Reviews

Special Brew have really been the torchbearers for Two Tone in this city ever since The Specials ‘left the building’.

Through their history they have shared the stage with many guests that helped put Coventry on the map first time around. For Special Brew never mimic the legends they immortalise. They simply do it their way, and their huge fan base is testament to the fact of ‘just how right they have got it’.

As it happened this was wrong, no, make that three former Specials!

Roddy and Horace got up and took the 750 strong audience back twenty odd years with Concrete Jungle, Rat Race, Nite Club, Hey Little Rich and Little Bitch. Then they were joined by Lynal Golding for Enjoy yourself and A Message To You Rudy.

Lynval Golding - By Pete Chambers

It would be easy to get carried away just for the fact that this was the first time three Specials had performed together in many years. The fact was, it all sounded so very good, and the smiles all round confirmed that. To cap it all £5.000 was raised for Myton Hospice.

Special Brew have a Two tone CV that no-one can touch, even the original bands could never boast of such guest artists. This was a tribute not just to Two Tone but to one of the Cities finest bands, keeping it real and keeping Coventry history alive! Now if they could just get seven former Specials to join them on stage!!