Who are The Specials and when is their 40th anniversary tour?

THE beloved band has been in our lives for 40 years now and they have found the best way to celebrate their anniversary; touring the nation singing their favourite hits.

Here's everything you need to know about The Specials and their 40th Anniversary Tour.

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Who are The Specials?

The Specials are an English 2 tone and SKA revival band that formed in 1979.

The Coventry native band started off with Lynval Golding, Horace Panter, Terry Hall, Neville Staple, Roddy Radiation, Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury, Dick Cuthell and Rico Rodriguez.

After seven consecutive UK Top 10 singles between 1979 and 1981, Terry, Neville, and Lynval left the band.

Continuing as The Special AKA, the group eventually decided to dissolve.

It didn't last for long as they reformed in 1993 without Jerry and have continued ever since.

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When is their 40th-anniversary?

The band is celebrating the 40th anniversary of their formation by going on a tour in 2019.

They will also be releasing new music for the first time in 37 years with their new album Encore.

Fans can get their hands on tickets on .

Here are the venues and dates scheduled for their tour.

• April 15 - O2 Academy Bournemouth
• April 16 - Portsmouth Guildhall
• April 17 - Brighton Dome
• April 19 -Plymouth Pavilions
• April 20 - The Great Hall, Exeter
• April 21 - Cardiff University Students Union
• April 23 - King George's Hall, Blackburn
• April 24 - De Montfort Hall, Leicester
• April 26 - O2 Academy Birmingham
• April 27 - Liverpool Olympia
• April 28 - Manchester Academy
• April 30 - O2 Academy Leeds
• May 1 - Carlisle Sands Centre

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• May 2 - Barrowland, Glasgow
• May 4 - O2 Academy Newcastle
• May 5 - Middlesbrough Town Hall
• May 6 - Scarborough Spa Grand Hall
• May 8 - Baths Hall, Scunthorpe
• May 9 - York Barbican
• May 10 - O2 Academy Sheffield
• May 12 - Cambridge Corn Exchange
• May 13 - Southend Cliffs Pavilion
• May 14 - Margate Winter Gardens
• May 16 - O2 Academy Brixton
• May 17 - O2 Academy Brixton
• July 20 - Wollaton Park, Nottingham