The Specials to release 30th Anniversary Tour DVD
The Specials 30th Anniversary tour in 2009 was a jubilant, celebratory event which saw fans old and new enjoy one of the UK’s finest bands coming together to play music as relevant and exciting as when they started out in 1979. Reviews were ecstatic, with The Telegraph declaring “they are simply one of the greatest live bands this island has ever produced” and the NME calling the shows “staggeringly life affirming”.
The band played 33 sold out shows in the UK to over 140,000 fans as well as playing several festivals and dates in Australia, New Zealand and Japan and now the show has been captured on film for release in March 2010. Featuring all the classic tracks ‘Too Much Too Young’, ‘Do The Dog’, ‘Gangsters’ and many more the film was shot at the bands Wolverhampton Civic Hall show on 10thNovember 2009 by director Lindy Heymann. The DVD also features exclusive footage from backstage, rehearsals and interviews with fans explaining what the band and the gigs mean to them from many of the shows.
An edited version of the live show will be previewed on Sky Arts on 6th February.
The Specials – 30th Anniversary Tour DVD will be available from 1st March 2010 via the bands website www.thespecials.com, live set list below:
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
MESSAGE TO YOU
DO NOTHING
LITTLE BITCH
NITE KLUB
TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG
LONGSHOT / LIQUIDATOR / MOONSTOMP
ENJOY YOURSELF
GHOST TOWN
GUNS OF NAVARONE
YOU’RE WONDERING NOW