Music: Reggae legends UB40 play Rock City Nottingham Sunday 16 October

Birmingham’s reggae legends UB40 will visit Rock City Nottingham this Sunday 16 October.

 

Featuring UB40’s founding members Jimmy Brown (drums), Robin Campbell (co-lead vocals and guitar), Earl Falconer (bass, vocals), Norman Hassan (percussion, vocals) and Brian Travers (sax and keys), plus Duncan Campbell (lead vocals), Martin Meredith (sax and keys), Lawrence Parry (trumpet) and Tony Mullings (keys), fans can expect to hear UB40’s greatest hits, including ‘Food For Thought’, ‘One In Ten’, ‘Kingston Town, ‘Cherry Oh Baby’, ‘(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love With You’ and, of course, ‘Red, Red Wine’. Brian Travers said, “We played to over 200,000 fans during our last UK tour and had the time of our lives doing it – the atmosphere was very special. We really do have the best fans in the world, so we can’t wait to do it all over again.”

The tour began in September at Leeds O2 Academy and will end at Cliff’s Pavilion in Southend on Monday, 31st October. “We’re looking forward to bringing the true sound of UB40 to our incredible fans this autumn,” said Robin Campbell. “After all, in Brian, Jimmy and me you have all of UB40’s principal songwriters. And we’re a reggae band; no other band in the world can replicate the sound of UB40’s original rhythm section of Earl and Jimmy. They are the backbone of UB40’s sound.

Naming themselves after the unemployment benefit form, UB40 formed in 1978, before releasing their debut album ‘Signing Off’ in August 1980 – considered by many to be one of the greatest reggae albums ever released by a British band. It was the start of a career that has since seen the band have over forty UK Top 40 hit singles and achieve sales of over 100 million records, making UB40 one of the most successful British groups of all-time.

Tickets are available from:

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