The Specials's 2012 Concert History

The Specials is an English “2 Tone” ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, Warwickshire. Their music combines a danceable ska beat with punk’s energy, underpinned by an informed political and social stance.

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The Specials had 21 concerts in 2012

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 12, 2012
Blur / The Specials / New Order / Bombay Bicycle Club

2012 Olympics - The Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert

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Hyde Park London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 09, 2012
The Specials / Public Image Ltd / Echo & The Bunnymen

Lokerse Feesten 2012

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Festival Grounds Lokeren, Flanders, Belgium
Show Duplicates for Aug 09, 2012
Aug 03, 2012 –
Aug 12, 2012
Lokerse Feesten 2012
The Beach Boys / UB40 / Röyksopp / Echo & The Bunnymen / The Specials / In Flames / Suede / Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley / Orbital / Trentemøller / Selah Sue / Public Image Ltd / Black Box Revelation / The Australian Pink Floyd Show (Tribute to Pink Floyd) / School Is Cool / 'T Hof Van Commerce / Gorillaz Sound System Show all bands
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Lokerse Feesten Lokeren, Flanders, Belgium
Jul 28, 2012
The Specials

FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '12

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Naeba Ski-jou Yuzawa, Japan
Jul 27, 2012 –
Jul 29, 2012
Fuji Rock 2012
My Best Fiend / Idjut Boys / DJ BAKU / Locofrank / Group_Inou / Ray Davies & Band / Orquesta Libre / Dirty Dozen / Rovo / Anthony Joseph & the Spasm Band / Fucked Up / FRONTIER BACKYARD / DJ Kentaro / Wise Man / Ernest Ranglin / Shibusashirazu Orchestra / サカナクション / Agoria / Quasimode / Steve Kimock / Goth-Trad / Che Sudaka / Kid Massive / Hoshino Gen / The Specials / Michael Kiwanuka / Mono / Howler / Annie Mac / AraabMuzik / Asparagus / Third Coast Kings / Ocean Colour Scene / Gossip / Lindigo / DE DE MOUSE / James Blake (DJ Set) / Swiss Lips / Toe / Moritz Von Oswald Trio / Onda Vaga / The Very Best / Factory Floor / Buddy Guy / Mimi Maura / Electric Guest / Mop of Head / Eli Walks / The Field / Caravan / COBRA / The Shins / Los Lonely Boys / Busy P / Cero / Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro / Tokiko Kato / The Trojans / HEY-SMITH / Ol Killer / Humbert Humbert / Mouse on the Keys / Galactic / Elvin Bishop / New Cool Collective / Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 / Explosions in the Sky / Twenty One Pilots / Radiohead / Ed Sheeran / The Kooks / Owl City / Jack White / Caribou / The Stone Roses / Purity Ring / M. Ward / Django Django / Yael Naïm / Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds / Toots & The Maytals / Cloud Nothings / Spiritualized / Beady Eye / Refused / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / Dumpstaphunk / The Heartbreaks / Boom Boom Satellites / Chthonic / D.o.t. / James Iha / Denki Groove / Acidman / Chatmonchy / The Back Horn / Special Others / THA BLUE HERB / The Birthday / Hiromi Trio Project / lostage / A Flood Of Circle / Inoue Yosui / Justice / At the Drive‐In Show all bands
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Fuji Rock Festival Niigata, Japan
Jul 21, 2012
The Specials Arena Concerti - Fiera Milano Rho, Lombardy, Italy
Jul 13, 2012
The Specials

Musilac

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Esplanade du Lac Aix-les-Bains, France
Jul 13, 2012 –
Jul 15, 2012
Musilac 2012
blink-182 / Two Door Cinema Club / Franz Ferdinand / Lenny Kravitz / Alabama Shakes / LMFAO / Far East Movement / Metronomy / Garbage / The Kills / Bat For Lashes / Band of Skulls / The Specials / Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds / fanfarlo / Noel Gallagher / Chinese Man / Yuksek / Orelsan / Shaka Ponk / Moriarty / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Revolver / Skip the Use / Zulu Winter / Lescop / Le Peuple de l'Herbe / Dionysos / Jean-Louis Aubert / Don Rimini / Miossec / The Lanskies / Olivier Depardon / Daguerre / Benebar Show all bands
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Esplanade Du Lac Chambéry, France
Show Duplicate for Jul 13, 2012
Jul 08, 2012
The Specials

Festival les Deferlantes

Parc de Valmy Argelès-sur-Mer, France
Jul 07, 2012
The Specials

Cruïlla Barcelona

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Parc del Fòrum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Jul 07, 2012 –
Jul 10, 2012
Les Déferlantes
Mika / Bénabar / Camille / The Ting Tings / Metronomy / Olivier Depardon / Sting / Shaka Ponk / The Specials / Daniel Darc / Fixers / Jehro / The Chase / Texas / Imany / Charlie Winston / Catherine Ringer / Izia / Gogol Bordello / The Lanskies / Franz Ferdinand / Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds / Skip the Use / Dionysos / Selah Sue / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Zulu Winter / Givers / Stuck In the Sound Show all bands
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Parc de Valmy Argeles, Occitanie, France
Jun 11, 2012
The Specials Docklands Cork, Munster, Ireland
Jun 09, 2012
Garorock Festival
"Garorock Festival" / NOFX / The Offspring / The Hives / Selah Sue / The Specials / Puppetmastaz / C2C / Citizens! / Foreign Beggars
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Parc des expositions Marmande, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Jun 08, 2012
The Specials

Caribana Festival

Festival Site Crans-près-Céligny, Switzerland
Jun 08, 2012 –
Jun 10, 2012
The Specials
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Festival Garorock 2012 Marmande, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
May 28, 2012
Pinkpop 2012 (Day 3 of 3)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band / Mumford & Sons / The Specials / Seasick Steve / James Morrison / The Hives / Herbert Grönemeyer / Blood Red Shoes / Paul Kalkbrenner / Serena Pryne & The Mandevilles
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Megaland Park (Evenemententerrein Megaland) Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands
May 26, 2012 –
May 28, 2012
Pinkpop Festival 2012
Mumford & Sons / The Cure / Linkin Park / Keane / Ben Howard / The Wombats / Bombay Bicycle Club / Miike Snow / Chase & Status / James Morrison / The Hives / The Ting Tings / The Specials / Mastodon / Paul Kalkbrenner / Rival Sons / Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band / The Asteroids Galaxy Tour / Anouk / Seasick Steve / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Blood Red Shoes / Racoon / Chef'Special / The Afghan Whigs / Herbert Grönemeyer / Gers Pardoel / Hungry Kids of Hungary / Will and the People / Babylon Circus / The Kyteman Orchestra / Kyuss Lives! / Major Tom / Serena Pryne & The Mandevilles / Moss / Soundgarden Show all bands
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Megaland Park (Evenemententerrein Megaland) Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands
Show Duplicates for May 26, 2012
Apr 10, 2012
The Specials
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London Shed Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Apr 07, 2012
The Specials / Lime Cordiale

The Specials @ Enmore Theatre

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Enmore Theatre Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Apr 06, 2012
Bluesfest
Crosby, Stills & Nash / Earth, Wind & Fire / The Specials / G3 / Steve Vai / Joe Satriani / Steve Lukather / Buddy Guy / John Hiatt / Steve Earle / Jonny Lang / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Keb' Mo' / Harry Manx / Seth Lakeman / The Fabulous Thunderbirds / Alabama 3 / Sublime With Rome Show all bands
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Byron Events Farm Tyagarah, New South Wales, Australia
Apr 05, 2012
The Specials

World Tour

Palace Theatre Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Apr 05, 2012 –
Apr 09, 2012
Byron Bay Bluesfest 2012
Earth, Wind & Fire / Richard Clapton / Donovan / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Ollie Brown / Watussi / Nick Lowe / Buddy Guy / John Hiatt / Jonny Lang / The Audreys / The Fabulous Thunderbirds / Mama Kin / Vusi Mahlasela / Seasick Steve / Ashleigh Mannix / Rosie Ledet / David Bromberg Band / Kenny Wayne / Alabama 3 / Busby Marou / Blue King Brown / Justin Townes Earle / Tijuana Cartel / Lucinda Williams / James Vincent McMorrow / Carus Thompson / Shepherd / Benjalu / Candi Staton / Ray Beadle / Crosby, Stills & Nash / 1814 / Great Big Sea / Dubmarine / Eagle and the Worm / Dallas Frasca / My Morning Jacket / Steve Vai / Brian Setzer / Keb' Mo' / Kim Churchill / Seth Lakeman / Hat Fitz and Cara / Angélique Kidjo / Sublime With Rome / Joanne Shaw Taylor / Maceo Parker / Slightly Stoopid / Backsliders / Dawes / Marshall Okell / Blitzen Trapper / Eugene 'hideaway' Bridges / Roger Daltrey / Melbourne Ska Orchestra / Josh Pyke / Ziggy Marley / Eilen Jewell / G3 / Steve Earle / Tribali / John Hiatt & The Combo / John Butler Trio / The Pogues / Canned Heat / Yes / Yann Tiersen / The Specials / John Fogerty / Bettye LaVette / Cold Chisel / Dweezil Zappa / Harry Manx / Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot! Show all bands
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Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm Tyagarah, New South Wales, Australia
Show Duplicate for Apr 05, 2012
Apr 03, 2012
The Specials
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Thebarton Theatre Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Apr 01, 2012
The Specials / The Pogues / Crosby, Stills & Nash / Steve Earle

West Coast Blues 'n' Roots 2012

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Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Blur / The Specials / New Order / Bombay Bicycle Club
Aug 12, 2012
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Apr 7, 2012
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Apr 7, 2012
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Pinkpop Festival 2012
May 26 - 28, 2012
 Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands
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May 26 - 28, 2012
 Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands
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May 26 - 28, 2012
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Aug 12, 2012
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Genres:

Punk
New Wave
Reggae
Ska
Britpop
Ska Punk
Rocksteady
Ska Revival
Mod Revival
2 Tone
Two-Tone
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Latest Setlist (07/09/2022):

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  1. Freedom Highway
  2. Friday Night, Saturday Morning
  3. Stereotype
  4. The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)
  5. A Message to You Rudy
  6. Do the Dog
  7. Too Much Too Young
  8. Gangsters
  9. Listening Wind
  10. Ghost Town

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 2 concerts
2025 2 concerts
2023 1 concert
2022 18 concerts
2021 27 concerts
2020 3 concerts
2019 88 concerts
2018 6 concerts
2017 30 concerts
2016 37 concerts
2015 7 concerts
2014 25 concerts
2013 45 concerts
2012 21 concerts
2011 33 concerts
2010 33 concerts
2009 57 concerts
2008 6 concerts
2007 4 concerts
2006 1 concert
2003 1 concert
2002 1 concert
2001 6 concerts
2000 4 concerts
1999 4 concerts
1998 96 concerts
1997 17 concerts
1996 37 concerts
1995 4 concerts
1994 28 concerts
1993 2 concerts
1981 16 concerts
1980 70 concerts
1979 67 concerts
1978 14 concerts
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