Rude Boy Rude Girl

Saturday, August 22, 2026 - Social, Hull

Doors 16:00

• The Specials
• Madness
• The Beat
• The Selecter
• Bad Manners
• Prince Buster
• The Bodysnatchers
• Desmond Dekker
• Toots & The Maytals
• The Wailers Band
• Laurel Aitken
• The Skatalites
• Bob & Earl
• Dave & Ansel Collins
• Derrick Morgan
• Alton Ellis
• Ken Boothe
• Justin Hinds
• Rico
• Harry J. All Stars

Rude Boy Rude Girl at Social Hull on 22 August 2026 gathers a rare cross-section of ska and reggae history in one show. The Specials, Madness, The Beat and The Selecter carry the 2 tone and new wave banner, while Bad Manners and The Skatalites underline the bill’s ska core. Jamaican ska, reggae and rocksteady come to the fore with Toots & The Maytals, The Wailers, Derrick Morgan and Ken Boothe, joined by figures such as Prince Buster, Laurel Aitken, Dave & Ansell Collins and Harry J & The Allstars for a line-up steeped in roots, lovers rock and skinhead reggae.