the specials on tour 2009

[bergkamp]

well ive been waiting 28 years and they are finally back on the road.
is anyone else going?
ive got tickets for brixton on monday 11th may and coventry for the 15th
i cant wait - should be blinding

[Opiate]

who are they and what makes them so special?

[Bitterfly]

i think ill go just to hear ghost town


anyone remember that father ted episode with the raffle

[withakay]

Berg, guy at work has tickets for brixton , hope he'll give me one (hopefully same day as you)

They formed the year i was born (they unfortunately did much too much, when i was young) but i fucking love them

[bergkamp]

who are they and what makes them so special?

i take it that as you dont know who they are , you are either not from uk or are quite young (or both) or are taking the piss!

in case it was a serious question ,the specials were around in the late 70's early 80's , they only had 2 albums with the original line up but both are considered to be among the most influential albums of all time by a british group .
too anyone of a certain age especially if you were living in the midlands at the time they are quite simply legends. everyone was into the specials punks,teds, skinheads ,mods , blacks and whites. they perfectly captured the feeling of the time and the lyrics are still as relevant today as they were nearly 30 years ago.
they split in 81 and have never reformed for a tour until now - although the founder member of the group (jerry dammers) will not be playing on this tour the rest of the original line up will be - its a shame jerry dammers wont be with them but its as good a line up as we are likely to get.
it shows how highly people still rate the specials when all the shows that they announced sold out within minutes of going on sale

have a read of this http://2-tone.info/artists/the_specials.html
its quite lengthy but a excellent read and then watch these

ghost town
[ame="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4[/ame]


rat race
[ame="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr2HTUlUrDo"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr2HTUlUrDo[/ame]

Nite Klub
[ame="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7jgxDGVjvYo"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7jgxDGVjvYo[/ame]

hope you are lucky with the ticket withakay - should be a night to remember

[Monty Bong]

Shame all the tickets are sold out.. Would have loved to have gone.

Skinhead moonstomp was a classic. 1 minute in, you can see Jerry launch his tamborine as someone pissing him off in the crowd. Great entertainment.

[ame="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YlWxvlQ8Zy4"]YouTube - The Specials-Skinhead Moonstomp (1979)[/ame]

[bubbs]

aww nooo BB wanted tickets for them too

[Monty Bong]

Looks like there are still a few left bubbs....

http://www.getmein.com/rock-and-pop/...s-tickets.html

[withakay]

£73 !!!!!!

What bubble are they living in! I wouldn't pay that to see Bob Marley or John Lennon

[Opiate]

I take no piss bergy

i'm liking the band though its like reggae meets classic 80's music...