the Use / Alan Fitzpatrick / Nina Hagen / Breakestra / Toy Dolls / Black Box Revelation / Vive La Fête / Bayonne / Oi Va Voi / Wildbirds & Peacedrums / george duke / Chapelier Fou / Hjaltalín / Rupa & The April Fishes / The Young Punx / Ez3kiel / Dennis Chambers / Mahala Rai Banda / Ляпис Трубецкой / Los de Abajo / Cloudchord / Baskerville / Joel Mull / zZz / The Picturebooks / C-Mon & Kypski / Tankcsapda / Zagar / Besh O Drom / Amparo Sanchez / Make Believe / The Duel / The Inspector Cluzo / 30 Seconds To Mars / Péterfy Bori & Love Band / Parno Graszt / Gary Willis / Madensuyu / Heaven Street Seven / Anna & the Barbies / Hrdvsion / Flat Earth Society / Dean Brown / 08001 / Gorillaz Sound System / Renata Rosa / Volkova Sisters / Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird / Серебряная Свадьба / Jaune Toujours / Rada / Flore / Fat Cat / Daniel Kahn / The Toobes / Superbutt / Loop Doctors / Klezmofobia / Napra / Fanfare Vagabontu / Ladánybene 27 / Skarbone 14 / Jazzékiel / Eslam / Dubians / Cankisou / Ambientium / JIP / Angie Taylor / Lord Bishop Rocks / Synus0006 / Painted Bird / Rogerio Jardim / Bea Palya / János Másik / Surbahar / Рада & Терновник / Dalkloid Sound / Kees Van Hondt / Tommy Campbell / The Kistehén Melanko / Budapest Jazz Orchestra / András Lovasi / Kaido Kirikmäe / Hudaki / Turbo Band / Etnofon Zenei Társulás És Palya Bea / Gyongyi Salla / Robotrock Dj's / Cry of Shits Show all bands
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Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Jul 31, 2010
Os Dias de Raiva / Jamie T / The Dandy Warhols / Mão Morta / The Specials / The Prodigy

Paredes de Coura 2010

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Paredes de Coura Paredes de Coura, Portugal
Jul 28, 2010 –
Jul 31, 2010
Paredes de Coura 2010
The Prodigy / Best Coast / The Dandy Warhols / The Tallest Man On Earth / Klaxons / White Lies / The Specials / Jamie T / Enter Shikari / Los Campesinos! / Memory Tapes / Gallows / Vivian Girls / Cosmo Jarvis / Peter Hook / Dum Dum Girls / Caribou
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Praia Fluvial do Tabuão Paredes de Coura, Portugal
Show Duplicate for Jul 28, 2010
Jul 15, 2010 –
Jul 18, 2010
Festival Internacional de Benicàssim - FIB 2010
Calvin Harris / Ellie Goulding / Mumford & Sons / Gorillaz / Vampire Weekend / Two Door Cinema Club / Lily Allen / The Temper Trap / Foals / Kasabian / The Prodigy / Hot Chip / Broken Bells / Dizzee Rascal / Cut Copy / Goldfrapp / DJ Shadow / Echo & the Bunnymen / Four Tet / Klaxons / The Specials / Julian Casablancas / Dirty Projectors / Boys Noize / The Cribs / Ash / The Courteeners / YACHT / Skream / Leftfield / Charlotte Gainsbourg / Ian Brown / Public Image Ltd. / Efterklang / Benga / JJ / Yuksek / Daedelus / Lindstrøm / Midnight Juggernauts / Jack Beats / Joris Voorn / The Clientele / Fionn Regan / Brendan Benson / Love of Lesbian / I Blame Coco / Timo Maas / The Japanese Popstars / Funkagenda / Ray Davies / Ilegales / Prins Thomas / Lindstrøm & Christabelle / The Pinker Tones / Sunday Drivers / Triangulo de Amor Bizarro / bigott / Delorentos / Scratch Perverts / Motor / Standstill / Phil Kieran / Peter Hook / Sr. Chinarro / Alex Under / Justin Robertson / Alondra Bentley / Jack L / Cola Jet Set / Cuchillo / The Paris Riots / El Hijo / Cohete / The Ruskins / Jonston / Los Illegales / Marcus Doo & the Secret Family / Gentle Music Men / Southern Arts Society / Chinyi / Greame Park / Parade (from Spain) Show all bands
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Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Jul 14, 2010 –
Jul 17, 2010
The Specials
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Traffic Festival 2010 Rome, Latium, Italy
Jul 10, 2010
Ruisrock Festival
"Ruisrock Festival" / Amon Amarth / The Sounds / Prince of Assyria / The Specials / The Baseballs / Disco Ensemble / Irina / Michael Monroe (Finland) / Don Huonot / Ismo Alanko Teholla / Kotiteollisuus / PMMP / Scandinavian Music Group / Stam1na / Turisas / Viikate Show all bands
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Festival Grounds Turku, Finland
Jul 09, 2010 –
Jul 11, 2010
Ruisrock 2010
Florence and the Machine / Rise Against / Ozzy Osbourne / Regina Spektor / Belle and Sebastian / Slash / Flogging Molly / NOFX / Billy Talent / The Specials / Frank Turner / Canned Heat / Amon Amarth / Porcupine Tree / Arch Enemy / Midlake / The Sounds / Anti-Flag / Baroness / Sonata Arctica / The Sonics / The Baseballs / Amorphis / Poets of the Fall / Turisas / The Ark / Finntroll / Ginger Ninja / Michael Monroe / Reckless Love / Disco Ensemble / Jenni Vartiainen / Chisu / PMMP / Negative / Villa Nah / Tarot / Stam1na / Kotiteollisuus / Scandinavian Music Group / The Day / Mokoma / Vesa-matti Loiri / Irina / Popeda / Maija Vilkkumaa / Lapko / Viikate / Manna / Samuli Putro / Don Huonot / Prince of Assyria / Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu / Jaakko & Jay / Joensuu 1685 / Jätkäjätkät / Pyhät Tepot / Kaikukasti / Herra Ylppö Ja Ihmiset / Darya and Månskernorkstern / Ismo Alanko & Teho-osasto Show all bands
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Turku, Finland
Jul 03, 2010
Les Eurockeennes de Belfort
"Les Eurockeennes de Belfort" / The Hives / Afrodizz / Airbourne / The Bewitched Hands On The Top Of Our Heads / Broken Social Scene / Colt Silvers / Elektrisk Gonner / General Elektriks / Ghinzu / Memory Tapes / OY / Le Prince Miiaou / Radio Radio / Sawah / Hindi Zahra / Selah Sue / Serena Maneesh / Sexy Sushi / Emilie Simon / The Specials / Vitalic / We Are Enfant Terrible / The xx Show all bands
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Eurockeennes Festival Grounds Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Jul 02, 2010 –
Jul 04, 2010
Les Eurockéennes de Belfort 2010
The Black Keys / The xx / Two Door Cinema Club / Jay-Z / Massive Attack / Empire of the Sun / Foals / Kasabian / Missy Elliott / Mika / Janelle Monáe / LCD Soundsystem / The Drums / Broken Social Scene / The Hives / The Dead Weather / The Specials / Julian Casablancas / Selah Sue / Charlotte Gainsbourg / Vitalic / Airbourne / HEALTH / Baroness / Converge / Memory Tapes / Gallows / Émilie Simon / Sophie Hunger / BB Brunes / Ghinzu / Piers Faccini / Rox / Bridget Kelly / The Bewitched Hands / Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77 / We Are Enfant Terrible / Le Prince Miiaou / Kid Bombardos / Gable / Afrodizz / Filiamotsa / Les Eurockennes De Belfort / Eurockéennes Show all bands
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Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Jul 01, 2010 –
Jul 04, 2010
Rock Werchter 2010
P!nk / The Morning Benders / The Van Jets / The Temper Trap / Absynthe Minded / Coheed and Cambria / Skunk Anansie / Pink / Crookers / The Customs / Sweet Coffee / Dirty Projectors / POP ETC / Booka Shade / Das Pop / Kyteman's Hiphop Orchestra / Paramore / Rammstein / Stereophonics / Gossip / Gomez / Yeasayer / De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig / Empire of the Sun / Double G / Delphic / Channel Zero / Vitalic / Rise Against / Vampire Weekend / Muse / Phoenix / Shameboy / Balthazar / Midlake / The xx / Porcupine Tree / The Bloody Beetroots / Faithless / The Specials / The Gaslight Anthem / Them Crooked Vultures / Green Day / La Roux / Pearl Jam / The Black Box Revelation / LCD Soundsystem / Alice In Chains / Corinne Bailey Rae / Editors / Florence and the Machine / Arcade Fire / Jack Johnson / Thirty Seconds to Mars / The Ting Tings / Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders / The Black Keys Show all bands
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Unknown venue Werchter, Flanders, Belgium
Show Duplicates for Jul 01, 2010
Jun 18, 2010 –
Jun 20, 2010
Southside Festival 2010
The Strokes / Beatsteaks / Billy Talent / Jack Johnson / Mando Diao / The Prodigy / Massive Attack / Stone Temple Pilots / Dropkick Murphys / Faithless / Deichkind / Vampire Weekend / Porcupine Tree / Element of Crime / Madsen / LCD Soundsystem / Paramore / The Gaslight Anthem / Skunk Anansie / Archive / Danko Jones / Phoenix / White Lies / The xx / The Specials / Shout Out Louds / Revolverheld / Tegan and Sara / La Roux / Biffy Clyro / Deftones / Dendemann / Jennifer Rostock / Coheed and Cambria / K's Choice / Hot Water Music / Florence and the Machine / The Temper Trap / Ignite / Donots / Enter Shikari / Charlie Winston / Bonaparte / Katzenjammer / We Are Scientists / Moneybrother / Zebrahead / Kashmir / Horse the Band / Marina and the Diamonds / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / LaBrassBanda / Two Door Cinema Club / Frank Turner / Turbostaat / Band of Skulls / Alberta Cross / Local Natives / The Get Up Kids / The Hold Steady / Big Elf / Skindred / The Blackout / Cymbals Eat Guitars / Cosmo Jarvis / Timid Tiger / Martina Topley-Bird / Boys Noize / Mr. Oizo / The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77 / Erol Alkan / Bratze / Frittenbude / FM Belfast / Kap Bambino Show all bands
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Flugplatz Neuhausen ob Eck, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Show Duplicate for Jun 18, 2010
May 01, 2010
The Specials Love Music Hate Racism 2010 Barnsley, England, United Kingdom
Apr 21, 2010
The Specials
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Terminal 5 New York, New York, United States
Apr 20, 2010
The Specials
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Terminal 5 New York, New York, United States
Apr 19, 2010
The Specials The Sound Academy Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apr 16, 2010 –
Apr 18, 2010
Coachella 2010
Muse / David Guetta / MGMT / The xx / Gil Scott-Heron / Gorillaz / Jay-Z / B.o.B / RX Bandits / Vampire Weekend / Phoenix / Deadmau5 / Passion Pit / Babasónicos / Florence and the Machine / Sia / The Temper Trap / Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / Tiësto / La Roux / Kate Miller-Heidke / Miike Snow / Grizzly Bear / Major Lazer / Wale / Hot Chip / One eskimO / Spoon / Beach House / Kevin Devine / Benny Benassi / Matt and Kim / Imogen Heap / Local Natives / The Gaslamp Killer / Kaskade / Pretty Lights / The Avett Brothers / Les Claypool / She & Him / Little Dragon / Yeasayer / King Khan & The Shrines / Corinne Bailey Rae / Sleigh Bells / Gossip / Faith No More / Talvin Singh / Flying Lotus / Rusko / Proxy / Thom Yorke / Band of Skulls / Deerhunter / Plastikman / Coheed and Cambria / De La Soul / The Dead Weather / The Glitch Mob / Ra Ra Riot / Jake's / Yo La Tengo / Wolfgang Gartner / Steel Train / Old Crow Medicine Show / Tokyo Police Club / Sly and the Family Stone / The Specials / Devo / The Whitest Boy Alive / Erol Alkan / Julian Casablancas / Them Crooked Vultures / Hypnotic Brass Ensemble / Pavement / Yann Tiersen / Frightened Rabbit / Dirty Projectors / The Middle East / Die Antwoord / Free the Robots / Frank Turner / Little Boots / Fever Ray / Samiyam / Camera Obscura / The Raveonettes / Jets Overhead / The Big Pink / Jónsi / The Cribs / Z-Trip / Deer Tick / Infected Mushroom / Street Sweeper Social Club / Orbital / Gary Numan / Alana Grace / Porcupine Tree / Sly Stone / Mew / Girls / White Rabbits / Bad Lieutenant / Grace Jones / DJ Craze / Hadouken! / Ras G / Calle 13 / Charlotte Gainsbourg / Delphic / Take / Nobody / Dirty South / The Almighty Defenders / The Professionals / Atoms For Peace / Nocando / Nosaj Thing / ZOÉ / The Dillinger Escape Plan / Florence / Public Image Ltd. / Mary Anne Hobbs / Klever / Hockey / Club 75 / DJ Lance Rock / Aeroplane / John Waters / Lucero / LCD Soundsystem / Baroness / Paparazzi / Owen Pallett / The Soft Pack / Mayer Hawthorne and The County / Céu / Daedelus / Lucent Dossier Experience / Sunny Day Real Estate / Iglu & Hartly / Paulla / 2manydjs / DLK / Aterciopelados / Craze and Klever / Shooter Jennings / Hobo's Hope / Pablo Hassan / P.O.S. / BASSNECTAR / Sam Xl / Rick Ghraphixxx / As Tall As Lions / MuteMath / Echo & the bunnymen / Portugal. The Man Show all bands
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Empire Polo Club Indio, California, United States
Show Duplicates for Apr 16, 2010
Apr 15, 2010
The Specials / Fitz and the Tantrums

The Specials – 30th Anniversary Tour

Club Nokia Los Angeles, California, United States
Show Duplicate for Apr 15, 2010
Apr 11, 2010 –
Apr 12, 2010
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2010
Jay Z / LCD Soundsystem / Them Crooked Vultures / Street Sweeper Social Club / Yeasayer / The Specials / Muse / Tiesto / Faith No More / Coheed & Cambria / Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes / The Temper Trap / Shooter Jennings & Hierophant / Porcupine Tree / RX Bandits Show all bands
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Empire Polo Club Indio, California, United States

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The Specials / The Tuts
May 13, 2019
 Southend-On-Sea, United Kingdom
  Added by Guidorec

The Specials / Little Hurricane / The Scofflaws
Jul 18, 2013
 Huntington, New York, United States
  Added by Greg Fasolino

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
  Added by Concert Archives

Coachella 2010
Apr 16 - 18, 2010
 Indio, California, United States
  Added by Concert Archives

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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