Neville Staple's Specials

The original rude boy and one of the undisputed forerunners of the ska movement will be arriving to play two dates in New Zealand for the first time in April 2006

More recently collaborating with Rankin’ Roger from THE BEAT to form the ska-collective supergroup THE SPECIAL BEAT, Neville toured Australia for the first time in August 2005 playing to sold out shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Best known as lead singer of THE SPECIALS and one of the founding members of Fun Boy Three, Neville Staple is credited with changing the face of popular music. His biography and past projects read like a who’s who of rock, seeing him work with industry legends Elvis Costello, the Talking Head’s David Byrne, and UB40’s vocalist Ali Campbell.

Leading the 2-Tone charge of the ska revival in 1979, The Specials were a band that during the dark ‘Thatcher Years’ helped to create a youth movement that united kids of all colours, at a time when UK society needed it most. The Specials went on to release six Top Ten hits and two Top Five albums in eighteen months.

Neville Staple new album “The Rude Boy Returns” was released in December 2005 on local label Reign Records and features guest appearances from legendary punk era icons Mick Jones (The Clash) and Rat Scabies (The Damned).

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