aaamusic | On 08, Sep 2011

THE SPECIALS

UNIQUE LIVE RECORDINGS FROM THE SPECIALS

 

Having recently performed at the Belsonic Festival in Dublin, THE SPECIALS head out this month on a European and UK tour, which takes them up to the start of November 2011.  For the first time, on all the dates they will be recording every show and making a live CD available of the performance within minutes of the show ending.  Fans can either pre-order copies via the band’s live website www.thespecialslive.com prior to the show, or just head to the merchandise stall and collect their unique (to that show) fully packaged double CD as they leave the venue.   The recording will also be available within 24 hours as a download via www.thespecialslive.com and a custom 4GB USB featuring exclusive unseen footage of the band and a few surprises as well as a code to download the show will be available in October.  At the end of the tour the ultimate fan package of a very limited 500 only box set will be produced with CD’s of every show from the 27-date tour.  The recordings will be done by the world famous Abbey Road Live Here Now team, who will travel all over Europe with the band producing the ultimate souvenir of the night. The CDs are limited to 1000 per show; all formats are available to pre-order now from www.thespecialslive.com

 

When The Specials kicked off the first night of their sold out 30^th Anniversary tour in April 2009 nobody could have realised just how incredible these live shows would be, and the utterly amazing reaction of fans around the world.  The audiences were packed with music lovers who had waited since 1981 to revisit this stunning band alongside Specials ‘virgins’ who had never had the chance to see them live.  When the curtains dropped and Terry Hall, Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Roddy Byers, Horace Panter and John Bradbury exploded on stage to ‘Do The Dog’ dancehalls up and down the country erupted with young and old stomping as if their lives depended on it.    2011 sees a new show from the band, but expect all the classics we know and love.

 

14 September   AMSTERDAM, Paradiso                     SOLD OUT

15 September   AMSTERDAM, Paradiso                     SOLD OUT

16 September   COPENHAGEN, Vega                         SOLD OUT

18 September   STOCKHOLM, Circus                         SOLD OUT

20 September   BERLIN, Columbia Halle                    SOLD OUT

21 September   MUNICH, Backstage                           SOLD OUT

22 September   MILAN, Alcatraz

24 September   COLOGNE, E Werk                            SOLD OUT

25 September   HAMBURG, Grosse Freiheit               SOLD OUT

27 September   PARIS, Olympia                                  SOLD OUT

28 September   BRUSSELS, Ancienne Belgique          SOLD OUT

 

11 October       WOLVERHAMPTON, Civic Hall        SOLD OUT

12 October       WOLVERHAMPTON, Civic Hall        SOLD OUT

14 October       MANCHESTER, Apollo                      SOLD OUT

15 October       MANCHESTER, Apollo                      SOLD OUT

16 October       HULL, Arena

18 October       GLASGOW, SECC

21 October       NOTTINGHAM, Arena                       SOLD OUT

23 October       PLYMOUTH, Pavilions

24 October       CHELTENHAM, Racecourse

25 October       BRIGHTON, Centre                            SOLD OUT

27 October       BOURNEMOUTH, International Cen  SOLD OUT

28 October       CARDIFF, International Arena

29 October       COVENTRY, Ricoh Arena

31 October       LONDON, Brixton Academy

3 November   LONDON, Alexandra Palace               SOLD OUT

 

Tickets on sale now priced £35 in advance for all UK shows – www.thespecials.com