UB40 ft. Ali Campbell to Play Telford QEII Arena
UB40 ft. Ali Campbell to Play Telford QEII Arena
The Birmingham-based reggae band have announced they will headline the Saturday night of the Telford Concert Series on July 8th 2023.
To gain early access to tickets, fans can sign up for the exclusive promoter pre-sale here: https://mailchi.mp/orchardlive/ub40-presale
UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, the founding member and lead singer of UB40. Ali left the original band in 2008 citing management issues and was vindicated when said managers were struck off. Ali was then reunited with Astro when he left the original band in 2013. Ali and Astro took the world by storm, captivating audiences everywhere they went, releasing three new albums together reaching number 2
in the UK charts. Heartbreakingly, Astro passed away after a very short illness in November 2021 after they’d finished their incredible fourth album – Unprecedented.
Ali Campbell can still remember the first time he met Astro, a musician who would have a profound impact on him as a lifelong friend and bandmate. It was in Birmingham in the late 1970s, when the pair were in their teens and Astro was part of a crew of black skinheads who roamed the local neighbourhood in sheepskin coats, leaving Ali slightly in awe.
Astro, born Terence Wilson, got his nickname on account of his fondness for Dr. Martens boots emblazoned with the brand name Astronaut. When he joined up with singer and guitarist Campbell a few years later in the fledgling UB40, supplying additional vocals and playing trumpet and percussion, he added the final piece to a musical jigsaw that went on to conquer the charts and put British reggae on the world map.
“Astro’s death came as such a shock, and I’m still reeling from it,” says Ali. “This album is now more poignant and special than either of us could have imagined when we were recording it. Astro heartbreakingly passed just two weeks after we’d finished the final mixes, so this is a way of keeping his memory alive.”
Tickets go on sale at noon on 25th November at TicketsTelford.com – priced from £45.00
Tracy Sidebotham
The real UB40 are playing in just over 3 weeks in Birmingham , so don’t waste your hard earned on this ex singer
Michael Mackenzie
Simon Missin
Gary Hughes
Ava Rankin Rankin there coming to telford xx
Paula Hill-Tart
Danielle Newbold xx
Shaz Jayne
How do we find out what’s on next year at qe2
Sam Short with June Childs Pete Childs
Maria Jones have you seen this x
I’ve seen ub40 nearly 50 times up and down the country, I’m so happy that Ali is coming to Telford
Donna Yee Richards-Ward
Jess Kennedy omg
Still the voice of Ali cambell though lad
Shelga James Katie Greatbatch
Stephen Drew let’s go xxxx
Enya Thomas
O yes please xxxxx
Ashley Dawes
Porché Enever Tara Enever xx
Please get local band SkaBurst for support for this!
Lorna McLaughlin
Karen Higgins Dora Pardoe Jo Scott
Daniel Palmer fancy this kid?
He must have forgotten he’s no longer Birmingham based
Marie Estabrook
Its just nice to go to a local gig after the covid shite…hope to God astros wife isn’t reading all this nonsense how hurtful…
Sarah Hobbs
Kerry Louise
Kay Borlase
Fabulous x
Brandy Childs
Wouldn’t waste the money on them/ him tbh.
Gemma Leonia
Jodie Smith