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UB45 on Vinyl: A Record Store Day 2024 Exclusive
Not a day goes past without fans heatedly demanding to know where and when our new album, UB45, will be landing on vinyl. As announced on 18th February, UB45 has been included on ‘The List’ as part of Record Store Day, 2024 – an international event to recognise and support the valuable role of […]
2024 US Tour Announced!
America – we’re on the way! We’re really pleased to announce the first batch of dates for our 2024 US tour, that once again sees us travel coast-to-coast for the Summer. Our season kicks off on July 2 in New York – touring to major amphitheaters and some really amazing venues. This tour is […]
UB45 Amazon Exclusive – Signed Album Now on Pre Order (UK Only)
We’ve got an Amazon exclusive – hand-signed copies of UB45, our 21st studio album, with signatures from the whole band – available only in the UK! Available for a limited period only on Amazon. Get them before they’re gone! UB45 – Celebrating 45 years of the iconic reggae band with 7 brand new songs and […]
UB45 Release Date Announced + Exclusive Prize Draw!
We are hugely excited to announce the release date of our 21st studio album, UB45! UB45 hits the shelves and all platforms on 19th April 2024! UB45 – Celebrating 45 years of the iconic reggae band with 7 brand new songs and fresh recordings of some of the band’s best loved hits! Our 21st […]
In Memory of Benjamin Zephaniah
Professor Benjamin Zephaniah – Photo: Adrian Pope We were very sad and shocked to hear that Benjamin Zephaniah, the great Dub Poet, had passed away at 65 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour only eight weeks ago. He was a great thinker and literary giant who made the Times list of greatest post […]
Paying Tribute to Shane McGowan: 1957-2023
“Hitchin’ on a twilight trainAin’t nothing here I’d care to take along‘Cept maybe a song to sing when I wantDon’t say please to no man for a happy tune” It’s with sadness that we bid goodnight to Shane McGowan, former lead singer of The Pogues, later of The Popes and an amazing songwriter. While ‘Fairytale […]
NEW UB40 EU Merch Store + Ltd Edition Ahoy Ts Available Now!
Brexit was bad for quite a few reasons – one of them being that it costs a lot more for us and our merchandise partners to ship merchandise to Europe, and take merchandise with us on our European tours. However, we’ve now got a new European merch store that means our fans in the EU […]
NEW DATE: UB40 Playing Cheltenham Jazz Festival – May 2024
Cheltenham – we’re coming back in 2024! We’re really pleased to announce we’ll be playing at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2024, one of the UK’s most popular Jazz festivals, that pretty much takes over the whole city from 1-6 May. We’re among the first acts to be announced on the lineup, alongside superstar saxophonist […]
Update on Earl Falconer’s Health
Dear fans, Upon his return from a holiday in Ibiza recently, our brother and legendary bass player Earl Falconer fell ill and was hospitalised. He was diagnosed with a form of meningitis. Despite being seriously ill in hospital for a number of weeks, Earl is now at home resting and expected to make a full […]
