Tour kicks off July 4, with Maxi Priest, Inner Circle, Third World, & Big Mountain to join on select dates
Announced on April 11, 2023, in Los Angeles, California, in celebration of four-time Grammy® nominated UB40’s 45th Anniversary, the band has announced their upcoming “UB45” U.S. summer tour, kicking off on Independence Day, July 4, in Camden, New Jersey. The legendary reggae-pop band will bring fans special live performances of their worldwide hit singles to the stage with “Red Red Wine,” “Food For Thought,” “(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You,” and many more. UB40 will also be releasing a new album this summer titled UB45, with new songs and reworked classics (release date TBA). Check local listings for UB40 shows with special guests including Maxi Priest, Inner Circle, Third World, and Big Mountain.
With additional dates being added, the national tour will include stops coast-to-coast in Westbury, New York at The Space on July 6 and in Los Angeles, California at the Microsoft Theater on July 21; in addition to Boston, Nashville, Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas, and more. Tickets are available at UB40.GLOBAL.
Says guitarist/vocalist Robin Campbell, “We love playing the U.S., and celebrating our 45th year and having a new album makes our return even more exciting.”
Adds lead singer, Matt Doyle, “Touring the States last year was an absolute dream come true for me, and now I just can’t wait to get back out there. Most of all I can’t wait for the U.S fans to hear some of our new tunes! I think they’re going to love UB45!”
With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, UB40 members Jimmy Brown (drums), Robin Campbell (guitar/vocals), Earl Falconer (bass/vocals), Norman Lamont Hassan (percussion/vocals), Martin Meredith (keyboards/WX7/saxophone), Tony Mullings (keyboards), Laurence Parry (trumpet/flugal/trombone), Ian Thompson (saxophone) – and lead vocalist Matt Doyle – are an English reggae and pop multi-cultural band originally formed in Birmingham, England. With more than 50 singles in the U.K. Singles Chart, the group has been established since 1978.
UB40’s lead singer, Matt Doyle, joined the band in 2021, taking over for a retired Duncan Campbell after Doyle’s group, KIOKO, opened for UB40 at The Royal Albert Hall in 2018 — and then supported them on UB40’s subsequent UK tour and European tours.
Doyle’s lead vocals are featured on the track “You Don’t Call Anymore” from UB40’s collaboration album BIGGA BAGGARIDDIM, released in 2021; and last summer’s “Champion“, the first single from the forthcoming UB45 album and official song of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which also featured Gilly G and Dapz on the Map, two emcees also from Birmingham.
