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UB40

Formé en 1978

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jeu. 22 oct. Wheatland, États-Unis · Hard Rock Live Billets
ven. 23 oct. Saratoga, États-Unis · Mountain Winery Billets
sam. 24 oct. Cabazon, États-Unis · Morongo Casino Billets
dim. 25 oct. Thousand Oaks, États-Unis · Fred Kavli Theatre Billets
mer. 28 oct. Anaheim, États-Unis · House of Bluesavec Broadside, HUNNY Billets
ven. 30 oct. Fort McDowell, États-Unis · We-Ko-Pa Casino Billets
sam. 31 oct. San Diego, États-Unis · Open Air Theatre Billets
dim. 1 nov. Las Vegas, États-Unis · Brooklyn Bowl Billets
mar. 3 nov. Tucson, États-Unis · Fox Tucson Theatre Billets
mer. 4 nov. Albuquerque, États-Unis · MEET & GREET TICKETS Billets
ven. 6 nov. Dallas, États-Unis · House of Blues Billets
sam. 7 nov. Pine Bluff, États-Unis · Saracen Casino Resort Billets
dim. 8 nov. Houston, États-Unis · House of Blues Billets
mar. 10 nov. Charleston, États-Unis · Charleston Music Hall Billets
jeu. 12 nov. Atlanta, États-Unis · Center Stage Billets
ven. 13 nov. Orlando, États-Unis · Hard Rock Liveavec KT Tunstall, O.A.R. Billets
sam. 14 nov. St Petersburg, États-Unis · Duke Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theatre Billets
dim. 15 nov. Hollywood, États-Unis · Hard Rock Live Billets
lun. 17 mai Aus, États-Unis · Perth Billets
mer. 19 mai Aus, États-Unis · Adelaide Billets
jeu. 20 mai Aus, États-Unis · Melbourne Billets
sam. 22 mai Aus, États-Unis · Sydney Billets
dim. 23 mai Aus, États-Unis · Brisbane Billets
mer. 26 mai Auckland, Nouvelle-Zélande · Spark Arena Billets

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Bio

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.

Tiré de Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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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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mardi 20 octobre 2026 Modesto · Gallo Center for the Arts
dimanche 18 octobre 2026 Vancouver · Commodore BallroomUB40 - THE UNSTOPPABLE TOUR 2026
samedi 17 octobre 2026 Vancouver · Commodore BallroomUB40 - THE UNSTOPPABLE TOUR 2026
mercredi 14 octobre 2026 Calgary · Grey Eagle Event Centre