The Specials Concert History

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

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The Specials Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 25)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 30, 1998
The Specials

Lowlands Festival

Evenemententerrein Walibi Holland Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
Aug 29, 1998
The Specials

Pukkelpop

Domein Kiewit Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 29, 1998 –
Aug 30, 1998
Pukkelpop 1998
Green Day / Incubus / Queens of the Stone Age / Fatboy Slim / Portishead / Deftones / PJ Harvey / Basement Jaxx / Mogwai / The Dandy Warhols / Bad Religion / Jurassic 5 / Rancid / The Specials / Beastie Boys / Gomez / Spiritualized / Grandaddy / cornershop / Fun Lovin' Criminals / The Rasmus / Kent / Monster Magnet / MxPx / Junkie Xl / Unwritten Law / Lagwagon / Green Velvet / X / The Afghan Whigs / Laurent Garnier / Soul Coughing / Goldie / Fu Manchu / Swell / Cappadonna / No Use For A Name / Save Ferris / Cherry Poppin' Daddies / The Jesus Lizard / Plastikman / Money Mark / X-Ecutioners / H-Blockx / Nomeansno / Howie B / Girls Against Boys / Pitchshifter / Evil Superstars / Drugstore / Elliott Smith / Boom Boom Satellites / Grooverider / Catherine Wheel / Hardknox / Luke Slater / CIV / Dave Angel / h / Springbok Nude Girls / 'T Hof Van Commerce / Pills / Starflam / Dead Man Ray / DAAU - Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung / Warm Jets / Scott 4 / The Smooths / Alex Gifford / Deejay Punk Roc / Vandal X / Length of Time / Orange Black / Flowers For Breakfast / Dust Junkies / Dj Scissorkicks / Jan Van Biesen Show all bands
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Domein Kiewit Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 28, 1998
The Specials

Reading Festival

Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
Aug 28, 1998 –
Aug 30, 1998
Reading Festival 1998
Foo Fighters / Deftones / New Order / The Prodigy / Garbage / Echo & The Bunnymen / Yo La Tengo / Travis / Mogwai / Bad Religion / The Specials / Rancid / Robert Plant / Supergrass / Jurassic 5 / Ash / Spiritualized / Toploader / Gomez / Beastie Boys / Grandaddy / Sleater-Kinney / The Freestylers / Super Furry Animals / The Divine Comedy / Monster Magnet / MxPx / Lee "Scratch" Perry / Lagwagon / The Bluetones / Shed Seven / The Afghan Whigs / Unwritten Law / Fu Manchu / Jimmy Page / Idlewild / Soul Coughing / Ó / Roni Size / Symposium / Alabama 3 / Arab Strap / Clinic / No Use For A Name / Mansun / Asian Dub Foundation / Save Ferris / ACE (US) / Gel / The Soundtrack Of Our Lives / Cherry Poppin' Daddies / Regurgitator / Gene / Backyard Babies / Rocket from the Crypt / Money Mark / Les Rythmes Digitales / Lo Fidelity Allstars / The Delgados / Curve / Bentley Rhythm Ace / H-Blockx / Bis / No Fun At All / Jimmy Page & Robert Plant / Monaco / Pitchshifter / Unsane / Dance Hall Crashers / Girls Against Boys / Hefner / Revenge / Royal Trux / Reprazent / CIV / Drugstore / Merz / Addict / Cut La Roc / Elliott Smith / The Lodger / Mover / Six by Seven / Gay Dad / Jonathan Fire*Eater / Unbelievable Truth / Spearmint / Grand Drive / Seafood / Audioweb / El Nino / Justin Robertson / Sunhouse / Urusei Yatsura / Ultrasound / Campag Velocet / Kenickie / Monkey Mafia / Superior / Ooberman / Headswim / DJ Touche / Dust Junkys / Carrie / The Paradise Motel / Llama Farmers / More Rockers / Ten Benson / Laptop / Stroke / Regular Fries / Earl Brutus / Warm Jets / Manson / Dawn Of The Replicants / Bill Riley / Fungus / Bryan Gee / 60 Ft. Dolls / The Dandys / Scott 4 / Snug / The Smooths / Huckleberry / Jumping Jack Frost / The Montrose Avenue / The Interpreters / Flynn & Flora / Vyvyan / NT / The Afghan Whigs / Formula One / Deejay Punk Roc / Medal / The Wasp Factory / Flight 16 / Electric Sound Of Joy / The Pecadiloes / Dust Junkies / One Lady Owner / Asian Dub / The Reviver Gene / Uresei Yatsura / Disco Pistol / Ph Family / Satellite Beach / Bentley Rhythm Ace Show all bands
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Reading Festival 1998 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 26, 1998
The Specials

Vans Warped Tour

Arenan/Fryshuset Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Aug 22, 1998 –
Aug 24, 1998
Lowlands Festival 1998
Green Day / Deftones / Bonobo / Fatboy Slim / Portishead / PJ Harvey / Yo La Tengo / Faithless / Basement Jaxx / Mogwai / Bad Religion / The Specials / Rancid / Apocalyptica / Supergrass / Jurassic 5 / Gomez / Beastie Boys / Grandaddy / Fun Lovin' Criminals / Cradle of Filth / The Beta Band / The Freestylers / Kent / Monster Magnet / Junkie Xl / Green Velvet / MxPx / Lagwagon / Anathema / Fu Manchu / Unwritten Law / Laurent Garnier / Swell / Soul Coughing / Therapy? / Heather Nova / No Use For A Name / The Hellacopters / Acda en de Munnik / Save Ferris / Moonspell / Plastikman / Cherry Poppin' Daddies / Toy Dolls / The Toasters / Rocket from the Crypt / Money Mark / H-Blockx / X-Ecutioners / Nomeansno / Pitchshifter / The Ex / CIV / Drugstore / Slobberbone / Boom Boom Satellites / Add N To (x) / Elliott Smith / Dave Angel / Tim / Skik / Six by Seven / Solex / Buccaneer / caesar / Altar / Andre Manuel / DAAU - Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung / Undeclinable Ambuscade / Andy Smith / Metal Molly / Carlton / Acid Junkies / G-Force / The Smooths / 7Zuma7 / Nuff Said / Autopulver / Band Zonder banaan / Lighter / Head First / Spijkers Met Koppen / Gitbox / Drippin' Honey / Lady Aida / Willem De Ridder / De Bossen / Blimey! / Lebbis & Jansen / Ec Groove Society / Mumtaz / Charles & the White Trash / Love Cycle Show all bands
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Lowlands Festival 1998 Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
Aug 17, 1998
The Specials Club Caprice Redondo Beach, California, United States
Aug 14, 1998
The Specials The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Aug 12, 1998
The Specials

Vans Warped Tour

Galaxy Concert Theatre Santa Ana, California, United States
Aug 09, 1998
Vans Warped Tour 1998
Bad Religion / Cherry Poppin' Daddies / Deftones / NOFX / Rancid / Reverend Horton Heat / The Specials / The Pietasters / Royal Crown Revue / Save Ferris / Skavoovie & the Epitones / The Smooths / The Slackers / Hepcat / Dropkick Murphys / The Urge / 311 / Amazing Royal Crowns / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / CIV / Filibuster / The Gadjits / Ozomatli Show all bands
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Southpark Meadows Austin, Texas, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 09, 1998
Aug 08, 1998
The Specials

Warped Tour

Astroarena Houston, Texas, United States
Aug 06, 1998
Vans Warped Tour 1998
Deftones / Kid Rock / Bad Religion / NOFX / Rancid / The Specials / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Hatebreed / Unwritten Law / Reverend Horton Heat / Mad Caddies / The Aquabats / Fu Manchu / Save Ferris / Cherry Poppin' Daddies / Swingin' Utters / Hepcat / Unsane / CIV / Sprung Monkey / 98 Mute / The Gadjits / Kemuri / The Smooths / Anthrophobia / Fillibuster Show all bands
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Central Florida Fairgrounds & Exposition Park Orlando, Florida, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 06, 1998
Aug 05, 1998
Vans Warped Tour 1998
Bad Religion / Mad Caddies / NOFX / The Pietasters / Rancid / Reverend Horton Heat / Save Ferris / Snapcase / The Specials / Deftones / MxPx / Marky Ramone and the Intruders / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / The Bouncing Souls / Kid Rock / Zebrahead / The Get Up Kids / The Aquabats / Swingin' Utters / The Urge / Less Than Jake Show all bands
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Pompano Beach Amphitheater Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
Aug 04, 1998
Vans Warped Tour 1998
Deftones / The Get Up Kids / The Slackers / 22 Jacks / Bad Religion / Godsmack / Amazing Royal Crowns / Unwritten Law / Mad Caddies / Save Ferris / Latex Generation / Royal Crown Revue / Hi-Standard / Hatebreed / Reverand Horton Heat / Kid Rock / Voodoo Glow Skulls / Swingin' Utters / Trading Bryson / CIV / The Specials / Staind / Unsane / Homegrown / The Aquabats / The Atomic Fireballs / Fu Manchu / Hepcat / Cherry Poppin' Daddies / NOFX / No Use For A Name / Rancid / Snapcase / Anthrophobia / H2O / Skavoovie & the Epitones / The Smooths / Symposium / The Vandals / Zebrahead / L.e.s. Stitches / tilt / The Urge / All / MxPx / Incubus / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Pietasters Show all bands
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Jacksonville State Fairgrounds Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Aug 02, 1998
Vans Warped Tour 1998
Incubus / Deftones / Kid Rock / Staind / Godsmack / Bad Religion / NOFX / The Specials / Rancid / Hatebreed / MxPx / Die Toten Hosen / The Get Up Kids / Unwritten Law / Zebrahead / Reverend Horton Heat / The Vandals / Fu Manchu / Mad Caddies / The Aquabats / No Use For A Name / Save Ferris / H2O / Cherry Poppin' Daddies / Swingin' Utters / All / tilt / Home Grown / Royal Crown Revue / Hepcat / Snapcase / The Pietasters / Unsane / The Urge / The Atomic Fireballs / CIV / The Amazing Crowns / 22 Jacks / The Smooths / Latex Generation / L.e.s. Stitches Show all bands
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Vans Warped Tour 1998 Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 02, 1998
Aug 01, 1998
Vans Warped Tour 1998
Bad Religion / NOFX / Rancid / H₂O / The Specials / The Vandals / Voodoo Glow Skulls / No Use For A Name / Unwritten Law / Snapcase / Unsane / Hatebreed / Home Grown / The Get Up Kids / Reverend Horton Heat / Deftones / Kid Rock / The Urge / Incubus / MxPx / Zebrahead / Save Ferris / The Aquabats / Mad Caddies / Fu Manchu / Swingin' Utters / U.S. Bombs / All / Sprung Monkey / Cherry Poppin' Daddies / Symposium / The Smooths / 22 Jacks / The Amazing Crowns / The Atomic Fireballs / CIV / Die Toten Hosen / Godsmack / Hepcat / Latex Generation / L.e.s. Stitches / The Pietasters / Royal Crown Revue / Staind / tilt Show all bands
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Randall's Island Park New York, New York, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 01, 1998
Jul 31, 1998
Warped Tour 98
The Pietasters / 22 Jacks / NOFX / Save Ferris / The Specials / Rancid / U.S. Bombs / All / Bad Religion / Cherry Poppin' Daddies / Deftones / Dropkick Murphys / Hatebreed / MxPx / Rancid / Reverend Horton Heat / The Aquabats / The Get Up Kids / Unwritten Law / The Bouncing Souls / Swingin' Utters Show all bands
RFK Stadium
Jul 30, 1998
Vans Warped Tour 1998
All / Amazing Crowns / Anthrophobia / Bad Religion / Cherry Poppin' Daddies / CIV / Deftones / Dropkick Murphys / Fu Manchu / Hatebreed / Kemuri / Kid Rock / Libertine / Mad Caddies / NOFX / Ozomatli / Rancid / Reverend Horton Heat / Save Ferris / Sprung Monkey / Swingin' Utters / Symposium / The Aquabats / The Boils / The Bouncing Souls / The Get Up Kids / The Smooths / The Specials / U.S. Bombs / Unwritten Law / Voodoo Glow Skulls / Wade / Zebrahead Show all bands
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Corestates Complex Parking Lot Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Show Duplicate for Jul 30, 1998
Jul 29, 1998
Vans Warped Tour 1998
Rancid / Cherry Poppin' Daddies / CIV / Amazing Royal Crowns / NOFX / Dropkick Murphys / Pennywise / Bad Religion / Save Ferris / Sick of It All / Unwritten Law / Hatebreed / Deftones / Kid Rock / The Get Up Kids / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / All / Godsmack / Grinspoon / Reverend Horton Heat / Shadows Fall / Staind / Swingin' Utters / The Bouncing Souls / The Specials / Voodoo Glow Skulls / Zebrahead / Money Penney Show all bands
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Three County Fairgrounds Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Jul 28, 1998
Vans Warped Tour 1998
Rancid / Deftones / Snapcase / Bad Religion / NOFX / Reverend Horton Heat / Bif Naked / The Specials / Cherry Poppin’ Daddies / CIV / Unwritten Law / ALL / Swingin’ Utters / Voodoo Glow Skulls / Dropkick Murphys / The Smooths / Kid Rock / The Aquabats! / 98 Mute / Ozo / The Get Up Kids / The Amazing Crowns Show all bands
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LaSalle Park Buffalo, New York, United States
Show Duplicate for Jul 28, 1998
Jul 26, 1998
Vans Warped Tour '98
Bad Religion / NOFX / No Use For A Name / The Specials / Mad Caddies / Frenzal Rhomb / Less Than Jake / MxPx / Deftones / Voodoo Glow Skulls / 98 Mute / Rancid / Cherry Poppin' Daddies / CIV / Dropkick Murphys / All / Unwritten Law / Reverend Horton Heat / Kid Rock / Snapcase / Ozomotli / The Smooths / Fu Manchu / Kemuri / Swingin' Utters / Gob / 22 Jacks / Prissteens Show all bands
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 London, England, United Kingdom
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 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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