For most ska fans 1980 had to be the year and the music of The Specials along with Madness, The Beat , The Selecter and Bad Manners were the sounds on your radio.  Britain was a bleek place back then, and the music to brighten up those days were sounds of the great 2 Tone bands.  It did’nt matter who you were, where you came from, it was movement that united people and continues to this day.

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2 Rude,  driven by a passion for music, ska music, 2 Tone music this movement were drawn together at the dawn of 2009 and have not looked back since. The band play the very best of the 2 Tone era, recreating the live sound of bands like The Specials, Madness, The Beat, Bad Manners and more. The band is made up of 7 first class musicians with a calibre that is second to none and a combined number of gigs literally in the thousands.

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The band members in previous groups have supported the likes of Bad Manners, Rancid, Stiff Little Fingers and Sham 69 to name but a few.  In the short period of time that 2 Rude have been on the scene they have grown in stature. They have played a string of sell out shows and have left audiences breathless and shouting for more. The band have collborated with Hip Hop legends Goldie Lookin Chain, Benji Webb from ragga-metal band Skindred, Punk hero Ed Tudor Pole and will be playing support slots for 2 Tone stars The Selecter.
 

The bands repertoir is literally bursting at the seems, with songs representing the very best of what ska is and what it is a real live band is.  The live show has to be seen to be appreciated, the result of which being a band in a great demand with a whole string of bookings. 2 Rude are as authentic as a fist full of ska, and will not disappoint.