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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Courtney Barnett To Open For The Rolling Stones In London

Melbourne’s Courtney Barnett will open for The Rolling Stones at their second London show on 3 July.

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ABBA Attend Opening Night Of ABBA Voyage In London

All four members of ABBA, Agnetha, Frida, Benny and Björn, were together again this week for the opening of ‘ABBA Voyage’ at the all-new ABBA Arena in London.

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