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 33)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 30, 1994 –
Jul 03, 1994
Roskilde Festival 1994
Red Hot Chili Peppers / Radiohead / Aerosmith / Björk / The Prodigy / ZZ Top / Rage Against The Machine / Peter Gabriel / Ben Harper / Yo La Tengo / House of Pain / Underworld / The Specials / The Pharcyde / Sepultura / Elvis Costello & the Attractions / Orbital / Suicidal Tendencies / Dwight Yoakam / Stereolab / Chaka Demus & Pliers / Meshell Ndegeocello (fka Me'Shell NdegéOcello) / Helmet / Accept / The Posies / Tindersticks / Frank Black / Angélique Kidjo / Paradise Lost / Levellers / Inspiral Carpets / Biosphere / Sick of It All / Kashmir / The Boo Radleys / Bruce Cockburn / Rollins Band / St. Etienne / Mercyful Fate / Grant Lee Buffalo / Biohazard / Elastica / Parliament-Funkadelic / ozric tentacles / James Taylor Quartet / Bettie Serveert / Mary Black / Clawfinger / Lucky Dube / Bob Hund / Supernova / Jah Wobble / Transglobal Underground / Dead Moon / Dizzy Mizz Lizzy / Les Rita Mitsouko / Gnags / Sort Sol / Urban Species / Senser / Balanescu Quartet / Charlie Hunter Trio / Big Fat Snake / Hedningarna / Sandals / One Dove / The Sandmen / Bazooka / Norman Jay MBE / Remmy Ongala And Orchestre Super Matimila / Psyched Up Janis / Terry Farley / Waltari / Madder Rose / Mutha's Day Out / Red Devils / Tab Two / Hassan Hakmoun / Candela / Trumans Water / No means no / Etta Cameron / Hair And Skin Trading Company / Throw That Beat In The Garbagecan! / How Do I / Flesh Quartet / Tritonus / Ym-stammen / Cherno / Nulle And Verdensorkestret / Trio Rococo / Camerata / Kinky Boot Beast / Vampire State Building / Maceo Parker & Roots Revisited / Dj Typhoon / Erik Gadd / Sacrificial / Flying Crap / Slobo Horo / Timbucktu / Mieskuoro Huutajat / Ludo X / Almost Jazz / Dicte & D-mnner / Dm 3 / DJ Derrick May / Pornophones / Virtual Fantasy / T.s. H_eg / Skanbeat / DJ Robert Leiner Show all bands
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Roskilde Dyrskueplads Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
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Dec 11, 1993
The Specials Fukuoka Crossing Hall Fukuoka, Japan
Apr 18, 1993
The Specials The Ormond Multimedia Centre Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Aug 27, 1981
The Specials
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Bradford Ballroom Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Aug 26, 1981
The Specials Malibu Night Club Lido Beach, New York, United States
Aug 23, 1981
The Specials

Police Picnic

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The Grove Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Aug 22, 1981
The Police / The Specials / Oingo Boingo / The Go-Go's
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Liberty Bell Park Racetrack Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Aug 21, 1981
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Paramount Theatre New York, New York, United States
Aug 14, 1981
The Specials / The Babylon Warriors
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Perkins Palace Pasadena, California, United States
Aug 13, 1981
The Specials

Dr. Pepper Summer Music Festival

Pier 84 New York, New York, United States
Aug 12, 1981
The Specials / The Go-Gos
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Pier 84, Hudson River Park New York, New York, United States
Jul 04, 1981
The Specials / Au Pairs / Misty In Roots / Joolz

Northern Carnival Against Racism 1981

Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Jun 27, 1981
The Specials / Panza Division
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Herringthorpe Playing Fields Rotherham, England, United Kingdom
Jun 20, 1981
The Specials / Hazel O'Connor / Reluctant Stereotypes Butts Athletics Stadium Coventry, England, United Kingdom
May 01, 1981
The Specials Rainbow Theatre London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 27, 1981
The Specials Metropol Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Apr 26, 1981
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Markthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Apr 25, 1981
The Specials Ijsselhallen Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
Jan 17, 1981
The Specials Arcadia Ballroom Cork, Munster, Ireland
Nov 12, 1980
The Specials / Madness / The Selecter

Two Tone Tour

Tiffany's Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Jul 19, 1998
 Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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The Specials / Pete Williams
Sep 7, 2021
 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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 Saratoga, California, United States
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May 11, 2009
 London, England, United Kingdom
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May 11, 2009
 London, England, United Kingdom
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T In The Park 2009
Jul 10 - 12, 2009
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jul 10 - 12, 2009
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jul 10 - 12, 2009
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Jul 10 - 12, 2009
 Kinross, Scotland, 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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