Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The first ever major exhibition in the UK devoted solely to the 2 Tone music sensation.
EXHIBITION ▶ culturespacecoventry.com/two-tone
📣 FREE ENTRY | Open until 12 September 2021 at Herbert Art Gallery & Museum.
The 2 Tone sound originated in Coventry’s thriving music scene of the 1970s and the name derives from the legendary 2 Tone record label founded in 1979 by Jerry Dammers of The Specials, referencing a desire to transcend and defuse racial tensions in Britain at that time.
The exhibition will explore the formation of the record label and examine its philosophy, political and social message, design and impact on the music charts of the day. It highlights the bands that were part of the label, focussing on The Specials, The Selecter and other ska-influenced bands such as Madness, The Beat and The Bodysnatchers.
Drone footage captured by FireflyAI.
#2TONE2021
The first ever major exhibition in the UK devoted solely to the 2 Tone music sensation.
EXHIBITION ▶ culturespacecoventry.com/two-tone
📣 FREE ENTRY | Open until 12 September 2021 at Herbert Art Gallery & Museum.
The 2 Tone sound originated in Coventry’s thriving music scene of the 1970s and the name derives from the legendary 2 Tone record label founded in 1979 by Jerry Dammers of The Specials, referencing a desire to transcend and defuse racial tensions in Britain at that time.
The exhibition will explore the formation of the record label and examine its philosophy, political and social message, design and impact on the music charts of the day. It highlights the bands that were part of the label, focussing on The Specials, The Selecter and other ska-influenced bands such as Madness, The Beat and The Bodysnatchers.
Drone footage captured by FireflyAI.
#2TONE2021
