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We are Ali Campbell, the legendary voice and principal songwriter of UB40, reunited with vocalist/ percussionist/trumpeter Astro and keyboard player Mickey, all of us founding members of the original UB40. Ali and Mickey left the band in 2008 and were reunited with Astro when he left too in 2013.
The original line-up of UB40 with Ali, Astro and Mickey enjoyed huge success over a period of 30 years from 1978 until 2008, including number 1 album Labour of Love and multiple top 10, gold and platinum selling albums and Grammy nominations.
We would not want anyone to confuse Ali, Astro and Mickey's band with the band that carried on using the name UB40 after 2008 made up of other founding members and new members they tried to replace us with in their attempt to trade off the reflected glory of the success of the original line-up.
Only with Ali Campbell, the legendary voice of UB40, reunited with Astro and Mickey can audiences get to experience the closest thing to the sound of the hugely successful original line-up of UB40 as all the hits are played. They can also get to hear these three founding members' and UK reggae pioneers' latest take on the genre.
When vocalist Astro rejoined forces with Ali Campbell and keyboard player Mickey Virtue, the spirit of their old band UB40 was never going to be far from the surface. All three were founding members of the iconic Birmingham reggae troupe who 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. Recorded in London's renowned RAK Studios Silhouette plays unashamedly to the trio's strengths. The album is an inspired mix of freshly-minted new songs and sparkling, reggaefied cover versions of classics by The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Chi-Lites and others. Ali's voice remains as strong as ever - rich, melodic and instantly recognisable. With the redoubtable Astro lending strong vocal support and Mickey's keyboards to the fore in a new band that includes a three-piece horn section, their lithe but potent sound should delight fans old and new. The brand new album ‘Silhouette’ is out now on Cooking Vinyl.
| Sunday 16th February 2014 | Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Adetokunbo, Nigeria | |||
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| Thursday 3rd April 2014 | The Aviation Club, Dubai | SOLD OUT | ||
| Friday 4th April 2014 | Val De Vie Wine Estate, Paarl, South Africa | |||
| Saturday 5th April 2014 | Emmarentia Botanical Gardens, Johannesburg, South Africa | |||
| Wednesday 9th April 2014 | KL Live, Kuala Lumpur | |||
| Friday 11th April 2014 | Airways Hotel, Port Moresby | |||
| Saturday 12th April 2014 | Lamana Hotel, Port Moresby | |||
| Sunday 27th April 2014 | Benidorm Palace | |||
| Wednesday 30th April 2014 | Semana Academica de Averio, Portugal | |||
| Sunday 25th May 2014 | Bearded Theory, Derbyshire | |||
| Friday 6th June 2014 | Kivenlahti Rock, Finland | |||
| Saturday 7th June 2014 | Burghley House, Lincolnshire UK | |||
| Sunday 8th June 2014 | Plaza del Consell, Andorra | |||
| Saturday 14th June 2014 | Flashback Festival, Nostell Priory, Wakefield, UK | |||
| Sunday 15th June 2014 | Party By The Seaside, Paignton, Devon | |||
| Saturday 21st June 2014 | Hatfield House, UK | |||
| Saturday 5th July 2014 | Stadtwerke Festival, Potsdam, Germany | SOLD OUT | ||
| Friday 11th July 2014 | Festa Do Chicharo, Sao Miguel, Azores | |||
| Friday 18th July 2014 | Rochester Castle Concerts, Rochester, Kent | SOLD OUT | ||
| Sunday 20th July 2014 | Brentwood Festival, Essex, UK | Tickets | ||
| Friday 25th July 2014 | Newmarket Racecourse, UK | |||
| Saturday 26th July 2014 | Leicester Music Festival, UK | |||
| Thursday 31st July 2014 | Vilar De Mouros Festival, Portugal | |||
| Sunday 3rd August 2014 | Kaliningrad City Jazz Festival, Russia | |||
| Saturday 9th August 2014 | Reggae Sundance Festival, Liempde, Netherlands *Ali and Astro only* | |||
| Sunday 24th August 2014 | Vosterfeeston, Bree, Belgium | |||
| Tuesday 26th August 2014 | Sommermusik Schloss Rheydt, Monchengladbach, Germany | |||
| Friday 12th September 2014 | Live at Heartlands, Cornwall | |||
| Friday 19th September 2014 | Harpa Eldborg Hall, Rekjavik, Iceland | SOLD OUT | ||
| Saturday 20th September 2014 | Pisart Festival, Holland | |||
| Saturday 4th October 2014 | Simple Life Festival, Shanghai | |||
| Wednesday 22nd October 2014 | Olympia, Dublin | SOLD OUT | ||
| Thursday 23rd October 2014 | Limelight, Belfast | |||
| Monday 10th November 2014 | Melkweg, Netherlands | SOLD OUT | ||
| Tuesday 11th November 2014 | 013, Tilburg, Holland | Tickets | SOLD OUT | |
| Wednesday 12th November 2014 | De Oosterpoort, Groningen, Holland | SOLD OUT | ||
| Friday 5th December 2014 | Red Hill Venue, Perth | |||
| Sunday 7th December 2014 | Riverstage, Brisbane | |||
| Tuesday 9th December 2014 | Enmore Theatre, Sydney | SOLD OUT | ||
| Thursday 11th December 2014 | Palais Theatre, Melbourne | |||
| Saturday 13th December 2014 | Ragamuffin, Auckland, New Zealand | |||
| Thursday 18th December 2014 | O2 ABC – Glasgow, Scotland, UK | |||
| Friday 19th December 2014 | Birmingham O2 Academy, UK | SOLD OUT | ||
| Saturday 20th December 2014 | London IndigO2, UK | SOLD OUT | ||
| Sunday 21st December 2014 | Manchester Academy, UK | SOLD OUT |