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 27)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 26, 1998 –
Jun 27, 1998
Reggaefest ‚98
Judy Mowatt / Dave Wakeling's English Beat / The Blue Collars / Tribe Of Souls / Rhythm Lizards / Eek A Mouse / Hepcat / The Specials / King Chango / Local Hero / John Brown‘s Body / Hyacinth House
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River Parks West Bank Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Jun 10, 1998
The Specials White Rabbit San Antonio, Texas, United States
Jun 06, 1998
The Specials The Chameleon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 02, 1998
The Specials Hot Tin Roof Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States
May 30, 1998
KTCL’S Big Adventure
The Crystal Method / Foo Fighters / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / The Specials / Big Bad Voodoo Daddy / The Aquabats / Eve 6 / Run-D.M.C. / Ultrahorse / Unwritten Law / Gloritone / David Garza / Opie Gone Bad / Petrol Apathy / Sketch / Concentrated Evil / Brethren Fast / Adrian Romero and love supreme Show all bands
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Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States
May 29, 1998
Y-100 FEZ-tival
Green Day / Ben Folds Five / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Everclear / Cherry Poppin' Daddies / Marcy Playground / Fastball / Jeffrey Gaines / Black Lab / God Lives Underwater / cornershop / Marah / The Specials / Athenaeum / Fuel / Samian / Fathead
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Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre Camden, New Jersey, United States
Show Duplicates for May 29, 1998
May 25, 1998
Rockfest
Foo Fighters / Creed / Semisonic / Brother Cane / rocket from the crypt / Gravity Kills / The Specials
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Westfair Amphitheater Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
May 24, 1998
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Float Rite Park Amphitheater Somerset, Wisconsin, United States
May 23, 1998
Q101 Jamboree
Foo Fighters / Creed / Soul Asylum / Ben Folds Five / Scott Weiland / Barenaked Ladies / The Specials / Eve 6 / Harvey Danger / Spacehog / Fastball / They Might Be Giants
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World Music Theatre Tinley Park, Illinois, United States
Show Duplicates for May 23, 1998
May 23, 1998 –
May 24, 1998
Edge Fest
Soul Asylum / Ben Folds Five / Brother Cane / Candlebox / Coal Chamber / Cornershop. / Coup De Grace (US) / Dayinthelife / Deftones / Feeder / Green Day / Human Waste Project / Pist.on (US) / Scott Weiland / Sevendust / Sister Hazel / Slave Raider / Spacehog / Stabbing Westward / Superdrag / The Crystal Method / The Honeydogs / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / The Specials / Tina and the B-Side Movement / Two Show all bands
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Float Rite Park Amphitheater Somerset, Wisconsin, United States
May 22, 1998
New Rock Fest
Green Day / Violent Femmes / Soul Asylum / God Lives Underwater / Semisonic / Big Wreck / Black Lab / The Specials / Cornershop. / The Love Monkeys
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Marcus Amphitheater, Henry Maier Festival Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
May 20, 1998
Jamboree 1998
Ben Folds Five / The Specials / Creed / Fastball / Barenaked Ladies / Spacehog / They Might Be Giants / Soul Asylum / Scott Weiland / Harvey Danger / Foo Fighters / Eve6
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New World Music Theatre Tinley Park, Illinois, United States
May 19, 1998
The Specials / Stubborn All-Stars / Isaac Green and the Skalars Heaven, The Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia, United States
May 18, 1998
The Specials 328 Performance Hall Nashville, Tennessee, United States
May 15, 1998
Everclear / Fuel / The Specials / Fastball / God Lives Underwater / Cherry Poppin' Daddies / The Crystal Method / Athanaeum / Harvey Danger / The Suicide Kings Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
May 09, 1998
Z 104.5 The Edge Birthday Bash 1998
Gravity Kills / Stabbing Westward / The Nixons / The Specials / Jimmie's Chicken Shack / Big Wreck / Jolene / Course of Empire / Econoline Crush / God Lives Underwater / Letters to Cleo
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Mohawk Park Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
May 01, 1998
The Specials The Zone Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Apr 30, 1998
The Specials Bash On Ash Tempe, Arizona, United States
Apr 29, 1998
The Specials / The Offbeatniks El Dorado Saloon Carmichael, California, United States
Apr 22, 1998
The Specials Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Apr 20, 1998
The Specials / Pilfers Irving Plaza New York, New York, United States

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 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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 Saratoga, California, United States
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 London, England, United Kingdom
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 London, England, United Kingdom
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Jul 10 - 12, 2009
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Genres:

Punk
New Wave
Reggae
Britpop
Ska
Ska Punk
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:

2026 2 concerts
2025 2 concerts
2023 1 concert
2022 18 concerts
2021 27 concerts
2020 3 concerts
2019 88 concerts
2018 5 concerts
2017 30 concerts
2016 37 concerts
2015 7 concerts
2014 25 concerts
2013 45 concerts
2012 21 concerts
2011 33 concerts
2010 33 concerts
2009 57 concerts
2008 6 concerts
2007 4 concerts
2006 1 concert
2003 1 concert
2002 1 concert
2001 6 concerts
2000 4 concerts
1999 4 concerts
1998 95 concerts
1997 17 concerts
1996 35 concerts
1995 4 concerts
1994 28 concerts
1993 2 concerts
1981 16 concerts
1980 70 concerts
1979 66 concerts
1978 14 concerts
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