By Ritzy Sparkles

Artist: The Specials

Date / Venue: April 10th 2012, Shed 10 Auckland

Having heard awesome reviews of their 2009 gig and gutted at not being able to attend, it was finally my time for The Specials.

The venue was Shed 10, next to The Cloud and having avoided the area for the duration of the RWC, I was curious to see how the shed would work as a live venue. Despite borderline po…

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The Specials have announced that early 80's post-punk band The Newmatics will be special guests for their New Zealand show next week.  

"The Newmatics came out of a fertile post-punk early 80s Auckland music scene that also spawned Blam Blam Blam and the Screaming Meemees. Taking their cues from ska, r'n'b and soul, they were a fearsome live act, but managed to release only nine songs (includin…

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Legendary British ska band The Specials are heading to New Zealand to play one show in Auckland this April.  

The band will head to New Zealand after finishing festival and headline theatre performances in Australia, with the show taking place at Auckland waterfront's Shed 10 on Queens Wharf on April 10th

The Specials 

10th April: Shed 10, Queens Wharf, Auckland - R18

Tickets on sale via Ti…

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The reformed Blur are to play with New Order and The Specials for a concert to mark the end of the London Olympic Games.  

The show is to take place on August 12th at Hyde Park and will coincide with the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony.  

Blur's Damon Albarn explained to NME "It'll be a proper party. It's the closing night of the Olympics. Our raison d'etre is to provide another celebration o…

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