UB40

The Real UB40 Stand Up in Australia and The Fans Stood Right By Them

I’m sure a lot of UB40 fans are confused about the two Australian tours in 2024. The UB40 that played in Melbourne last night is the original band with founding members guitarist Robin Campbell, drummer Jimmy Brown, bass player and Earl Falconer, trombone player Norman Hassan.

Tagged as: 80s, Australian Tour, Eagle Eye Cherry, reggae, Robin Campbell, UB40, UK

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UB40’s Robin Campbell Gives Update On The Health Of Duncan Campbell

by Paul Cashmere

UB40 co-founder Robin Campbell has given Noise11.com an update of the health of his brother Duncan Campbell, the former lead singer of UB40, who left the band in 2021 following a stroke.

Tagged as: 80s, Duncan Campbell, reggae, Robin Campbell, UB40, UK

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UB40 Re-Record Some Classics For 21st Album UB45

by Paul Cashmere

UB40’s 21st album ‘UB45’ has some familiar tunes. The title is a nod to the 45 years since the band’s first gig at The Hare & Hounds Pub in Kings Heath, Birmingham for a friend’s birthday on 9 February 1979.

Tagged as: 80s, reggae, UB40, UB45, UK

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UB40 To Tour Australia With Eagle-Eye Cherry

by Paul Cashmere

Robin Campbell’s UB40 will return to Australia in October just months after his estranged brother Ali’s UB40 toured the country.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australian Tour, Eagle Eye Cherry, reggae, UB40, UK< Sweden

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UB40 Preview ‘UB45’ With Second Single ‘Home’

by Paul Cashmere

UB40 have dropped a second track from the upcoming ‘UB45’ album with a new song called ‘Home’.

Tagged as: 80s, Home, pop, reggae, UB40, UB45, UK

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UB40 Cover 60s Pop Classic ‘Gimme Some Sign’

by Paul Cashmere

Robin Campbell’s UB40 are continuing their tradition of covering pop hit as reggae songs with their latest cover, Brenton Wood’s ‘Gimme Little Sign’ as ‘Gimme Some Kinda Sign’.

Tagged as: 20s, 60s, 80s, Brenton Wood, Gimme Some Kinda Sign, Gimme Some Sign, Peter Andre, pop, reggae, Robin Campbell, UB40

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Elvis Costello and UB40 Lead Tributes To Terry Hall

by Music-News.com

Elvis Costello and UB40 have led tributes to late The Specials frontman Terry Hall.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Elvis Costello, Fun Boy Three, ska, Terry Hall, The Specials, UB40, UK

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UB40 Debut Official Video for 2022 Commonwealth Games

by Paul Cashmere

UB40 have premiered a brand new video for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Tagged as: 80s, Champion, Commonwealth Games, reggae, Robin Campbell, UB40, UK

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UB40 Releases Commonwealth Games Anthem

by Music-News.com

UB40 have released the official anthem of the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

Tagged as: 80s, reggae, UB40, UK

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Australia To Cop Two Different UB40 Shows In Three Months

by Paul Cashmere

Australia is about to become the battleground for UB40 wars with the two opposing bands touring one after the other.

Tagged as: 80s, Ali Campbell, reggae, Robin Campbell, UB40, UK

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Ali Campbell UB40 UK Tour To Go Ahead After Death of Band Member Astro

by Music-News.com

Ali Campbell of UB40’s upcoming UK tour will go ahead in memory of his late bandmate, Astro.

Tagged as: 90s, Ali Campbell, Astro, reggae, UB40, UK

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UB40’s Brian Travers Dies At Age 62

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Travers, the saxophone player and founding member of UB40, has died from cancer at the age of 62.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Brian Travers, Duncan Campbell, reggae, UB40, UK

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UB40 Reveal New Member Matt Doyle

by Music-News.com

UB40 have unveiled their first tour dates with new member Matt Doyle.

Tagged as: 80s, Duncan Campbell, Matt Doyle, reggae, Robin Campbell, UB40, UK

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Robin Campbell of UB40 Says His Father Folk Singer Ian Campbell Helped Him On Early Songs

by Paul Cashmere

UB40’s Robin Campbell can thank his father, folk singer Ian Campbell, for guiding his early songwriting.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, folk, Ian Campbell, reggae, Robin Campbell, UB40, UK

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Duncan Campbell Quits UB40 After Suffering Seizure

by Music-News.com

UB40’s Duncan Campbell has quit the band after suffering a seizure earlier this month.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Duncan Campbell, reggae, Robin Campbell, UB40, UK

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UB40 Rescheduled Their Rescheduled Australian Dates

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

UB40 are determined to tour Australia after postponing their October 2020 tour and have finally settled on new dates for 2022.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, reggae, UB40, UK

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UB40’s Ali Campbell Has Spoken To His Brother Duncan Since Stroke

by Music-News.com

UB40’s Ali Campbell hasn’t spoken to his brother Duncan since he suffered a stroke earlier this month.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, Ali Campbell, Duncan Campbell, reggae, UB40, UK

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UB40 Shit Storm Erupts Again

by Paul Cashmere

UB40’s continuous shit storm is set to fire up again with news that former members Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue are about to tour Australia as Ali Campbell’s UB40.

Tagged as: Ali Campbell, Astro, Mickey Virtue, music news, UB40, UB40 Shit Storm Erupts Again

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High Court To Settle UB40 Naming Rights

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

A British high court has ruled that there is reason to allow a lawsuit brought by the original band UB40 against the splinter version of UB40 led by former lead singer Ali Campbell to move to trial. At stake is who can use the band name.

Tagged as: High Court To Settle UB40 Naming Rights, music news, UB40

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UB40 UK Tour Dates

by Music-News.com

UB40’s three founding members will be making a triumphant return to UK shores early next year having wowed audiences stateside with a massive North American tour.

Tagged as: music news, UB40, UB40 UK Tour Dates

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Bluesfest Announce Earliest Artist Announcement Ever And Here It Is

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has just dropped its earliest announcement ever with 13 acts named for the 2016 event.

Tagged as: Ali Campbell, Allen Stone, Astro, bluesfest, City And Colour, Janiva Magness, Joe Bonamassa, Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real The Word, Mickey Virtue, music news, Rhiannon Giddens, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Cat Empire, The National, The Selecter, UB40

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UB40 To Tour With Original Line-up

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

UB40, the original version of the band, now fronted by Duncan Campbell, and not the new take with original singer Ali Campbell, will tour the U.K. this fall in their second tour for the year.

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UB40 Makes Fans Ears Bleed

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

UB40 played at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, England on Monday night and the sound from the show forced a number of fans to flee and one to claim much more.

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UB40 Outraged Over UB40

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

UB40 are heading for the courts over the band name.

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UB40 Reform Sort Of

by Music-News.com

UB40 are getting back together … kind of.

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UB40 To Return To Touring At End Of October

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

UB40, who were forced to postpone a series of shows due to drummer Jimmy Brown’s repetitive strain injuries in his wrists, will return to the road by the end of October.

Tagged as: Jimmy Brown, UB40

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UB40 Drummer Injured, UK Tour Cancelled

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

British reggae band UB40 have been forced to postpone their upcoming UK tour of after drummer Jimmy Brown was diagnosed with a wrist injury. q

Tagged as: Jimmy Brown, UB40

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Queen To Be Honoured With Heritage Music Plaque At Site Of First Gig

by Music-News.com

PRS for Music today announced that one of the greatest bands of all time will be honoured with a music Heritage Award.

Tagged as: Blur, Brian May, Dire Straits, Elton John, Faithless, Imperial College London, James, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Queen, Roger Taylor, Snow Patrol, Soul II Soul, Spooky Tooth, Steamhammer, Supergrass, UB40

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Supergrass Honoured By Hometown Heritage Award

by Music-News.com

Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn, Danny Goffey and Rob Coombes were honoured by a PRS for Music with a Heritage Award at The Jericho Tavern in Oxford.

Tagged as: Blur, Bob Harris, Danny Goffey, Dire Straits, Elton John, Faithless, Gaz Coombes, James, Mick Quinn, Rob Coombes, Snow Patrol, Soul II Soul, Supergrass, UB40

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Reggae Hitmakers UB40 Declare Bankruptcy

by Andrew Tijs

Despite scores of hits and tens of millions of albums sold, four members of reggae megastars UB40 declare bankruptcy.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Ali Campbell, bankruptcy, Birmingham, insolvent, Mickey Virtue, pop, reggae, UB40, UK

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Les Binks of Judas Priest Dies Aged 73

Former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks has died aged 73.

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Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson. photo by Ros O'Gorman

Jethro Tull Veers Towards Thick As A Brick in ‘Over Jerusalem

Jethro Tull’s new album ‘Curious Ruminant’ as a curious diversion in the track ‘Over Jerusalem’. 3 minutes 17 seconds into the new song, it becomes ‘Thick As A Brick’.

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Stevie Nicks ADOTG at Rochford Winery on Saturday 18 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Stevie Nicks Reveals Solo Tour Details

Stevie Nicks has shared her excitement over the fact she is about to hit the road on a new tour.

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Neil Young Performs For Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rally In California

Neil Young performed two songs at Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 'Fighting Oligarchy’ rally in California on Saturday 12 April. He even had some special guests.

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The Killers and Bruce Springsteen Encore at the Garden

Bruce Springsteen and The Killers ‘Encore At The Garden’ Was A Record Store Favourite

Record Store Day 2025 has come and gone with a few Bruce Springsteen fans scoring the rarity Bruce Springsteen and The Killers ‘Encore At The Garden’.

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Angus Young AC/DC performing at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday 6 December 2015. They are in Australia on the final leg of their Rock Or Bust World Tour. photo by Ros O'Gorman

AC/DC Resume Live Shows With the Power Up Tour for 2025

AC/DC have played their first show for 2025 in Minneapolis. There are no surprises, no songs were added or dropped. The first show of 2025 mirrored the last show of 2024.

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