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In case you missed it, The Specials just released a new album entitled Encore. The band has also announced a slew of 2019 North American tour dates in support of the new LP.
The Specials will kick off their 2019 tour with a May 22nd show at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom, followed by subsequent stops in Seattle, Portland, Oakland and the Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival in Las Vegas. Los Angeles, Denver, Boston, Brooklyn and Chicago are also on the docket, prior to the group’s closing things out with a pair of shows at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall in late June.
Encore represents The Specials’ first new music in 37 years. The influential ska punk group’s new release features 10 tracks and was produced by Specials founding members Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Lynval Golding alongside Danish producer Torp Larson. The Island Records release marks the first time Hall, Golding & Panter have recorded new material together since their 1981 single “Ghost Town.”
Pick up The Specials’ new LP Encore here and see a complete list of tour dates below.
The Specials 2019 North American Tour Dates:
May 22 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
May 23 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
May 24 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
May 25 – Oakland, CA –Fox Theater
May 27 – Las Vegas, NV – Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival
May 28 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
May 30 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
May 31 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
June 01 – Los Angeles, CA – The Novo
June 03 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
June 05 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
June 07 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
June 08 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
June 10 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
June 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
June 14 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
June 15– Boston, MA – House of Blues
June 17 – Montreal, QB – Corona Theatre
June 18 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
June 19 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall