The UB40 group has distanced itself from a claim that they are slated to perform in Uganda, Kampala, on December 21, 2023, at the Kololo Independence Grounds.
In a message released on their official website, the UB40 group clarified that they will not be performing in the upcoming concert, which is falsely billed as “UB40”, or” UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell”.
“The official UB40 group distances itself from the upcoming show in Uganda, taking place at Kololo Independence Grounds on December 21st, following headlines and publications promoting a ‘UB40’ concert, hailing a return for the first time since 2008. Promoting partners at ‘Africa Talent Group’ are quoted in a YouTube video saying, “This will be the second and last time UB40 will be coming to Uganda,” reads the message.
UB40’s management wants to make it clear that the claims are completely untrue and that the band hopes to return to Uganda in the future.
Former vocalist Ali Campbell, who left UB40 over 15 years ago in 2008, is currently slated to perform in Uganda, purporting to feature the original band. He is touring with the name “UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell.
However, there are in fact no members of UB40 in this group, and ex-member Ali Campbell is misleading fans and the general public by billing the tour as UB40 and UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell.
There is not a single member of UB40 in Ali Campbell’s backing group, and none of his band members have ever performed with UB40 or contributed to a UB40 record.
“The official UB40 band wishes to make it clear that the current concert is in no way associated with UB40 or the founding members of the legendary group. The show on December 21st will see Mr. Ali Campbell accompanied by a backing band of session musicians,” adds the statement.
Four out of the five surviving founding members of UB40—Robin Campbell, Jimmy Brown, Earl Falconer, and Norman Hassan—have remained in UB40 and have been touring and releasing albums globally for 45 years.
UB40 is known for songs like Red Wine, Cherry Oh Baby, Please Don’t Make Me Cry, I Got You Babe, and Falling in Love with You, Come Back, Darling, and many others.
