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UB40

Formed in 1978

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Tue Oct 20 Modesto, United States · Gallo Center for the Arts Tickets
Thu Oct 22 Wheatland, United States · Hard Rock Live Tickets
Fri Oct 23 Saratoga, United States · Mountain Winery Tickets
Sat Oct 24 Cabazon, United States · Morongo Casino Tickets
Sun Oct 25 Thousand Oaks, United States · Fred Kavli Theatre Tickets
Wed Oct 28 Anaheim, United States · House of Blueswith Broadside Tickets
Fri Oct 30 Fort McDowell, United States · We-Ko-Pa Casino Tickets
Sat Oct 31 San Diego, United States · Open Air Theatre Tickets
Sun Nov 1 Las Vegas, United States · Brooklyn Bowl Tickets
Tue Nov 3 Tucson, United States · Fox Tucson Theatre Tickets
Wed Nov 4 Albuquerque, United States · MEET & GREET TICKETS Tickets
Fri Nov 6 Dallas, United States · House of Blues Tickets
Sat Nov 7 Pine Bluff, United States · Saracen Casino Resort Tickets
Sun Nov 8 Houston, United States · House of Blues Tickets
Tue Nov 10 Charleston, United States · Charleston Music Hall Tickets
Thu Nov 12 Atlanta, United States · Center Stage Tickets
Fri Nov 13 Orlando, United States · Hard Rock Livewith KT Tunstall, O.A.R. Tickets
Sat Nov 14 St Petersburg, United States · Duke Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theatre Tickets
Sun Nov 15 Hollywood, United States · Hard Rock Live Tickets
Mon May 17 Aus, United States · Perth Tickets
Wed May 19 Aus, United States · Adelaide Tickets
Thu May 20 Aus, United States · Melbourne Tickets
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Wed May 26 Auckland, New Zealand · Spark Arena Tickets

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UB40 are an English reggae band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK singles chart and has also achieved considerable international success. They have been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album four times and were nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group in 1984. UB40 have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. The ethnic make-up of the band's original line-up was diverse, with musicians of English, Welsh, Irish, Jamaican, Scottish and Yemeni parentage.

Their hit singles include their debut track "Food for Thought" and two Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits, "Red Red Wine" and "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You". Both songs also topped the UK singles chart, as did the band's version of "I Got You Babe", recorded with Chrissie Hynde. The band's two most successful albums, Labour of Love (1983) and Promises and Lies (1993), both reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. UB40 and the English ska band Madness share the record for the most weeks spent by a group in the UK singles chart during the 1980s, with 214 weeks each.

The band's line-up remained stable for nearly 29 years, from March 1979 until January 2008, when frontman Ali Campbell left the band, followed shortly thereafter by keyboardist Mickey Virtue. Another member, Astro, continued with the band until November 2013, when he departed to team up with Campbell and Virtue to form their own band, called "UB40 featuring Ali Campbell". In 2014, legal advice was sought by the original band (now consisting of the remaining co-founding members drummer Jimmy Brown, guitarist Robin Campbell, bassist Earl Falconer, percussionist Norman Hassan, and saxophonist Brian Travers, along with their new vocalist Duncan Campbell), who took action against the group formed by Campbell, Virtue, and Astro over their potentially confusing use of the band name. On 5 July 2021, it was announced that Matt Doyle, formerly of the reggae band Kioko, would become the band's new vocalist following Duncan Campbell's retirement due to ill health.

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UB40 est un groupe britannique de reggae fondé en 1978 à Birmingham (Angleterre).

Les membres du groupe apportent diverses influences : irlandaises, galloises, écossaises, yéménites, africaines et jamaïcaines.

Le nom du groupe fait référence au formulaire britannique de demande des droits au chômage (Unemployment Benefits, Form 40). Un ami leur suggéra ce nom car les 8 membres étaient inscrits au chômage quand ils décidèrent de fonder le groupe.

Parmi leurs succès, on trouve Kingston Town (reprise de Lord Creator), la reprise de I'll Be Your Baby Tonight de Bob Dylan ou encore Red Red Wine écrit par Neil Diamond en 1968. UB40 est un des groupes les plus prolifiques de la deuxième moitié du XXe siècle, avec plus de 100 millions de disques vendus.

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Past shows

Sunday, October 18, 2026 Vancouver · Commodore BallroomUB40 - THE UNSTOPPABLE TOUR 2026
Saturday, October 17, 2026 Vancouver · Commodore BallroomUB40 - THE UNSTOPPABLE TOUR 2026
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Calgary · Grey Eagle Event Centre