Music News - UB40 announce New Zealand shows
06 December 2016 - 0 Comments
The
UK’s most successful reggae band, UB40,
is returning to New Zealand in November 2017, playing all their hits and more!
Spearheading the global reggae revival throughout the 80s and 90s, UB40 became a
household name with smash tunes like Red
Red Wine, Can’t
Help Falling In Love, Kingston
Town and Here
I Am.
Filling the charts with their own songs and creating seminal versions of some
of the world’s greatest tunes, the band crossed radio formats and their songs
are still blasted on the airwaves to this day.
With dozens of top 40 hits in Britain and sales of more than 100 million
records, UB40is one of the biggest UK music acts of all time. The band continues to record
charting albums while touring the world including regular trips to Australia
and New Zealand where they have firmly found a place in the hearts of fans.
“Our Australasian tour in 2015 was so much fun for us we were very keen to
ensure we got back as soon as possible,” said founding member songwriter Robin Campbell. “Unfortunately, scheduling has meant that November next year is our next
opportunity, so rather than keep fans guessing, we wanted to let everyone know
now and start the anticipation for what we hope will be 2017s biggest reggae
party!”
After nearly four decades of success including their hit singles, international
stadium tours, festival headline slots and the dramatic replacement of long- time
lead singer Ali Campbell with his brother Duncan Campbell in 2008, the band
continue with their key founding members and songwriting core, staying true to
and building on the legacy and ethos of the band.
UB40 are Robin Campbell (co-lead vocals and guitar), Duncan
Campbell (lead vocals) Earl
Falconer (bass, vocal), Brian
Travers (sax and keyboards), Jimmy Brown (drums), Norman Hassan (percussion,
vocals).
The band also features Martin
Meredith (sax) and Lawrence
Parry (trumpet), who have both been in UB40’s touring line-up
for more than 20 years, and Tony
Mullins (keyboards), creating a genre-defining synergy of horns
and rhythm section that are uniquely UB40.
UB40
– 'THE HITS & MORE' TOUR 2017
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017 at HORNCASTLE ARENA, CHRISTCHURCH
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017 at THE TRUSTS ARENA, AUCKLAND
PRESALES 9AM, WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 7
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9
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