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2 Tone: Lives and Legacies after hours preview!

​Join us for a special visit to the 2 Tone Exhibition after hours! Ticket price includes a bottle of craft beer or glass of prosecco or soft drink plus a snack. Further drinks and snacks can be purchased on the night in Alfred’s café.

Images © Garry Jones

Book online in advance | £10 per person

2 Tone: Lives & Legacies is the first ever major exhibition in the UK devoted solely to the 2 Tone music sensation. 

This unmissable, immersive experience focuses on bands, such as The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The Beat and The Bodysnatchers, as well as looking at 2 Tone’s continuing influence on music, fashion, politics, and culture.

2 Tone: Lives and Legacies explores the formation of the record label and examines its philosophy, political and social message, design and impact on the music charts of the day. The exhibition also includes several major - never before seen - loans from the founder of the 2 Tone label and The Specials, Jerry Dammers.

Find out more about 2 Tone: Lives & Legacies. 

Designed for 16+, but everyone is welcome