Reunions, Tour Dates — January 29, 2013 at 8:47 am

The Specials begin rolling out dates for first leg of North American tour this March

Reunited 2 Tone-era ska giants The Specials have begun announcing dates for the first leg of this year’s North American tour, confirming shows via their Twitter account in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco on either side of the band’s planned performances at the South By Southwest festival in March.

The band, now touring without original co-vocalist Neville Staple, previously has said the tour will also include West Coast stops in Portland, Ore., Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. The band previously suggested it will return for further dates in the U.S. this August.

UPDATE: We’ve confirmed shows in Pomona, Calif., Santa Barbara, Calif., Seattle, Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, B.C.

 

The Specials tour dates:

UNITED STATES:
March 11: The Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
March 13: South By Southwest, Austin, TX
March 15: South By Southwest, Austin, TX
March 18: Club Nokia, Los Angeles, CA
March 19: House of Blues, San Diego, CA
March 20: Fox Theater, Pomona, CA
March 22: Ventura Theatre, Ventura, CA
March 23: The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
March 26: Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
March 27: Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
March 29: The Commodore, Vancouver, B.C.
March 30: The Vogue, Vancouver, B.C.

UNITED KINGDOM:
May 10: Barrowland, Glasgow, UK
May 13: O2 Academy, Newcastle, UK
May 15: O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
May 18: Olympia, Liverpool, UK
May 19: De Montfort Hall, Leicester, UK
May 21: O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
May 23: Centre, Newport, UK
May 25: Winter Gardens, Margate, UK
May 26: Guildhall, Portsmouth, UK
May 28: O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK

 

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5 Comments

  1. No East Coast dates…again.

  2. COME TO ARIZONA! Tempe! Phoenix! COME TO ARIZONA

  3. The Ventura Theater is in VENTURA, not Santa Barbara.

  4. Does anyone know how long the Specials play and when they usually begin their set. I have tickets to the Vancouver show but cant make it till late :(

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