UB40 confirms May 25 Zim show

 

Bridget Mabanda

British reggae group UB40, featuring Ali Campbell, is set to perform in Zimbabwe on Africa Day, May 25, 2023 at Old Hararians Sports Club, in Harare.

In a tweet, Campbell said: “Zimbabwe, the show you have been waiting for, we cannot wait to party with you guys on 25th May.”

Tickets are going for US$60 and are available at Techtools Avondale, Pariah State Borrowdale, Pariah State Avondale, Pariah State Highland Park and the tickets are now on sale.

The group will be at Grand Arena Cape Town, on May 30, followed by the Durban ICC on June 1, and the Sunbet Arena, Pretoria, on June 3.

UB40 - with Robin Campbell as lead singer - have the rights to the official UB40 name, and have continued to perform and release music together. Their most recent album was 2019’s For the Many. No African destination is indicated on UB40’s online performance calendar for 2023.

Ali Campbell created his own splinter group alongside Mickey Virtue and Astro, called UB40 featuring Ali, Astro and Mickey - and scored hit albums with 2016's Unplugged and 2018's A Real Labour of Love. Astro and Mickey are now both late.

Founded in 1978 with Ali Campbell on lead vocals, UB40 became a world brand with cover versions of timeless classics and hit songs such as Red Red Wine, I Got You Babe (a duet between Campbell and Chrissie Hynde) and Falling In Love With You.

The band has sold in excess of 70 million records and topped the UK singles chart on three occasions.

About 45 years later, both versions of the band are still riding on the magic of their 1980s fame.