THE SPECIALS ~ La Cigale. Paris.

 

***  Living legends of ska and 2 Tone since 1979...  LAST DATE IN PARIS: NOVEMBER 30, 2014 ***

 *** ENCORE 40th ANNIVERSARY ***

 *** 🎫 UP FOR SALE : 2/11/2018 - 10h ***

 

🕖 Set Times:
7:00 pm — Doors Open
7:50 pm — DJ Saffiyah Khan (UK)

8:45 pm — The Specials (UK)

Support Act: DJ SAFFIYAH KHAN

 

~ ENCORE TOUR 2019 ~

 

(The Specials have announced full details for their 31 date UK and European Encore tour.) 

 

 Encore is the eighth studio album by the English (from Coventry)ska revival band The Specials. Released on February 1, 2019. Producer Terry Hall - Lynval Golding - Horace Panter - Torp Larsen. It is their first studio album of original songs since 1998's Guilty 'til Proved Innocent!, and their first new material with vocalist Terry Hall since 1981's "Ghost Town" single. Encore entered at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart after its first week of release.
 

 THE SPECIALS (Band)

 

Terence "Terry" Edward Hall  — lead vocals (1977–1981, 2008–2022; died on December 18, 2022)
Lynval Golding — rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals (1977–1981, 1993, 1994–1998, 2008–2022)
Horace Panter — bass guitar (1977–1981, 1982, 1993, 1994–1998, 2000–2001, 2008–2022)

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Tim Smart — trombone (2008–2022)
Nikolaj Torp Larsen — keyboards, backing vocals (2008–2022)
Steve Cradock — lead guitar, backing vocals (2014–2022)
Pablo Mendelssohn — trumpet (2014–2022)
Kenrick Rowe — drums, percussions (2019–2022)
 

The Setlist

THE SPECIALS

Intro Audio Tape

 Man at C&A (More Specials - 1980)
Rat Race (Specials DE - 1979) (The Singles collection - 1991)
Do Nothing (More Specials - 1980)
Vote for Me (Encore - 2019)
Friday Night, Saturday Morning (Single B Side - Ghost Town - 1981) (The Singles collection - 1991)
Embarrassed by You (Encore - 2019)
Blank Expression (Specials - 1979)
Doesn't Make It Alright (Specials - 1979)
The Lunatics (Encore - 2019)
Blam Blam Fever (The Valentines cover - Plebs: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - 2014) (Encore - 2019)
A Message to You, Rudy (Dandy Livingstone cover - Single - 1967) (Specials - 1979)
Stereotypes (More Specials - 1980)
10 Commandments (Encore - 2019)
Nite Klub (Specials - 1979)
Do the Dog (Rufus Thomas cover - Single - 1963) (Specials - 1979)
Concrete Jungle (Specials – 1979)
Monkey Man (Toots & The Maytals cover - Sweet and Dandy - 1968) (Specials - 1979)
Gangsters (Single - 1979) (The Singles collection - 1991) 

Too Much Too Young (Specials - 1979)

Encore

Eastern Standard Time (The Skatalites cover - Ball Of Fire - 1997) (The Singles collection - 1991)
Breaking Point (Encore - 2019)
You're Wondering Now (Andy and Joey cover - Single - 1964) (Specials - 1979)

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 Time Set: 1h23

 

 

THE SPECIALS ~ L'Olympia. Paris.

  *** 🎫 UP FOR SALE : 3/12/2022 - 10h ***

 

Support Act : LES FRELONS

  ~ 30th & BEYOND ANNIVERSARY TOUR 2011 ~

The Specials is the debut album by British (from Coventry) 2 Tone and ska revival band The Specials. Released on 19 October 1979. Produced by Elvis Costello. A perfect first album. The single Too Much Too Young was n° 1 in the Charts.

More Specials is the second album by English (from Coventry) ska band The Specials, released by 2 Tone Records in October 1980. Producer Jerry Dammers.

The Setlist

THE SPECIALS

01. Enjoy Yourself (Reprise) (More Specials - 1980)
02. Do the Dog (Rufus Thomas Cover) (The Specials - 1979)
03. (Dawning Of A) New Era (The Specials - 1979)
04. Gangsters (Prince Buster Cover) (The Single Collection - 1991)
05. It's Up to You (The Specials - 1979)
06. Monkey Man ( Toots & The Maytals Cover) (The Specials - 1979)
07. Blank Expression (The Specials - 1979)
08. Doesn't Make It Alright (The Specials - 1979)
09. Rat Race (More Specials - 1980)
10. Hey Little Rich Girl (More Specials - 1980)
11. Stupid Marriage (The Specials - 1979)
12. Concrete Jungle (The Specials - 1979)
13. Friday Night, Saturday Morning (Single B Side Ghost Town - 1981)
14. Stereotypes (Part 1 &2) (More Specials - 1980)
15. Man At C&A (More Specials - 1980)
16. Do Nothing (More Specials - 1980)
17. A Message to You Rudy (Dandy Livingstone Cover)(The Specials - 1979)
18. Nite Klub (The Specials - 1979)
19. Little Bitch (The Specials - 1979)
20. Too Much Too Young (The Specials - 1979)
21. Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) (More Specials - 1980)

Encore 1

22. Guns Of Navarone (The Skatalites Cover)The Special AKA Live! EP - 1980)
23. You're Wondering Now (The Specials - 1979)

Encore 2

24. Ghost Town (Single - 1981)

 

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Time Set: 1h30

FESTIVAL EUROPE ROCK 80 : THE SPECIALS - THE CURE ... ~ Le Pavillon Baltard. Nogent S/Marne.

*** FESTIVAL EUROPE ROCK 80 ***

Support Act : DIESEL

  ~  TOUR 1980  ~

Specials est le premier album de British ska revival du groupe The Specials. Sorti en 1979 sur Jerry Dammers ' 2Tone étiquette, l'album est considéré par certains comme le moment déterminant dans la scène ska britannique. Produit par Elvis Costello, Le single Too Much Too Young atteint la première place des charts britanniques et l’album y resta pendant 48 semaines.

 

 

 

The Setlist
THE CURE

Seventeen seconds
Play for today
Three imaginary boys
Fire in cairo
Grinding halt
In your house
Subway song
M
10.15 Saturday night
Accuracy
At night
Jumping someone else's train
Another journey by train
A forest
Killing an arab

 

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Time Set: 0h00

THE SPECIALS ~ Le Palace. Paris.

Support Act:

  ~ TOUR 1980 ~

Specials est le premier album de British ska revival du groupe The Specials. Sorti en 1979 sur Jerry Dammers ' 2Tone étiquette, l'album est considéré par certains comme le moment déterminant dans la scène ska britannique. Produit par Elvis Costello, Le single Too Much Too Young atteint la première place des charts britanniques et l’album y resta pendant 48 semaines.

 

 

THE SPECIALS (Band)

 

The Setlist
THE SPECIALS

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