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UB40 featuring Ali Campbell have added a Perth date to their Big Love World Tour after strong demand across Australia, bringing one of reggae’s most distinctive voices back to the West Coast. The show will take place at Kings Park & Botanic Garden on Sunday, 18 January 2026.

Robin Campbell’s UB40, one of the two UB40’s that now exist, has premiered a video for the song’ Say Nothing’ from the UB45 album.

The Ali Campbell UB40 will return to Australia in 2026.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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’.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

UB40 are heading for the courts over the band name.

UB40 are getting back together … kind of.

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.