UB40 The Unstoppable Tour - A celebration of 50 years in music

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For five decades UB40 have pioneered and sustained their distinctive blueprint for Reggae music, that popularised the genre globally and has become the soundtrack to generations of music fans’ lives. Since their formation in Birmingham in the late 1970s, the group has become one of the UK’s most successful musical exports of all time and they remain the biggest selling, touring, Reggae act of all time. With over 100 MILLION albums sold globally, over 50 UK Hit singles, and 11 UK Top 10 albums, the band are renowned for their cutting political and social commentary and their chart-topping dance music, winning the hearts and minds of generations of fans around the world. With a new album in the works, the British group show fresh dynamism and excitement for what is still to come. 4/5 of the surviving founding members remain in UB40 and have been recording and performing together since 1978, founding members Robin Campbell, Norman Hassan, Earl Falconer & Jimmy Brown. The 11-piece band features Martin Meredith and Laurence Parry, who have been performing and recording with UB40’s iconic brass section for over 30 years. Matt Campbell, Robin Campbell’s son, on backing vocals, the talented young Jamaican, Jahred Gordon on keys and Brummie MC Gilly G. The band is fronted by lead vocalist of 5 years, Matt Doyle, who has won the hearts of UB40 fans around the world. Celebrating 50 years of music and entertainment UB40 are highlighting this special milestone in Australia and New…