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The Specials
72 posts
NEWS
31
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Mar, 2024
MUSIC MATTERS- Enjoying the story of Coventry 2-Tone
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18
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Jan, 2024
The Specials legend Neville Staple taking complete rest from performing after heart defect diagnosis
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18
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Jan, 2024
MUSIC MATTERS- Rock opera tells family story through the Blitz
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11
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Jan, 2024
MUSIC MATTERS- Rhoda's 'The Boiler' transcended entertainment
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5
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Jan, 2024
Readers back calls for 'Specials Day' in Coventry
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26
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Dec, 2023
New Coventry book covers the launch of the 2-Tone era
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18
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Dec, 2023
Calls for a 'Specials Day' in Coventry on first anniversary of Terry Hall's passing
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12
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Oct, 2023
MUSIC MATTERS- Cats A Great Single
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29
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Sep, 2023
MUSIC MATTERS- Sugary Staple's new great EP
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4
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Sep, 2023
Coventry music museum joins venture to help bring in new exhibits and volunteers
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17
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Aug, 2023
MUSIC MATTERS- A ‘Special’ night for a brilliant band
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10
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Aug, 2023
Orchestral concert to pay tribute to Coventry legend Terry Hall
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20
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Jul, 2023
MUSIC MATTERS- Coventry's 2-Tone village charity event
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18
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Jul, 2023
The Specials legend gains honorary doctorate from Coventry University
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4
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Jul, 2023
Tribute wall installed remembering 'one of Coventry's favourite sons' Terry Hall
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29
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Jun, 2023
MUSIC MATTERS- Jerry’s genius disc is well worth giving another spin
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Jun, 2023
MUSIC MATTERS- Why vinyl is the answer for music
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11
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May, 2023
MUSIC MATTERS- Reflecting on 80s band The XCerts
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11
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Mar, 2023
IN PICTURES AND VIDEO - 2-Tone Trail plaque unveiled at Coventry Station to remember The Rocket pub and Horizon Studios
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Feb, 2023
MUSIC MATTERS- Go one step beyond on our 2-Tone trail
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19
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Jan, 2023
MUSIC MATTERS- Going dance crazy for tribute acts
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12
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Jan, 2023
MUSIC MATTERS- Calls for a 2-Tone statue in Coventry
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10
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Jan, 2023
Pioneering new album to be released by Coventry youngsters tomorrow
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26
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Dec, 2022
'Too much too young'- Coventrians pay tribute to Terry Hall
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31
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Dec, 2022
Stadium sagas, council elections and a farewell to Terry Hall- This year in Coventry
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20
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Dec, 2022
'He was my Two-Tone hero'- Tributes pour in for Terry Hall
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19
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Dec, 2022
Much-loved Coventry music legend Terry Hall from The Specials, dies aged 63
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8
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Dec, 2022
MUSIC MATTERS- Celebrating fifty glorious years and still swinging at Christmas
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10
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Nov, 2022
MUSIC MATTERS - Enemy gig at the Cov Empire and new Primitives exhibition on its way
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15
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Sep, 2022
'A million Things' to love about Coventry reggae artist Shiloh's new song
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11
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Sep, 2022
Special Constables here to help tackle crime
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23
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Jun, 2022
MUSIC MATTERS - Exhibition to celebrate Coventry and Birmingham's links and The Del-Chronics' impressive new CD
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30
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May, 2022
MUSIC MATTERS - Radio One's Big Weekend and the Top 10 things people associate with Coventry
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20
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May, 2022
Documentary celebrating 2-Tone in Coventry coming to BBC TWO tomorrow
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5
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May, 2022
MUSIC MATTERS - Tributes paid to Coventry music legend Taz Singh
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15
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Apr, 2022
World premiere as National Police Symphony Orchestra perform new version of The Specials' Ghost Town at Coventry Cathedral
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17
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Mar, 2022
MUSIC MATTERS - Keep Coventry legends Hazel O'Connor and Taz Singh in your thoughts
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10
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Mar, 2022
MUSIC MATTERS - Portrait exhibition of Coventry greats goes on show
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24
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Feb, 2022
MUSIC MATTERS - Blue plaque to Coventry's Lt Pigeon as Mouldy Old Dough turns 50
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10
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Feb, 2022
MUSIC MATTERS - The Coventry influence on the Expo Dubai 2020 and Raw Records' rare Specials Bob Maeley cover
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27
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Jan, 2022
MUSIC MATTERS - Festival celebrating Delia Derbyshire returns for the fourth year
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Jan, 2022
Deliaphonic festival returns to celebrate the music of Coventry's Delia Derbyshire
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20
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Jan, 2022
MUSIC MATTERS - Tribute to Kerri Bowes, Never Apart's new single and Ghost Town top in 2021
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16
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Dec, 2021
MUSIC MATTERS - Leamington's Woodbine Street Studios gets a plaque and Wick is 'Chasing the Rainbow'
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11
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Nov, 2021
MUSIC MATTERS - This year's Coventry Peace Lecture, Museum's 8th birthday and Enemy returns
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8
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Oct, 2021
Coventry micropub shows its love of 2-Tone with former mayor's portraits exhibition
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25
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Sep, 2021
Assembly Festival Garden to host exclusive screening of BBC's '2-Tone – The Sound of Coventry' documentary
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26
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Sep, 2021
Archbishop of Canterbury and former Canadian PM to head up Coventry's Global Peace Forum
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16
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Sep, 2021
MUSIC MATTERS - The Specials - New 'Protest Songs' album and homecoming gig
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13
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Sep, 2021
5,000 see The Specials' homecoming gig at the Coventry Building Society Arena
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29
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Aug, 2021
Celebration time as Coventry Music Museum wins top Tripadvisor 2021 'Travellers' Choice' award
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26
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Aug, 2021
MUSIC MATTERS - RIP 'musician's musician' Ollie Warner, Abbey Road and 2-Tone exhibit
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19
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Aug, 2021
MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry really feels like the UK City of Culture and calls for station plaque
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29
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Jul, 2021
MUSIC MATTERS - Powerful lyrics on Leamington's LAMP CD
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28
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Jul, 2021
Changes made to the Terry Halls Home Sessions line-up after mixed ticket sales
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23
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Jul, 2021
Free night will highlight Coventry's women 2Tone and 1970s ska post-punk trailblazers
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20
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Jul, 2021
DJ Lau.ra's delight at 'home city' gig in Coventry during Terry Hall's Home Sessions
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15
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Jul, 2021
MUSIC MATTERS - Neville Staple Band live at Coventry’s Assembly Festival Gardens
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Jul, 2021
Rallying call for Coventry musicians to take centre stage at Terry Hall's HOME GROWN sessions
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22
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Jun, 2021
The Libertines and The Lightning Seeds on their way to Coventry as part of the Terry Hall Home Sessions
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24
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Jun, 2021
MUSIC MATTERS - Ghost Town on the top spot again and the latest on HMV Empire Coventry
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Jun, 2021
Meet the Coventry Kids - Author Aaron's latest book introduces children to city's famous sons and daughters
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18
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Feb, 2021
MUSIC MATTERS - Be part of the Coventry 2 Tone exhibition and Senses have new album
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28
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Jan, 2021
MUSIC MATTERS - Staring at the Rude Boys and something completely different......
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27
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Nov, 2020
MUSIC MATTERS - 'Coventry Venues - A Year in the Live’
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15
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Jul, 2019
The Specials' Terry Hall hits out at Coventry council 'apathy' over 40-year celebrations - and fans call for city to honour them
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8
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Feb, 2019
BREAKING: The Specials add third show at Coventry cathedral ruins after tickets sell out within minutes
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5
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Apr, 2018
The Specials will support the Rolling Stones at Coventry gig
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EXCLUSIVE
28
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Feb, 2018
The Specials' Neville Staple's tribute to Cyrille Regis ahead of Coventry Cathedral service
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EXCLUSIVE
20
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Jul, 2017
EXCLUSIVE: The Specials' Horace Panter re-united with loved and lost 'Ghost Town' bass
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18
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May, 2017
The Specials' 'orginal rude boy' Neville Staple to receive lifetime achievement award from Coventry school
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23
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Jan, 2017
2-Tone relived as national tour kicks off at Coventry Empire this Saturday