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The Specials
2020
Concert & Show History
Coventry
The Specials show history: 694 shows · documented from 1978 to 2022 · 483 venues · 31 flyers.
The Specials, also known as the Special A.K.A., were an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977…
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The Specials, also known as the Special A.K.A., were an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. The first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple…
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483
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395
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30
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694
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483
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Active
1977
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MXPX
33 shared shows · 1998–1999 · 33 venues
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Jan 15, 1999
Rancid
32 shared shows · 1998–2012 · 32 venues
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Jul 21, 2012
Unwritten Law
32 shared shows · 1998–1999 · 32 venues
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Jan 15, 1999
The Get Up Kids
30
Reverend Horton Heat
29
Save Ferris
25
Most played venues
O2 Academy Brixton
9 shows · 2009–2019
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May 17, 2019
University of Wolverhampton at the Civic Hall
7 shows · 1979–2016
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Nov 4, 2016
O2 Academy
6 shows · 2009–2021
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Sep 16, 2021
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1978
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2022
First documented
Jun 28, 1978
Latest documented
Jul 8, 2022
Busiest year
1998 — 96 shows
Most played venue
O2 Academy Brixton — 9
Most frequent band
MXPX — 33
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