The specials

[Mich1268]

Am I mad to hope they will be there? My absolute favourite childhood band. And I still love them. Never saw them live as I was so young. I need to see them. Is it just me? 

[Lycra]

Saw them at Glasto 2009 on the Pyramid. They were brill and took me back. They are doing a 40th anniversary tour in 2019  and Glasto dates are currently free. Maybe your wish will be granted ?

[Hugh Jass]

4th/5th on the Pyramid seems possible, similar to Madness a couple of years ago.

[SighMo]

Saw them 2 years ago in Southampton and they were great; the Guildhall was bouncing.

[blackdog]

Not just you at all Mich, they are a brilliant band & I dearly hope they`ll play & reckon they will! Would love to see them on next tour but put off by the 45 squid. Terry was ace with Fun Boy Three the first time I went in 83

[Blisterpack]

30 minutes ago, blackdog said:

Terry was ace with Fun Boy Three the first time I went in 83

Massively underrated, the FB3; great band. And of course ‘Terry Hall’s moccasins’ get a cool reference in this banger, one of my fave songs by my favourite band at the moment. It was produced by Carl Hunter whose new film Somtimes Always Never is brilliant and stars Matt Healy’s brother Louis and Sam (Ian Curtis) Riley.

 

[clarkete]

16 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

4th/5th on the Pyramid seems possible, similar to Madness a couple of years ago.

I love them too and it's great that they've got an album on the way, but I think compared to madness their original members are a tad depleted - 3 in their case compared to the 7 of madness? 

That would usually affect billing to some degree. 

Edited December 31, 2018 by clarkete

[Badlands]

7 hours ago, clarkete said:

I love them too and it's great that they've got an album on the way, but I think compared to madness they're original members are a tad depleted - 3 in their case compared to the 7 of madness? 

That would usually affect billing to some degree. 

Only 6 of Madness at present - but your point stands.

I recall Terry Hall having a lot of digs at the band when he left in the 80's, saying they weren't the real Specials. 

I've saw them twice since their return, the last time I felt they really miss Neville. Reckon I'd give them a swerve if they played.

[tjamest]

When they reformed (minus Jerry) about 10 years ago they were superb.

Their Brixton shows were brilliant - as good as thirty years earlier but without the the treat of violence which i always remember from the first time round.

Interesting to hear what the new album is like.

 

 

 

[Mich1268]

You have all made me excited. Crossing my fingers

[henry bear]

11 hours ago, blackdog said:

Not just you at all Mich, they are a brilliant band & I dearly hope they`ll play & reckon they will! Would love to see them on next tour but put off by the 45 squid. Terry was ace with Fun Boy Three the first time I went in 83

83 was my first year too, remember them covering The Doors song ‘The End’. Saw Terry at Glasto with The Colourfield a few years later too. The Specials were the first band I ever saw, on the More Specials tour, haven’t seen them since but would be more than happy to.

[shuttlep]

17 hours ago, Lycra said:

Saw them at Glasto 2009 on the Pyramid. They were brill and took me back. They are doing a 40th anniversary tour in 2019  and Glasto dates are currently free. Maybe your wish will be granted ?

was that the year Lilly Allen played before them

???

[clarkete]

3 hours ago, Badlands said:

Only 6 of Madness at present - but your point stands.

I recall Terry Hall having a lot of digs at the band when he left in the 80's, saying they weren't the real Specials. 

I've saw them twice since their return, the last time I felt they really miss Neville. Reckon I'd give them a swerve if they played.

I believe these days it's Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Horace Panter. 

I don't know what they'll be like live, as it seems most of the other comments here are from when the line up still had a further 3 of the  original members. 

I've seen Neville a couple of times doing his solo stuff, a couple of years ago before the tragedy with his grandson and he was very entertaining.

https://www.thespecials.com/the-band 

 

[TheSheriff]

Have seen them a few times since the initial reunion in 2009, last being in Coventry supporting The Rolling Stones in the summer. Even with just 3 original members still an enjoyable set, Gary Powell (The Libertines) and Steve Cradock (Ocean Colour Scene/Paul Weller Band) are both great replacements to bring in. Do really miss Nev though he just brings another level of energy to the group.

[Hugh Jass]

3 hours ago, shuttlep said:

was that the year Lilly Allen played before them

???

Think so, annoyingly they were on at the same time as Gaga on the Other. Our group was split down the middle, I went to The Specials and enjoyed them but still to this day wish I went to Gaga instead.

[drunk pumpkin]

Watched them in 2009 on the pyramid and Terry Hall showed he has a terrible liking for sherbet dib dabs. 

 

Between most of the songs he went off stage and came back with white powder around his nose. 

 

Therefore showing his his love for the dib dab.

 

he also sang every song off his auto cue.

 

Still a great set though ?

[Mich1268]

2 minutes ago, drunk pumpkin said:

Watched them in 2009 on the pyramid and Terry Hall showed he has a terrible liking for sherbet dib dabs. 

 

Between most of the songs he went off stage and came back with white powder around his nose. 

 

Therefore showing his his love for the dib dab.

 

he also sang every song off his auto cue.

 

Still a great set though ?

Ahh nooo. Well to be fair it takes a lot of energy to do it post 50! ....

[Lycra]

5 hours ago, shuttlep said:

was that the year Lilly Allen played before them

???

Yes it was and Lady Gaga was on the Other Stage same evening but unsure if it was an exact clash

[shuttlep]

On 12/31/2018 at 3:42 PM, Hugh Jass said:

Think so, annoyingly they were on at the same time as Gaga on the Other. Our group was split down the middle, I went to The Specials and enjoyed them but still to this day wish I went to Gaga instead.

Loved the specials

 

love Lily Allen she is my guilty crush

[phillyfaddle]

On 12/30/2018 at 9:27 PM, SighMo said:

Saw them 2 years ago in Southampton and they were great; the Guildhall was bouncing.

I was there. And they were!! Great gig :-)