The Specials's 2012 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 had 18 concerts in 2012

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 12, 2012
Blur / The Specials / New Order / Bombay Bicycle Club

2012 Olympics - The Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert

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Hyde Park London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 09, 2012
The Specials / Public Image Ltd. / Echo & the bunnymen

Lokerse Feesten 2012

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Festival Grounds Lokeren, Flanders, Belgium
Show Duplicates for Aug 09, 2012
Jul 27, 2012 –
Jul 29, 2012
Fuji Rock 2012
Radiohead / Twenty One Pilots / Elvin Bishop / Ed Sheeran / The Kooks / Owl City / The Shins / Justice / Galactic / Jack White / Caribou / Fucked Up / Explosions in the Sky / The Stone Roses / Gossip / Purity Ring / M. Ward / The Field / The Specials / Django Django / Yael Naïm / Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds / AraabMuzik / Michael Kiwanuka / The Very Best / Electric Guest / Toots & The Maytals / Buddy Guy / Cloud Nothings / Busy P / Spiritualized / Beady Eye / At the Drive-In / Ocean Colour Scene / Howler / Los Lonely Boys / Refused / Asparagus / Agoria / Factory Floor / Toe / Ernest Ranglin / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / Caravan / Dumpstaphunk / Annie Mac / The Heartbreaks / Boom Boom Satellites / Swiss Lips / Kid Massive / DJ Kentaro / Group_Inou / A Flood Of Circle / HEY-SMITH / Chthonic / Mop of Head / Onda Vaga / Tokiko Kato / Shibusashirazu Orchestra / Eli Walks / Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80 / FRONTIER BACKYARD / D.o.t. / Ray Davies & Band / Mouse on the Keys / Wise Man / Hoshino Gen / Inoue Yosui / James Iha / Orquesta Libre / Goth-Trad / Ol Killer / Cobra / Mono / Che Sudaka / New Cool Collective / My Best Fiend / サカナクション / Steve Kimock / Moritz Von Oswald Trio / Quasimode / Denki Groove / Anthony Joseph & the Spasm Band / Idjut Boys / Acidman / Chatmonchy / The Back Horn / Special Others / DE DE MOUSE / Mimi Maura / The Trojans / THA BLUE HERB / Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro / Rovo / The Birthday / Dirty Dozen / Third Coast Kings / Humbert Humbert / Hiromi Trio Project / Lindigo / DJ BAKU / James Blake (DJ Set) / Locofrank / lostage / Cero Show all bands
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Fuji Rock Festival Niigata, Japan
Jul 21, 2012
The Specials Arena Concerti - Fiera Milano Rho, Italy
Jul 13, 2012 –
Jul 15, 2012
Musilac 2012
blink-182 / Two Door Cinema Club / Franz Ferdinand / Lenny Kravitz / Alabama Shakes / LMFAO / Far East Movement / Metronomy / Garbage / The Kills / Bat For Lashes / Band of Skulls / The Specials / Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds / fanfarlo / Noel Gallagher / Chinese Man / Yuksek / Orelsan / Shaka Ponk / Moriarty / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Revolver / Skip the Use / Zulu Winter / Lescop / Le Peuple de l'Herbe / Dionysos / Jean-Louis Aubert / Don Rimini / Miossec / The Lanskies / Olivier Depardon / Daguerre / Benebar Show all bands
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Esplanade Du Lac Chambéry, France
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Jul 07, 2012 –
Jul 10, 2012
Les Déferlantes
Mika / Bénabar / Camille / The Ting Tings / Metronomy / Olivier Depardon / Sting / Shaka Ponk / The Specials / Daniel Darc / Fixers / Jehro / The Chase / Texas / Imany / Charlie Winston / Catherine Ringer / Izia / Gogol Bordello / The Lanskies / Franz Ferdinand / Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds / Skip the Use / Dionysos / Selah Sue / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Zulu Winter / Givers / Stuck In the Sound Show all bands
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Parc de Valmy Argeles, Occitanie, France
Jun 11, 2012
The Specials Docklands Cork, Munster, Ireland
Jun 09, 2012
Garorock Festival
"Garorock Festival" / NOFX / The Offspring / The Hives / Selah Sue / The Specials / Puppetmastaz / C2C / Citizens! / Foreign Beggars
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Parc des expositions Marmande, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Jun 08, 2012 –
Jun 10, 2012
The Specials
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Festival Garorock 2012 Marmande, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
May 28, 2012
Pinkpop
"Pinkpop" / Bruce Spingsteen & The E Street Band / Mumford & Sons / The Specials / Seasick Steve / James Morrison / The Hives / Herbert Grönemeyer / Blood Red Shoes / Paul Kalkbrenner / Serena Pryne & The Mandevilles
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Megaland Park (Evenemententerrein Megaland) Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands
May 26, 2012 –
May 28, 2012
Pinkpop Festival 2012
Mumford & Sons / The Cure / Linkin Park / Keane / Ben Howard / The Wombats / Miike Snow / Bombay Bicycle Club / James Morrison / The Ting Tings / Chase & Status / The Hives / Mastodon / The Specials / Paul Kalkbrenner / Bruce Spingsteen & The E Street Band / The Asteroids Galaxy Tour / Rival Sons / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Seasick Steve / Anouk / Blood Red Shoes / The Afghan Whigs / Racoon / Chef'Special / Herbert Grönemeyer / Gers Pardoel / Hungry Kids of Hungary / Will and the People / Babylon Circus / The Kyteman Orchestra / Kyuss Lives! / Major Tom / Serena Pryne & The Mandevilles Show all bands
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Megaland Park (Evenemententerrein Megaland) Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands
Show Duplicates for May 26, 2012
Apr 10, 2012
The Specials
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London Shed Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Apr 07, 2012
The Specials / Lime Cordiale
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Enmore Theatre Newtown, NSW, Australia
Apr 06, 2012
Bluesfest (Byron Bay, AUS)
"Bluesfest" (Byron Bay, AUS) / Crosby, Stills & Nash / Earth, Wind & Fire / The Specials / G3 / Steve Vai / Joe Satriani / Steve Lukather / Buddy Guy / John Hiatt / Steve Earle / Jonny Lang / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Keb' Mo' / Harry Manx / Seth Lakeman / The Fabulous Thunderbirds Feat. Kim Wilson / Alabama 3 (A3) / Sublime With Rome Show all bands
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Byron Events Farm Tyagarah, New South Wales, Australia
Apr 05, 2012 –
Apr 09, 2012
Byron Bay Bluesfest 2012
Blitzen Trapper / Lucinda Williams / The Pogues / Yann Tiersen / Earth, Wind & Fire / My Morning Jacket / The Specials / Dawes / Justin Townes Earle / Slightly Stoopid / John Butler Trio / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / James Vincent McMorrow / John Fogerty / Roger Daltrey / John Hiatt / Nick Lowe / Seasick Steve / Steve Earle / Jonny Lang / Great Big Sea / Blue King Brown / Donovan / Steve Vai / Ziggy Marley / Crosby, Stills & Nash / Maceo Parker / The Fabulous Thunderbirds / Vusi Mahlasela / G3 / Buddy Guy / Seth Lakeman / Candi Staton / Alabama 3 / Kim Churchill / Watussi / Harry Manx / Dweezil Zappa / Joanne Shaw Taylor / Melbourne Ska Orchestra / Keb' Mo' / Yes / Eilen Jewell / Angélique Kidjo / Josh Pyke / Eagle and the Worm / Mama Kin / Richard Clapton / Dallas Frasca / Tijuana Cartel / Busby Marou / Cold Chisel / Dubmarine / Hat Fitz and Cara / Ray Beadle / Rosie Ledet / Canned Heat / Backsliders / Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot / John Hiatt and the Combo / Marshall Okell / Carus Thompson / The Audreys / Benjalu / Eugene 'hideaway' Bridges / Brian Setzer / Bettye LaVette / Ollie Brown / Sublime With Rome / 1814 / David Bromberg Band / Ashleigh Mannix / Tribali / Shepherd / Kenny Wayne Show all bands
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Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm Tyagarah, NSW
Show Duplicate for Apr 05, 2012
Apr 03, 2012
The Specials
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Thebarton Theatre Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Apr 01, 2012
The Specials / The Pogues / Crosby, Stills & Nash / Steve Earle

West Coast Blues 'n' Roots 2012

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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Mar 30, 2012 –
Mar 31, 2012
Earth, Wind & Fire / The Specials / Buddy Guy / Keb' Mo' / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Timbre Rock & Roots 2012 2012

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Marina Promenade Singapore, SG.01, Singapore

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Aug 12, 2012
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Aug 12, 2012
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Aug 12, 2012
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Aug 12, 2012
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Aug 12, 2012
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Aug 12, 2012
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Aug 12, 2012
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Aug 12, 2012
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Aug 12, 2012
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Aug 12, 2012
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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 12 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 533 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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