The Specials Archives - The Coventry Observer

NEWS 23^rd Jun, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Exhibition to celebrate Coventry and Birmingham's links and The Del-Chronics' impressive new CD

NEWS 30^th May, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Radio One's Big Weekend and the Top 10 things people associate with Coventry

NEWS 20^th May, 2022

Documentary celebrating 2-Tone in Coventry coming to BBC TWO tomorrow

NEWS 5^th May, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Tributes paid to Coventry music legend Taz Singh

NEWS 15^th Apr, 2022

World premiere as National Police Symphony Orchestra perform new version of The Specials' Ghost Town at Coventry Cathedral

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17^th Mar, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Keep Coventry legends Hazel O'Connor and Taz Singh in your thoughts

NEWS 10^th Mar, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Portrait exhibition of Coventry greats goes on show

NEWS

24^th Feb, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Blue plaque to Coventry's Lt Pigeon as Mouldy Old Dough turns 50

NEWS 10^th Feb, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - The Coventry influence on the Expo Dubai 2020 and Raw Records' rare Specials Bob Maeley cover

NEWS 27^th Jan, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Festival celebrating Delia Derbyshire returns for the fourth year

NEWS 23^rd Jan, 2022

Deliaphonic festival returns to celebrate the music of Coventry's Delia Derbyshire

NEWS 20^th Jan, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Tribute to Kerri Bowes, Never Apart's new single and Ghost Town top in 2021

NEWS 16^th Dec, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Leamington's Woodbine Street Studios gets a plaque and Wick is 'Chasing the Rainbow'

NEWS 11^th Nov, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - This year's Coventry Peace Lecture, Museum's 8th birthday and Enemy returns

NEWS 8^th Oct, 2021

Coventry micropub shows its love of 2-Tone with former mayor's portraits exhibition

NEWS 25^th Sep, 2021

Assembly Festival Garden to host exclusive screening of BBC's '2-Tone – The Sound of Coventry' documentary

NEWS 26^th Sep, 2021

Archbishop of Canterbury and former Canadian PM to head up Coventry's Global Peace Forum

NEWS 16^th Sep, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - The Specials - New 'Protest Songs' album and homecoming gig

NEWS

13^th Sep, 2021

5,000 see The Specials' homecoming gig at the Coventry Building Society Arena

NEWS 29^th Aug, 2021

Celebration time as Coventry Music Museum wins top Tripadvisor 2021 'Travellers' Choice' award

NEWS 26^th Aug, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - RIP 'musician's musician' Ollie Warner, Abbey Road and 2-Tone exhibit

NEWS

19^th Aug, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry really feels like the UK City of Culture and calls for station plaque

NEWS

29^th Jul, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Powerful lyrics on Leamington's LAMP CD

NEWS 28^th Jul, 2021

Changes made to the Terry Halls Home Sessions line-up after mixed ticket sales

NEWS 23^rd Jul, 2021

Free night will highlight Coventry's women 2Tone and 1970s ska post-punk trailblazers

NEWS 20^th Jul, 2021

DJ Lau.ra's delight at 'home city' gig in Coventry during Terry Hall's Home Sessions

NEWS 15^th Jul, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Neville Staple Band live at Coventry’s Assembly Festival Gardens

NEWS 6^th Jul, 2021

Rallying call for Coventry musicians to take centre stage at Terry Hall's HOME GROWN sessions

NEWS 22^nd Jun, 2021

The Libertines and The Lightning Seeds on their way to Coventry as part of the Terry Hall Home Sessions

NEWS

24^th Jun, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Ghost Town on the top spot again and the latest on HMV Empire Coventry

NEWS 9^th Jun, 2021

Meet the Coventry Kids - Author Aaron's latest book introduces children to city's famous sons and daughters

NEWS

18^th Feb, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Be part of the Coventry 2 Tone exhibition and Senses have new album

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28^th Jan, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Staring at the Rude Boys and something completely different......

NEWS 27^th Nov, 2020

MUSIC MATTERS - 'Coventry Venues - A Year in the Live’

NEWS 15^th Jul, 2019

The Specials' Terry Hall hits out at Coventry council 'apathy' over 40-year celebrations - and fans call for city to honour them

NEWS 8^th Feb, 2019

BREAKING: The Specials add third show at Coventry cathedral ruins after tickets sell out within minutes

NEWS

5^th Apr, 2018

The Specials will support the Rolling Stones at Coventry gig

NEWS EXCLUSIVE

28^th Feb, 2018

The Specials' Neville Staple's tribute to Cyrille Regis ahead of Coventry Cathedral service

NEWS EXCLUSIVE 20^th Jul, 2017

EXCLUSIVE: The Specials' Horace Panter re-united with loved and lost 'Ghost Town' bass

NEWS 18^th May, 2017

The Specials' 'orginal rude boy' Neville Staple to receive lifetime achievement award from Coventry school

NEWS 23^rd Jan, 2017

The Specials41 posts

MUSIC MATTERS - Exhibition to celebrate Coventry and Birmingham's links and The Del-Chronics' impressive new CD

MUSIC MATTERS - Radio One's Big Weekend and the Top 10 things people associate with Coventry

Documentary celebrating 2-Tone in Coventry coming to BBC TWO tomorrow

MUSIC MATTERS - Tributes paid to Coventry music legend Taz Singh

World premiere as National Police Symphony Orchestra perform new version of The Specials' Ghost Town at Coventry Cathedral

MUSIC MATTERS - Keep Coventry legends Hazel O'Connor and Taz Singh in your thoughts

MUSIC MATTERS - Portrait exhibition of Coventry greats goes on show

MUSIC MATTERS - Blue plaque to Coventry's Lt Pigeon as Mouldy Old Dough turns 50

MUSIC MATTERS - The Coventry influence on the Expo Dubai 2020 and Raw Records' rare Specials Bob Maeley cover

MUSIC MATTERS - Festival celebrating Delia Derbyshire returns for the fourth year

Deliaphonic festival returns to celebrate the music of Coventry's Delia Derbyshire

MUSIC MATTERS - Tribute to Kerri Bowes, Never Apart's new single and Ghost Town top in 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Leamington's Woodbine Street Studios gets a plaque and Wick is 'Chasing the Rainbow'

MUSIC MATTERS - This year's Coventry Peace Lecture, Museum's 8th birthday and Enemy returns

Coventry micropub shows its love of 2-Tone with former mayor's portraits exhibition

Assembly Festival Garden to host exclusive screening of BBC's '2-Tone – The Sound of Coventry' documentary

Archbishop of Canterbury and former Canadian PM to head up Coventry's Global Peace Forum

MUSIC MATTERS - The Specials - New 'Protest Songs' album and homecoming gig

5,000 see The Specials' homecoming gig at the Coventry Building Society Arena

Celebration time as Coventry Music Museum wins top Tripadvisor 2021 'Travellers' Choice' award

MUSIC MATTERS - RIP 'musician's musician' Ollie Warner, Abbey Road and 2-Tone exhibit

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry really feels like the UK City of Culture and calls for station plaque

MUSIC MATTERS - Powerful lyrics on Leamington's LAMP CD

Changes made to the Terry Halls Home Sessions line-up after mixed ticket sales

Free night will highlight Coventry's women 2Tone and 1970s ska post-punk trailblazers

DJ Lau.ra's delight at 'home city' gig in Coventry during Terry Hall's Home Sessions

MUSIC MATTERS - Neville Staple Band live at Coventry’s Assembly Festival Gardens

Rallying call for Coventry musicians to take centre stage at Terry Hall's HOME GROWN sessions

The Libertines and The Lightning Seeds on their way to Coventry as part of the Terry Hall Home Sessions

MUSIC MATTERS - Ghost Town on the top spot again and the latest on HMV Empire Coventry

Meet the Coventry Kids - Author Aaron's latest book introduces children to city's famous sons and daughters

MUSIC MATTERS - Be part of the Coventry 2 Tone exhibition and Senses have new album

MUSIC MATTERS - Staring at the Rude Boys and something completely different......

MUSIC MATTERS - 'Coventry Venues - A Year in the Live’

The Specials' Terry Hall hits out at Coventry council 'apathy' over 40-year celebrations - and fans call for city to honour them

BREAKING: The Specials add third show at Coventry cathedral ruins after tickets sell out within minutes

The Specials will support the Rolling Stones at Coventry gig

The Specials' Neville Staple's tribute to Cyrille Regis ahead of Coventry Cathedral service

EXCLUSIVE: The Specials' Horace Panter re-united with loved and lost 'Ghost Town' bass

The Specials' 'orginal rude boy' Neville Staple to receive lifetime achievement award from Coventry school

2-Tone relived as national tour kicks off at Coventry Empire this Saturday