Here are a selection of videos from the 2-Tone Central Fund Raiser Event held in Coventry, with Allskas, Roddy Radiation and the Skabilly Rebels and Pint Shot Riot all performing during the event. See pictures from the night HERE.
Allskas - Enjoy Yourself @ 2-Tone Central Fundraiser Event
Roddy Radiation and the Skabilly Rebels - You're Wondering Now @ 2-Tone Central Event
Roddy Radiation and the Skabilly Rebels - Rat Race @ 2-Tone Central Fundraiser Event
Allskas - Too Much Pressure/Pressure Drop @ 2-Tone Central Fundraiser Event
Allskas - Message To You Rudy @ 2-Tone Central Fundraiser Event
Roddy Radiation and the Skabilly Rebels - Hey Little Rich Girl @ 2-Tone Event
Roddy Radiation and the Skabilly Rebels - Gangsters @ 2-Tone Central Event
Pint Shot Riot - Come Back To Me @ 2-Tone Central Fundraiser Event
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
PICTURES: 2-Tone Central Fund Raiser Event
Here are a selection of pictures from the 2-Tone Central Fund Raiser Event held at Venue 54 in Cox Street, Coventry. Bringing together musicians and SKA fans from Coventry and beyond. The event was organised by Pete Chambers and featured Roddy Radiation and Skabilly Rebels, Horace Panter joined The Tones, Pint Shot Riot and Just Morale formed part of the line-up.
Coventry DJ Brody Swain hosted the evening event, with a charity auction and raffle helping to raise hundreds towards the new 2-Tone Central cafe/venue. The musical history of Coventry looks set to live on, thanks to the dedication of all those who saw SKA music have such a positive effect in Coventry and around the world.
Coventry DJ Brody Swain hosted the evening event, with a charity auction and raffle helping to raise hundreds towards the new 2-Tone Central cafe/venue. The musical history of Coventry looks set to live on, thanks to the dedication of all those who saw SKA music have such a positive effect in Coventry and around the world.
VIDEOS: HERE
Roddy Radiation and Skabilly Rebels
Nice shoes!
Roddy Radiation in action
Roddy Radiation and Skabilly Rebels
The Allskas
The Allskas
The Allskas
Pint Shot Riot
DJ Brody Swain compares for the night
Pete Chambers has a few words to say.....
The Tones
Just Morale
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Roddy Radiation Goes Acoustic For Charity Event
Roddy Radiation 'It Doesn't Make It Alright'
The acoustic set by Roddy Radiation was part of the line up that was raising money for The Joe Strummer Foundation For New Music. Other familiar faces from the Coventry music scene added their voices to the event and an auction during the night helped raise over a thousand pounds for the charity.
Other acts performing were the Voodoo Kings, Old No7 Band, Burdock with Sam Smith and Ben Rzezuchowski giving an acoustic set.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
VIDEOS: The Specials @ Glastonbury 2009
Here are the collection of videos with The Specials at Glastonbury, recorded while I was in the thick of the crowds at the Pyramid stage. While the sound quality might not be perfect, they capture the feelings pretty well and made my Glastonbury Festival complete.The Specials - A Message To You Rudy - Glastonbury 2009
The Specials - Blank Expression @ Glastonbury 2009
The Specials - Monkey Man @ Glastonbury 2009
The Specials - Doesn't Make It Alright @ Glastonbury 2009
The Specials - Hey Little Rich Girl - Glastonbury 2009
The Specials - It's Up to You - Glastonbury 2009
* view more pictures of The Specials from the Glastonbury 2009 Flickr set
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The Specials: Final Gig At RICOH Coventry
The Specials will play their final gig from their 30th Anniversary Tour in Coventry on Friday 15th May 2009 at the city's Ricoh Arena. The home coming gig marks the culmination of the SKA bands 14 date reunion tour.The Coventry band first hit the headlines back in the late 70's as they helped create a new blend of music for recession hit youngsters across the UK. Hits like 'Ghost Town', 'Friday Night, Saturday Morning' and 'A Message To You Rudy' struck a cord with the generation of the day. The tour offers one last chance for fans to re-live those classic tunes and the lyrics have the opportunity to reach a whole new recession hit generation.
Last week tickets went on sale and sold out within minutes at most venues, prompting more dates to be added at Glasgow, Manchester and London. Tickets go on sale Wednesday 17th December at 9am for Coventry: Tickets are £32.50 from See Tickets (0871 2200 260) , Ticketweb (0844 477 1000), Ticketmaster (0844 844 0444) and The Ticket Factory (0844 338 8000) or book online at http://www.gigsandtours.com/, http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/, http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/ or http://www.theticketfactory.com/
Thursday, December 11, 2008
The Specials Tour Interview
The Specials
The Specials are back and here is an interview with Lynval Golding, Horace Panter and Roddy Byers from the Coventry Telegraph by2-Tone fan Pete Chambers. Tickets for The Specials UK Tour are on sale now and here is the interview talking about the upcoming reunion tour.
How does it feel to be a Special again?
LYNVAL: "It's been a really slow process, but we were intent on celebrating something we created 30 years ago. So we are finally here, and to get up there on stage again to play to the fans is going to be a real celebration. I have to stop and pinch myself, it's simply a lovely dream that I don't want to wake up from".
RODDY: "I hope it's less painful this time!"
Horace: "I think physically it will be more painful – I'm not 25 any more! Seriously, I think it's going to be a lot easier".
The Specials @ Bestival Festival in September
At Bestival (a festival the six of them played in the Isle of Wight in September) we basically got the first album, I presume the set-list this time will include the second album and Ghost Town?
HORACE: "For our dance hall shows in April/May we will be playing for 90 minutes, twice as long as we did on the Isle of Wight, so there's room for second album stuff and beyond".
When next year's tour was announced it all went mad, even I was surprised of the emotion people still had for The Specials, how was it for you?
HORACE: "It hasn't really sunk in yet".
Do you think we will see the stage invasions of 1979/80. Indeed has The Specials ethos changed in 30 years?
HORACE : "Thirty years ago I was always concerned that someone would get badly hurt during the stage invasions but the health and safety aspect of rock'n'roll shows has changed dramatically over the past 25 years. Whether our attitude has, remains to be seen".
Will you, as The Telegraph reported last week, be playing in Coventry?
STEVE BLACKWELL (Specials manager) : The answer to that is a great big YES. There is no big secret about it, the reason there is no news on the date as yet, is that it must be planned properly.
"The band are still working on plans for Coventry and no decision as to where or when have yet been made". I can assure everyone that the band want this to be a very Special gig for the people of Coventry!
Tour News and Views:
* The last time The Specials played in Coventry was at the Butts Stadium on Saturday June 20 1981, for the Rock Against Racism concert.
* A large percentage of latter-day Specials fans, are far too young to have ever seen them play. This is something the band are happy to rectify.
* The 'Where's the Coventry date' scenario, is nothing new. The Specials' first tour back in 1979 didn't include a Coventry date when originally announced either. That was also rectified before the tour was out.
* The tickets for the tour on sale priced at £32.50 in advance, except London £35. 24-hour Hotline: 0871 2200 260 / Online: www.gigsandtours.com
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