Nialler9 — Valentia Isle Festival is back at an earlier summer time of 10th to 12th of July on the island on the Atlantic on the Kerry coast, right near Skellig Michael (upcoming location for Star Wars don’t ya know). First? The lineup so far looks like this... more info

The Telegraph — The Specials latest reunion shows recreate the lost communal thrills of watching live music, says Bernadette McNulty more info

NME — The Specials and The 1975 also played yesterday (June 14) more info

ContactMusic — The Specials frontman Terry Hall had to rip surgical stitches out of his tongue in the middle of a concert when his mouth locked shut and he couldn't... more info

NME — The band will host the event, called Friday Night And Saturday Morning, at the Troxy more info

NME — The band will play 11 gigs including two shows at London's Roundhouse venue more info

Sweeping The Nation — The start of a very occasional series takes as its key point the obvious and undeniable fact that the list of NME covers on Wikipedia is the very best page on the internet. But why stop there? Why can't we chart the whole of pop culture by rise a... more info

Prefix — Photo gallery of The Specials, Little Hurricane performing at Pier 26 in New York City (July 17, 2013) Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/the-specials-little-hurricane-pier-26-nyc-pics/ more info

Mercury News, California — The Specials, Nick Cave and Oakland acts Warm Soda and John Murry have local concerts booked. more info

Mercury News, California — Legendary ska revival band is a hit at South by Southwest festival. more info