The Specials

Ska Triple-Header Thrills Fans And Brings Back Memories

By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) September 21, 2006 3:00 pm

It's not often that you can hear music from three different bands over the course of a night and be able to sing along to every song, but that was the case on Monday night at Lee's Palace for a show featuring Dave Wakeling of The English Beat and General Public, Lynval Golding of The Specials and Pauline Black of The Selecter. And I wasn't the...

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The Specials Turn Toronto Into Skankfest

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 30, 2010 4:07 pm

"Torontonians don't know how to have fun at shows." That's the typical complaint lobbied against this city's avid concertgoers. We all know just how often bands chide us on stage for standing completely still with our arms crossed, sometimes not even moving a step throughout an entire set. We'll nod along at best to the...

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The Specials' Roddie Radiation and Neville Staple (Photo by Jeff Ross)

Specials Cancel Canadian Gig

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By Valentina D'Aliesio (CHARTattack) April 19, 2010 2:19 pm

Here's one gig cancellation you can't blame on the Icelandic volcano ash. Ska legends The Specials were forced to cancel their show at Toronto's Sound Academy scheduled to take place Monday (April 19) because of an unforeseen medical emergency ailment. The show would have been the band's first performance in Canada in over 29 years. Ticket...

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Amy Winehouse Makes U.K. Live Comeback With Specials

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 24, 2009 11:53 am

Amy Winehouse made her first U.K. appearance in a year when she appeared as The Specials' surprise guest at the V Festival in Chelmsford, England this weekend. Winehouse showed up on stage dressed in a very appropriate tu-tone tank top to sing on "You're Wondering Now," from the ska-punk legends' classic 1979 self-titled debut and...

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