UB40 FEATURING ALI CAMPBELL & ASTRO UNVEIL NEW TRACK “SUFFERER” & ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM UNPRECEDENTED TO BE RELEASED JUNE 17 VIA UMC |
UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell’s UK tour, now happening in memory of Astro, begins next Friday February 25th at London’s O2 Arena. “I can’t wait to get back on stage and see all our wonderful fans, although it’s going to be incredibly difficult without Astro by my side. Remembering Astro, let the music play on. Big love, Ali.” Reggae Roast, London’s premiere Reggae / Dancehall soundsystem will also join the line-up as special guests for the tour. UB40 topped the UK singles chart on three occasions and sold 70 million records as they took their smooth yet rootsy musical blend to all corners of the globe. Between 1983 and 1998 the group produced three Labour Of Love albums, bringing hits such as Eric Donaldson’s “Cherry Oh Baby”, Lord Creator’s “Kingston Town” and Johnny Osbourne’s “Come Back Darling” to a new, global audience. They also topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic with their reggae covers of “Red Red Wine” and “(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You”, and had a further UK No.1 with their cover of “I Got You Babe” with Chrissie Hynde. UB40 Feat. Ali, Astro & Mickey’s most recent album, 2018’s A Real Labour Of Love debuted at No.2 in the UK album chart, only dropping one place a week later to No.3, and the album spent a month in the Top 10. The follow-up Unprecedented will be released on June 17th. UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell, European Tour: February 2022 Friday 25 London The O2 Saturday 26 Brighton Centre Monday 28 Dublin 3 Arena March 2022 Friday 4 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Saturday 5 Birmingham Utilita Arena Sunday 6 Sheffield City Hall Tuesday 8 Amsterdam Ziggodome Tickets for the tour are available from www.myticket.co.uk |