U:MACK
Present
JERRY DAMMERS (SPECIALS) (DJ SET)
THE SHELTER, VICAR STREET
THIS FRIDAY OCT 24
DOORS 11pm TILL LATE
TICKETS E12 FROM ROAD.

Hi,
Just to let you know, the legendary Jerry Dammers of Specials, makes a welcome return to the recently re opened Shelter club, part of the Vicar Street venue on Thomas Street, this friday. Jerry was a regular guest at 100% dynamite, which also returns to the shelter in late november. Expect a night of ska, reggae and funk. Support on the night comes from Letterkenny based DJ Daithi Ramsay.

Jerry Dammers set up 2 tone records in January 1979, to release his band the Specials first single "Gangsters". Within a year the label was at the forefront of the British 2 tone scene, with a roster of bands including Madness, the Selecter & the Beat. The Specials released two classic albums, "Specials" & "More Specials". 2 tone records released 28 records, 20 of which were chart hits. 2 tone's message was racial unity, at a time when the national front was an extremely powerful force in the UK. Perhaps the label's most important legacy was that it made Nelson Mandela a household name in Britain, and around the world.