Three years ago, UB40 filled the vacancy created by the retirement of lead singer Duncan Campbell with Jude Law lookalike Matt Doyle. The jury was out for a while, but they returned a resounding Not Guilty verdict. He's great! The rest of the band is as awesome as ever. Those horns! Those beats! Such a fun evening.
The Line-Up:
Jimmy Brown (drums)
Robin Campbell (guitar/vocals)
Matt Campbell (backing vocals/Robin's son)
Matt Doyle (lead vocals/guitar)
Earl Falconer (bass/vocals)
Gilly G (MC vocals)
Jahred Gordon (keyboards)
Norman Hassan (percussion/vocals)
Martin Meredith (keyboards/saxophone)
Laurence Parry (trumpet/trombone)
Ian Thompson (saxophone)
Setlist:
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UB40 Facts:
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Music:
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Gig Flyer:
The world’s biggest-selling reggae group, with more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, UB40 members James Brown (drums), Robin Campbell (guitar/vocals), Earl Falconer (bass/vocals), Norman Hassan (percussion/vocals), Martin Meredith (keyboards/WX7/saxophone), Jahred Gordon (keyboards), Laurence Parry (trumpet/flugel/trombone), Ian Thompson (saxophone), Gilly G (MC vocals), Matt Campbell (backing vocals) - and lead vocalist and guitarist Matt Doyle - are an English reggae and pop multi-cultural band originally formed in Birmingham, England. With more than 50 UK Top 40 singles and 10 UK Top 10 albums, the group has been recording and touring since 1978.
Originating as group of young friends with working-class origins, to creating the world’s most successful reggae band, UB40 has gone on to becoming four-time Grammy® nominees for “Best Reggae Album,” spending a combined 11 plus years on the UK album charts with hit singles including “(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You,” “Red Red Wine,” “I Got You Babe (Ft. Chrissie Hynde),” and many more. UB40 is one of the most successful British groups of all time.
UB40’s current 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 2022’s“Champion”, the official song of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which also featured Gilly G and Dapz on the Map, two emcees also from Birmingham.
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Негізгі бет UB40 “Red Red Wine” (Neil Diamond cover) at Sony Hall, Manhattan, on 2nd July 2024
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