BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1869@mkeshows.com SUMMARY:UB40 DTSTAMP:20260801T064601Z DTSTART:20261007T080000Z DESCRIPTION:UB40 is one of the most successful and influential British grou ps of all time\,\nwith more than 100 million albums sold\, and more than 5 0 charting singles in the\nUK\, including their trademark global #1 hits “ Red Red Wine” and “(I Can’t Help)\nFalling in Love With You”\; and U.S. To p 10s “Here I Am (Come and Take Me)” and\n“The Way You Do The Things You D o.” The reggae/pop legends set the stage this\nfall for their highly antic ipated Relentless tour\, performing their iconic hit\nsongs\, along with n ew songs and reworked classics from their recently released\nhit 45th Anni versary album\, UB45\, which reached #5 on the UK official album\nchart. T he nine-piece ensemble’s 2025 tour includes on select dates\, The English\ nBeat\, Inner Circle and Big Mountain.\n\n“For more than 40 years\, we’ve been one of the hardest working touring bands in\npop music\,” says guitar ist/vocalist and UB40 co- founder Robin Campbell\, who\nalong with Jimmy B rown (drums)\, Earl Falconer (bass\, vocals) and Norman Hassan\n(percussio n\, trombone\, vocals)\, have been the core of the band for its entire\nev er-evolving history. “We aim to have a party every show. As much as we’ve\ nenjoyed our Zoom chats during lockdown\, there’s no substitute for the\nr elationship and synergy we have with our live audiences.”\n\nLead singer M att Doyle joined the band in 2021 when he was a member of the\npopular Bir mingham reggae band KIOKO – taking over for Duncan Campbell\, UB40’s\nlead singer since 2008 who retired after suffering a stroke. UB40 first got wi nd\nof the magic Doyle brings to the stage as a singer and performer when KIOKO\nopened for them in 2018 at The Royal Albert Hall and supported UB40 on their\nsubsequent UK and European tours. Says Campbell\, “Watching Mat t standing there\nin the middle of the stage like a rabbit in headlights\, full of shock and awe\nthat he’s playing with a band he loved growing up\ , was simply fantastic but now\nhis confidence has grown and he’s settled into the job with consummate ease.”\nFor Doyle\, naturally\, it’s beyond a dream to be in those proverbial headlights.\n“Everyone has been so warm a nd welcoming\,” he says\, “and I’ve received so many\nbeautiful wishes fro m fans from around the world\, saying I’m the perfect guy for\nthe job and they can’t wait to see me perform. Not only is it amazing being with\nthe band singing these incredible songs I grew up with\, but it’s also a blas t\nsitting in a room just listening to these guys with so much worldwide t ouring\nexperience tell their stories. KIOKO were doing very well\, and I’ m grateful for\nmy time with them which allowed me to find my voice and ho ne my craft. But\njoining UB40 is like jumping on a ladder and climbing st raight to the top\nfloor.”\n\nIn addition to Doyle\, Campbell\, Brown\, Fa lconer and Hassan\, UB40’s current\nlineup includes long time members Mart in Meredith (saxophone/WX7/ keyboards)\,\nand Laurence Parry (trumpet/ flu gal trombone)\, IanThompson (saxophone) and\nnewest member Jahred Gordon ( keyboards)\, backing vocalist Matt Campbell plus\npermanent guest emcee Gi lly G.\n\n2023 marked UB40's 45th year as a band\, and they celebrated wit h further shows\nincluding an emotional sold out Royal Albert Hall and a s ummer return to the US.\nThey’ve continued their 45th celebrations by reco rding a new album which is out\non the 19th of April 2024\, the album - UB 45 - consists of seven brand new songs\nand seven re-recordings of some cl assic UB40\, a mixture of originals and Labour\nof Love songs. UB40’s 45 y ear celebrations will continue well into 2024.\nFollowing the release of U B45\, the band will embark on a massive headline arena\ntour of the UK and Europe. Robin Campbell said: "We're so proud of this album\nand the new s ongs\, but we also wanted to showcase Matt Doyle's vocals on some of\nthe classics because he does them so well. He's brought a new lease of life to \nour music\, as has fellow Brummie "permanent guest" MC Gilly G. When you play\nsongs over so many years\, the arrangements and vocals evolve and c hange. These\nupdated versions of our hits are still close to the original s\, but now reflect\nhow we perform them today and to me they sound better than ever".\n\n“We continue to make albums for the simple reason that we love doing it and\nwe’re forever inspired by the reactions of our multiple generations of fans\,”\nsays Campbell. “Playing ‘Red Red Wine’ and having thousands of people sing back\nto us every night is fantastic\, but we ne ver want to become a cabaret act or do\na Vegas residency where we only pl ay decades-old hits for nostalgia’s sake.\nThere’s always an incredible bu zz when we present new material and get the stamp\nof approval from the au dience. URL:https://mkeshows.com/event/ub40 LOCATION:The Pabst Theater - 144 E Wells St Milwaukee STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Ages X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

UB40 is one of the most successful and infl uential British groups of all time, with more than 100 million albums sold , and more than 50 charting singles in the UK, including their trademark g lobal #1 hits “Red Red Wine” and “(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love With You” ; and U.S. Top 10s “Here I Am (Come and Take Me)” and “The Way You Do The Things You Do.” The reggae/pop legends set the stage this fall for their h ighly anticipated Relentless tour, performing their iconic hit songs, alon g with new songs and reworked classics from their recently released hit 45 th Anniversary album, UB45, which reached #5 on the UK official album char t. The nine-piece ensemble’s 2025 tour includes on select dates, The Engli sh Beat, Inner Circle and Big Mountain.

“For more than 40 years, we’ ve been one of the hardest working touring bands in pop music,” says guita rist/vocalist and UB40 co- founder Robin Campbell, who along with Jimmy Br own (drums), Earl Falconer (bass, vocals) and Norman Hassan (percussion, t rombone, vocals), have been the core of the band for its entire ever-evolv ing history. “We aim to have a party every show. As much as we’ve enjoyed our Zoom chats during lockdown, there’s no substitute for the relationship and synergy we have with our live audiences.”

Lead singer Matt Doyl e joined the band in 2021 when he was a member of the popular Birmingham r eggae band KIOKO – taking over for Duncan Campbell, UB40’s lead singer sin ce 2008 who retired after suffering a stroke. UB40 first got wind of the m agic Doyle brings to the stage as a singer and performer when KIOKO opened for them in 2018 at The Royal Albert Hall and supported UB40 on their sub sequent UK and European tours. Says Campbell, “Watching Matt standing ther e in the middle of the stage like a rabbit in headlights, full of shock an d awe that he’s playing with a band he loved growing up, was simply fantas tic but now his confidence has grown and he’s settled into the job with co nsummate ease.” For Doyle, naturally, it’s beyond a dream to be in those p roverbial headlights. “Everyone has been so warm and welcoming,” he says, “and I’ve received so many beautiful wishes from fans from around the worl d, saying I’m the perfect guy for the job and they can’t wait to see me pe rform. Not only is it amazing being with the band singing these incredible songs I grew up with, but it’s also a blast sitting in a room just listen ing to these guys with so much worldwide touring experience tell their sto ries. KIOKO were doing very well, and I’m grateful for my time with them w hich allowed me to find my voice and hone my craft. But joining UB40 is li ke jumping on a ladder and climbing straight to the top floor.”

In a ddition to Doyle, Campbell, Brown, Falconer and Hassan, UB40’s current lin eup includes long time members Martin Meredith (saxophone/WX7/ keyboards), and Laurence Parry (trumpet/ flugal trombone), IanThompson (saxophone) an d newest member Jahred Gordon (keyboards), backing vocalist Matt Campbell plus permanent guest emcee Gilly G.

2023 marked UB40's 45th year as a band, and they celebrated with further shows including an emotional sold out Royal Albert Hall and a summer return to the US. They’ve continued th eir 45th celebrations by recording a new album which is out on the 19th of April 2024, the album - UB45 - consists of seven brand new songs and seve n re-recordings of some classic UB40, a mixture of originals and Labour of Love songs. UB40’s 45 year celebrations will continue well into 2024. Fol lowing the release of UB45, the band will embark on a massive headline are na tour of the UK and Europe. Robin Campbell said: "We're so proud of this album and the new songs, but we also wanted to showcase Matt Doyle's voca ls on some of the classics because he does them so well. He's brought a ne w lease of life to our music, as has fellow Brummie "permanent guest" MC G illy G. When you play songs over so many years, the arrangements and vocal s evolve and change. These updated versions of our hits are still close to the originals, but now reflect how we perform them today and to me they s ound better than ever".

“We continue to make albums for the simple r eason that we love doing it and we’re forever inspired by the reactions of our multiple generations of fans,” says Campbell. “Playing ‘Red Red Wine’ and having thousands of people sing back to us every night is fantastic, but we never want to become a cabaret act or do a Vegas residency where we only play decades-old hits for nostalgia’s sake. There’s always an incred ible buzz when we present new material and get the stamp of approval from the audience.

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