The Specials confirm Marquee Cork live concert date for June 11th 2012!

Another fine act has been announced for the line up of Live At The Marquee in Cork this Summer 2012. Aiken Promotions are proud to announce that ska’s finest act The Specials will be performing live on stage at The Marquee in Cork on Sunday the 11th of June 2012. This is the 4th installment of the 2012 extravaganza which already sees Christy Moore & Declan Sinnott as well as Jedward and Justice being confirmed previously. Tickets for The Specials live at The Marquee in Cork are priced from €33 including booking fee and are on sale now through Ticketmaster and usual outlets nationwide. Click here to buy tickets.

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Forming in Coventry, on the outskirts of Birmingham, these ska revivalists took their danceable rocksteady beats with the energy and attitude of the punk era of the late 1970s in which they began, and combined them with an informed political and social stance. It was this genius juxtaposition of feverish ska rhythms and downtrodden melancholic melodies and lyrics that told a story of a generation who had been deemed surplus to requirements by their government.

Three decades on, in April 2009, when The Specials kicked off their sold out 30^th Anniversary tour in the UK, nobody could have realised just how incredible these live shows would be, and the utterly amazing reaction of fans around the world. The audiences were packed with music lovers who had waited since 1981 to revisit this stunning band alongside Specials ‘virgins’ who had never had the chance to see them live.

When the curtains dropped and Terry Hall, Lynyal Golding, Neville Staple, Roddy Byers, Horace Panter and John Bradbury exploded on stage to ‘Do The Dog,’ dancehalls across the country erupted with new and old stomping as if their lives depended on it. 2012 sees a new show from The Specials, but expect all the classics we know and love.

Don’t miss The Specials performing live at The Marquee in Cork on June 11th 2012!

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