The Specials (Irish dates?)

[moose]

It's the Arena I think.
A special gig just for moose, eh?

Better believe it, mind you they could have scheduled it for June, then they could have all (Oasis, The Enemy and The Specials) played at the same venue at the same time, would have been a lot cheaper too

[rumsodomyandthelash]

New home coming gig added, the Ricoh Coventry (not sure if it is the arena or the exhibition hall) on the 15th may 09. Tickets on sale wednesday 17th Dec at 9.00am from the usual outlets.
Good luck.

I badly want tickets for this, totally missed out on the Brum gigs, if you can't make it for any reason moose, like because your legs fall off or something, let me know, can't believe i've missed out on this one

[moose]

New home coming gig added, the Ricoh Coventry (not sure if it is the arena or the exhibition hall) on the 15th may 09. Tickets on sale wednesday 17th Dec at 9.00am from the usual outlets.
Good luck.

I badly want tickets for this, totally missed out on the Brum gigs, if you can't make it for any reason moose, like because your legs fall off or something, let me know, can't believe i've missed out on this one

Rum, i believe it is the arena, if so 40000 tickets, you should get one no sweat tomorrow.

[firehazard]

Good luck with the tickets, rum and moose. A home-town gig is a great thing.

[rumsodomyandthelash]

Big arena's just don't do it for me, there website says its in the jaguar exhibition hall ? I might well pay over the odds nearer the time for Brum tickets if i still have a job that is

[firehazard]

Big arena's just don't do it for me, there website says its in the jaguar exhibition hall ?

According to ticketbastard it looks like it's the Ricoh Arena. I know what you mean about arena gigs, rum. But I guess this will be a special one. No way I can get to Cov that night.

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/120 ... norcatid=1

[moose]

deffo the Jag Hall, ricoh website confirms it.

[rumsodomyandthelash]

managed to get tickets today, I'm glad its in the hall should be a cracker, you going moose ?

[moose]

managed to get tickets today, I'm glad its in the hall should be a cracker, you going moose ?

Oh yes.

[mike1]

Another article- it all seems a mess
www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/jerry-da ... band-mates

[moose]

[iBBC Newcastle
Legendary ska band The Specials have returned to the stage, 30 years after their first success, kicking off their reunion tour at Newcastle Academy.
For an hour and a half or so, narrow your eyes and forget about the budget and the mortgage, and it could be 1981 again.
A recession in full swing, a nation troubled by binge drinking and fears of knife crime, with The Specials providing an incendiary soundtrack for the youth of the nation.
OK, the youth have grown up a bit, the men have lost a bit of hair and expanded round the midriff. But the generation of '79 had the big night out they've waited so long for, and they weren't going to waste it.
Terry Hall (right) is back on board - but band founder Jerry Dammers is not
They were treated to the first live performance by six of the seven members of the band since that hot, riotous summer of 1981.
Any anxiety about whether the band were up to it was swiftly pushed to one side with the set opener, Do The Dog, which got the punks, mods, rockers and skinheads off their heels and onto the balls of their feet, where they stayed for the next 90 minutes.
The tonic-suited band ripped the years away as they tore up Dawning of a New Era and the single that first crackled out of the John Peel show late at night on Radio 1 - Gangsters.
The intensity of the band was matched by the reaction of the capacity rude boy/girl crowd, word perfect, wrapped in an evening of mutual respect and a wonder of why it's taken so long.
The set missed little from those short, intense years, when The Specials turned the music scene on its head.
While this night was all about having a good time, the cutting social commentary for which they were noted is as valid as ever - from Ghost Town to Concrete Jungle via Doesn't Make It Alright.
The Specials had hits like Ghost Town and Do Nothing from 1979-81
While the advance publicity played up the missing musical genius of Jerry Dammers, on the night there was little worry about who was on the keyboards, no concerns about splits in the original band.
It's easy to make too much of such matters, even though it would obviously be better with him there. His absence might be a problem for making music in the future, but this was a night out and one that so many thought they would never have.
This was the generation who, as riots kicked off to the sound of Ghost Town in 1981, were wondering whether they would get a job and what shape the world was taking.
In 2009, on the night of the budget, when we were told about the worst recession since goodness knows when, they are probably worried about keeping their jobs, wondering whether their children will be able to get one and trying to hang on to the roof over their heads.
The Specials helped to cheer us through it all 30 years ago, so why not now. Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.

Copied from the BBC website

[moose]

Birmingham Gig was outstanding enough said
Bumped into Wolvespogue again

[philipchevron]

Yesterday's Observer gave the tour the equivalent of a 5 star review, paying particular attention (overdue is better than never) to the central part Lynval Golding plays in the band's sound. Makes it all the more sad that Jerry's not involved. I do hope they can still reconcile their grievances.

[moose]

Yesterday's Observer gave the tour the equivalent of a 5 star review, paying particular attention (overdue is better than never) to the central part Lynval Golding plays in the band's sound. Makes it all the more sad that Jerry's not involved. I do hope they can still reconcile their grievances.

I agree Philip, but my gut feeling is that with the overwhelming success of of the tour and the fact that they have done it without Jerry, the chances of any reconciliation between him and Terry Hall? must be slim to say the least. And as you have said, it is sad...

[Jon]

Support for the Brixton Academy gig on 11th March is by Lynvals 'other' band, the excellent Pama International who are seriously worth a google / youtube