The Specials reunite for 2009 tour
Coventry band set to hit the road next April
The legendary ska band have announced they are getting back together to play a series of UK gigs next April.
In an exclusive interview in this week's issue of NME, which hits newsstands tomorrow (December 3), frontman Terry Hall said that the band were playing in 2009 to celebrate their significant birthday.
"It's the right time to do it [reunite] - we talked about it at 25 but we weren't together enough. Now we're all getting on and it feels comfortable again," he said.
Original members of the band including Hall, Neville Staple, Sir Horace Gentleman, Roddy Radiation, Lynval Golding and John Bradbury are all confirmed to play the gigs.
Hall revealed that Specials founder member Jerry Dammers is not set to join the band on the tour, although relations between the two parties are strong. "The door remains open to him," Hall said.
The gigs will mark the first time the Coventry band have officially worked together since 1981. As NME.COM previously reported, members of The Specials did play a secret show at this year's Bestival under the title Terry Hall And Friends.
Tickets for the tour go on sale at 9am (GMT) on December 11.
The Specials will play the following dates:
Newcastle Academy (April 22)
Sheffield Academy (23)
Birmingham Academy (25, 26)
Glasgow Academy (28)
Manchester Apollo (May 3)
London Brixton Academy (6, 7)
To check the availability of The Specials tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.
To get the full story on The Specials reunion and read an exclusive interview with singer Terry Hall, check out this week's issue of NME, on newsstands nationwide from tomorrow (December 3).
The Specials tickets:
| Date / Time | Artist | Venue | Town/City | Buy |
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| Nov 09, 2009 19:30 | The Specials | The Civic Hall | Wolverhampton | [Sold Out] |
| Nov 10, 2009 19:30 | The Specials | The Civic Hall | Wolverhampton | [Sold Out] |
| Nov 12, 2009 19:30 | The Specials | Corn Exchange Edinburgh | Edinburgh | [Sold Out] |
| Nov 18, 2009 19:30 | The Specials | Cliffs Pavilion | Southend |
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| Nov 19, 2009 19:30 | The Specials | Brighton Centre | Brighton |
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| Nov 21, 2009 19:30 | The Specials | Rock City | Nottingham |
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| Nov 22, 2009 19:00 | The Specials | Rock City | Nottingham |
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| Nov 24, 2009 19:30 | The Specials | Hammersmith Apollo | London |
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| Nov 25, 2009 19:30 | The Specials | Hammersmith Apollo | London |
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| Nov 27, 2009 19:30 | The Specials | Hammersmith Apollo | London |
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