"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
The Specials is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 99 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Specials is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth seeing. The Specials concert reviews describe live shows and performances as raucous, varied, polished, spooky, effortless, and emotional.
The Specials (also known as The Special AKA) is an English "2 Tone" ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a danceable ska beat with punk's energy, underpinned by an informed political and social stance.
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Critic Concert Reviews
UK Music Reviews (UK)
September 18, 2021
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The last time live music was played at The Motorpoint Arena Nottingham was when The Script graced the stage on March 9th 2020, so it was with a great deal of anticipation that 5,000 people were there last night to see the legendary 2-Tone band, The Specials, who skanked into town.
Welcome back! And what better way than with a packed Brighton Centre and The Specials belting out classic after classic – ‘Do Nothing', ‘Do The Dog', ‘Ghost Town', ‘Message To You Rudy', ‘Too Much Too Young'… songs of a generation beaten down by Thatcherite Britain.
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