The Specials Ltd

A tribute show by The Specials Ltd, a act devoted to the 2-Tone sound of The Specials, built around the band's first single, 'Gangsters'.

The Specials Ltd is a tribute act devoted to The Specials, whose original line-up separated in 1981. The original group also ran the 2-Tone label, which launched the recording careers of Madness, The Beat, The Bodysnatchers and The Selecter. This show marks the band's first single, 'Gangsters', and is presented as a celebration of that catalogue rather than a performance by the original group.

The Specials Ltd set out to recreate the energy of the original band. Songs in the live set include 'Gangsters', 'Do The Dog', 'Message To You Rudy', 'Stereotype', 'Rat Race', 'Do Nothing', 'Monkey Man'and 'Too Much Too Young'. The concert is an AGMP Concerts presentation, and it is aimed at those who saw The Specials first time around as well as younger listeners who did not.

The concert takes place at Brudenell Social Club, a live music venue on Queen's Road in Burley, Leeds. The building began as a working men's club and now mainly hosts pop, rock and indie concerts.