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Singer Terry Hall calls estranged bandmate 'Scrooge'

The Specials frontman Terry Hall teased his estranged bandmate Jerry Dammers during the last scheduled London show of the band's 30th anniversary tour last night (November 27).

Dammers has famously not taken part in the comeback shows after a series of disagreements with the group. Before playing 'Stereotype' from 1980's 'More Specials', Hall told the capacity crowd at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo: "It's a shame Jerry can't be here. But you can see him at in panto as Scrooge at Bridlington Spa."

The band, playing their third Hammersmith show of the week, played their usual hit-packed set before a devotional crowd.

Kicking off the show with 'Do The Dog' from 1979's debut album 'Specials', the band went on to play classics including 'A Message To You Rudy', 'Gangsters', 'Rat Race' and their two UK Number One singles - 'Too Much Too Young' and 'Ghost Town'.


The Specials played:

'Do The Dog'
'(Dawning Of A) New Era'
'Gangsters'
'It's Up To You'
'Monkey Man'
'Rat Race'
'Hey, Little Rich Girl'
'Blank Expression'
'Doesn't Make It Alright'
'Stupid Marriage'
'Concrete Jungle'
'Friday Night Saturday Morning'
'Stereotype'
'Man At C&A'
'A Message To You Rudy'
'Do Nothing'
'Little Bitch'
'Nite Klub'
'Too Much Too Young'
'Longshot'/'Liquidator'/'Moonstomp'
'Enjoy Yourself'
'Ghost Town'
'Guns Of Navarone'
'You're Wondering Now'


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Comments (2)

johnozed 

Nov 29, 2009

Nothing like a twist of the knife. Tacky Terry Hall.

kareneliot 

Feb 8, 2010

Terry Hall is an idiot and he's got together a nice PANTO version of The Specials. I noticed there's been no mention of a new album written without Jerry! Maybe now he's finished his run as Scrooge he might write you some more classics you can swan round flogging because Guilty 'til Proved Innocent was bollocks! HAHA!

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