UB40 are bringing the Unstoppable World Tour to Australia & New Zealand
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 Zealand with ‘THE UNSTOPPABLE TOUR’ and hugely anticipated ‘UNSTOPPABLE’ album campaign. They will be joined by British soul/R&B icons SOUL II SOUL at all shows. This promises to be a night full of hits, nostalgia and dancing.
UB40’s most recent sell out Australian tour in 2024, following their latest hit record and TOP 5 album ‘UB45’, was received with rave reviews and the upcoming Unstoppable tour is hugely anticipated.
“The Real UB40 Stand up in Australia and the fans stood right by them” Noise 11
“As the band took the stage for their Red Red Wine tour, it was clear that their appeal remains as strong as ever.” Music Festivals Australia
“UB40 has always centered on the drum and bass. With founding members Jimmy on drums and Earl on bass THIS IS THE SOUND OF UB40.” Noise 11
Robin Campbell “We are very excited to be coming back to Australia and New Zealand! This is the Unstoppable tour, because that’s exactly how we feel, after nearly 50 years of being a band. It is always special for us to reunite with so many fans and friends down under and it will be a great celebration with Soul II Soul supporting. Get your dancing shoes on and grab your bottle of red red wine, because we Can’t help falling in love with Australia and NZ.”
Jimmy Brown “We have never had more fun in our careers than we’ve had on this Unstoppable tour. The band sounds amazing, the set is full of surprises, fans will be singing and dancing all night long and we are playing better than we ever have in 50 years. I can’t wait to bring it to Australia and New Zealand, which has always been one of my favourite places to tour, because the fans are always up for a party.”
Fans can expect to hear All The Hits and more from the bands extensive catalogue, this will be a show fans don’t want to miss!
The Grammy Award winning group SOUL II SOUL, famed for their fusion of R&B, soul, reggae and dance music, are beloved fixtures with Australian music fans, already performing standout sets at festivals including Golden Plains and WOMADelaide in recent years, as well as their own club shows that have served a potent reminder of their energy as a unit. Their hits, including ‘Back To Life’ and ‘Keep On Movin’, have become cultural staples for music fans around the world. Presently led by founder Jazzie B and dynamic vocalist Charlotte Kelly, the legacy of a band like Soul II Soul continues to reach new audiences and influence new generations of fusion artists who follow in their footsteps.
