The Specials Ltd - 'GANGSTERS' TOUR 2027

A 2 Tone and ska show by The Specials Ltd, the project performing under the name of the Coventry band, on this tour stop at the O2 Ritz Manchester.

The Specials formed in Coventry in 1977, with Jerry Dammers among the founders, and became central to the 2 Tone movement, which combined ska, rocksteady and punk. Original members included Terry Hall, Neville Staple, Lynval Golding and Horace Panter. The band's self-titled debut album appeared in 1979, and "Ghost Town", released in 1981, reached number one in the UK. Other well-known songs include "Too Much Too Young" and "A Message to You Rudy". The tour takes the name "Gangsters", the title of one of the band's early songs.

The Ltd project presents this material under its own billing, and this concert is one of several dates on the tour rather than a single night. Audiences drawn to ska, 2 Tone and the late-1970s Coventry sound will find the programme's roots in those records.

The O2 Ritz is a Manchester venue hosting concerts and shows, and this booking places the performance in the city's live music calendar.