The Specials Tribute Band

On 21st July 1979 at the Electric Ballroom in London, the Specials played a gig with Madness, Dexy’s Midnight Runners and Selecter.

That’s a gig that all 2-Tone rude boys and rude girls would die to see, and thought would never happen. The Specials and Madness on the same bill!

In truth, it will probably never happen again...but you can get the next best thing with The Specials Tribute Band!

2-Tone grabbed the British music charts by the throat, and for a short and volatile time turned the country into a sea of black and white chequers.

The seven young men at the heart of this musical revolution were the Specials, a band whose music and ideas would leave such a legacy that, even today, their momentum is still felt on the face of the fickle British music industry.

The Specials led the way for other bands that joined the 2-Tone movement such as The Selecter, Madness, the Beat, the Bodysnatchers and the Swinging Cats.

Madness have been a favourite band of the British public ever since their early days as part of the 2-Tone movement.

Although they moved away from 2-Tone as a record label for their 2nd album, they are still loved by rude boys and rude girls across the UK.

Their ‘nutty’ sense of humour and their longevity as a band has won them a place in the hearts of many. Oh, and their incredible knack of producing memorable songs time after time.