The highly anticipated 30th anniversary reunion tour of ska pioneers The Specials kicked off last night at the Newcastle Academy in England, and have been dropping the hint-hint, nudge-nudge that they’ll be taking the stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
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It has become a catty game of “he said, he said” between Jerry Dammers and Terry Hall of The Specials lately. The two musicians have been openly disputing the reunion of the legendary ska band, and in a new statement released by Dammers — the founding member and songwriter — he has said he has not given up hope on the idea of rejoining the band for their reunion, despite his offenses with Hall.
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