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The rumours were true - The Specials are getting back together to make loads of money tour in 2009.

Celebrating their 30th anniversary, the band will play a bunch of gigs in April.

"It's the right time to do it [reunite] - we talked about it at 25 but we weren't together enough. Now we're all getting on and it feels comfortable again," said Terry Hall.

Hall, Neville Staple, Sir Horace Gentleman, Roddy Radiation, Lynval Golding and John Bradbury will all play, leaving just one OG member, Jerry Dammers. "The door remains open to him," said Hall.

This will be the first time the band have played in public together since 1981, amazingly enough. Apart from that one gig they did as Terry Hall And Friends at Bestival.

Tickets go on sale on December 11th at 9am.

These be the dates:

Newcastle Academy (April 22)
Sheffield Academy (23)
Birmingham Academy (25, 26)
Glasgow Academy (28)
Manchester Apollo (May 3)
London Brixton Academy (6, 7)