ub40 tour 1986

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February 9, 1979 Hare & Hounds Pub Kings Heath, Birmingham, ENG

? ?, 1979 Norton Hall, Nechells, ENG

? ?, 1979 Moseley, ENG (Moseley Festival)

? ?, 1979 New Inns, Birmingham, ENG

September ?, 1979 Coach And Horses, West Bromwich, ENG

December 9, 1979 Lyceum, London, ENG (supporting Selector & The Beat)

December 12, 1979 London, ENG (recording BBC session)

December 18, 1979 London, ENG (recording BBC session)

February 21, 1980 Tiffany's, Coventry, ENG

February 22, 1980 Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, SCOT (with the Pretenders)

February 23, 1980 Dundee University, Dundee, SCOT (with the Pretenders)

February 24 - Tiffany's - Glasgow - UK (with the Pretenders) February 25 - Tiffany's - Edinburgh - UK (with the Pretenders) February 27 - Winter Gardens - Malvern - UK (with the Pretenders) March 2 - Refectory Leeds University - Leeds - UK March 7 - London's Venue - UK March 8 - Solihull Technical College - UK March 15 - Kidderminster - UK March 21 - Newport Village - UK March 22 - Derby Ajanata - UK March 29 - Retford Porterhouse - UK May 1 - Trent Polytechnic - Nottingham - UK May 2 - Newport Village - Newport - UK May 3 - J.B.'s - Dudley - UK May 4 - Jenkinsons - Brighton - UK May 6 - Brixton Little Bit Ritzy - London - UK May 7 - Bradford University - Bradford - UK May 8 - Limit Club - Sheffield - UK May 9 - Penthouse - Scarborough - UK May 10 - Porterhouse - Retford - UK May 13 - Polytechnic - Bristol - UK May 15 - Demezalf - Penzance - UK May 16 - Abbot Seale Hayne College - Newton - UK May 17 - 400 club - Torquay - UK May 20 - Top Rank - Cardiff - UK May 21 - Loughborough University - Loughborough - UK May 22 - Music Hall - Shrewsbury - UK May 23 - Town Hall - Walsall - UK May 24 - Lanchester Polytechnic - Coventry - UK May 25 - Unity Hall - Wakefield - UK May 27 - Civic Hall - Middleton - UK May 28 - Keele University - Keele - UK May 29 - Aberdeen University - Aberdeen - Scotland May 30 - Dundee University - Dundee - Scotland June 1 - Pavilion - Ayr - UK June 2 - Tiffany's - Edinburgh - UK June 5 - The Pavilion - Hemel Hempstead - UK June 6 - Camden Electric Ballroom - London - UK June 7 - The Pavilion - West Runton - UK June 8 - Top Rank - Birmingham - UK July 26 - Concert Bowl - Milton Keynes - UK (with the Police) August 20 - Theatre Antique - Orange - France August 22 - Arenes De beziers - Beziers - France August 24 - Palais Des Sports - Grenoble - France (with the Police) August 26 - Chapiteau - Toulon - France August 27 - Arenes De Frejus - Frejus - France (with the Police) August 29 - ? - ? - Belgium August 30 - ? - ? - Belgium September 5 - Paradiso - Amsterdam - The Netherlands September 6 - Gigant - Amsterdam - The Netherlands September 7 - New Pop - Rotterdam - The Netherlands September 9 - Aladin - Bremen - Germany September 10 - Scala - Herford - Germany September 11 - Kantkino - Berlin - Germany September 12 - Rotation - Hannover - Germany September 13 - Ball Pompoes - Kiel - Germany September 14 - Markthalle - Hamburg - Germany October 9 - Arcadia Ballroom - Cork - Ireland October 10 - Grand Cinema - Dublin - Ireland October 11 - Seapoint - Galway - Ireland October 12 - Whitla Hall - Belfast - Ireland October 16 - Gaumont - Southampton - UK October 17 - Top Rank - Brighton - UK October 19 - Locarno - Bristol - UK October 20 - Rotters - Liverpool - UK October 21 - Rotters - Doncaster - UK October 23 - Polytechnic - Leeds - UK October 25 - Playhouse - Edinburgh - UK October 26 - Tiffany's - Glasgow - UK October 28 - Victoria Halls - Hanley - UK October 30 - City Hall - Sheffield - UK November 2 - Apollo - Manchester - UK November 3 - Hammersmith Palais - London - UK November 4 - Sports Hall - Canterbury - UK November 5 - Pavillion - Hemel Hempstead - UK November 6 - Odeon - Birmingham - UK November 8 - Odeon - Birmingham - UK December 2 - live TV - Brussel - Belgium December 3 - University - Brussel - Belgium December 4 - Paradiso - Amsterdam - The Netherlands December 6 - Palais - Paris - France December 8 - ? - Geneva - Switzerland December 10 - Volkshaus - Zurich - Austria (with TV interview) December 11 - ? - Stuttgart - Germany December 12 - Wartburg Music Hall - Wiesbaden - Germany December 27 - N.E.C. - Birmingham, ENG

April 4 - recording BBC session, aired May 5, 1981 - London - UK June 1 - New Cornish Riviera - St. Austell - UK June 2 - Sofia Gradens - Cardiff - UK June 3 - in Concert - TV broadcast - UK June 4 - Arts Centre - Poole - UK June 6 - Floral Halls - Scarborough - UK June 8 - Pinkpop Festival - Geleen - The Netherlands June 9 - City Hall - Newcastle - UK June 10 - Apollo - Glasgow - UK June 11 - Playhouse - Edinburgh - UK June 13, 1981 Fellows Park, Walsall, ENG (supported by Toots & The Maytalls, Gang of Four, Pauline Murray, Black Music Co-Op & DJ John Peel) June 15 - Apollo - Manchester - UK June 16 - Guildhall - Preston - UK June 17 - St. Georges Hall - Bradford - UK June 18 - University - Nottingham - UK June 19 - Apollo Victoria - London - UK June 20 - Conference Centre - Brighton - UK June 22 - National Club - Kilburn - UK June 26 - Roskilde Festival - Sweden June 28 - Horten Festival - Sweden June 29 - Gutalejon - Sweden July 2 - Palais De Hire - Paris - France July 3 - Jazz Festival - Montreux - Switzerland July 4 - ? - Orange - France July 7 - P.O.C. - Eindhoven - The Netherlands (cancelled) July 8 - Jaap Edenhal - Amsterdam - The Netherlands (cancelled) July 9 - Martinihal - Groningen - The Netherlands (cancelled) July 11 - Arena - Hamburg - Germany(with African Star, Toots & The Maytalls and Burning Spear) July 12 - Amphitheatre - Berlin - Germany July 13 - Sportshalle - Dusseldorf - Germany July 14 - ? - Stuttgart - Germany July 15 - ? - Frankfurt - Germany July 16 - Stadthalle - Vienna - Austria July 18 - ? - Belgrade - Yugoslavia July 19 - Satory Sale - Koln - Germany Rockpalast Recording July 20 - ? - ? - Greece (cancelled) July 22 - ? - Naples - Italy (cancelled) July 23 - ?- Rome - Italy (cancelled) July 24 - ? - Milan - Italy (cancelled) July 25 - ? - Baal - Switzerland (cancelled) July 27 - ? - Nice - France July 28 - ? - Marseille - France July 31 - ? - Zurich - Switzerland August 1 - ? - - Montreux - Switzerland (cancelled) August - (festival) - Turku - Finland August 17 - Odeon - Birmingham - UK August 18 - Odeon - Birmingham - UK September 6 - Barton Town Hall - Adelaide - Australia September 7 - Festival Theatre - Melbourne - Australia September 8 - Horden Pavilion - Sydney - Australia September 11 - Festival Hall - Brisbane - Australia October 31 - Rotation - Hannover - Germany November 1 - Audimax - Hamburg - Germany November 2 - Stadthalle - Koln - Germany November 3 - Muziekcentrum - Utrecht - The Netherlands November 5 - Royal Circus - Brussel - Belgium November 7 - Le Palace - Paris - France November 8 - L'Espace - Rennes - France November 11 - Draken - Stockholm - Sweden November 12 - Chateau Neuf - Oslo - Norway November 13 - Tivolis Koncertshal - Copenhagen - Denmark November 24 - Bingley Hall - Birmingham, ENG

January 9 - recording BBC session - London - UK January 19 - City Hall - Newcastle - UK January 20 - City Hall - Newcastle - UK January 21 - Playhouse - Edinburgh - Scotland January 22 - Apollo Theatre - Glasgow - Scotland January 23 - Caird Hall - Dundee - Scotland January 26 - Apollo - Manchester - UK January 27 - Apollo - Manchester - UK January 28 - City Hall - Sheffield - UK January 29 - City Hall - Sheffield - UK January 31 - Hammersmith Palais - london - UK February 1 - Hammersmith Palais - london - UK February 2 - Hammersmith Palais - london - UK February 3 - Hammersmith Palais - london - UK February 4 - Arts Centre (Wessex Hall) - Poole - UK February 6 - Conference Centre - Brighton - UK February 7 - Colston Hall - Bristol - UK February 8 - Colston Hall - Bristol - UK February 9 - Cornwell Coliseum - St. Austell - UK February 11 - De Montford Hall - Leicester - UK February 12 - Victoria Hall - Stoke On Trent - UK February 13 - Apollo - Coventry - UK February 14 - Odeon - Birmingham - UK February 15 - Odeon - Birmingham - UK February 16 - Odeon - Birmingham - UK February 20 - Whitla Hall - Belfast - Ireland February 21 - Whitla Hall - Belfast - Ireland February 23 - Stadium - Dublin - Ireland February 24 - Stadium - Dublin - Ireland February 26 - City Hall - Cork - Ireland February 27 - Leisureland - Galway - Ireland July 3 - ? - Lissabon - Portugal July 8 - recording BBC session - London - UK July 11 - Lisdoonvarna - County Clare - Eire August 29 - Open Air - Lorely - Germany September 20 - Fairdeal Brixton - London - UK September 21 - Fairdeal Brixton - London - UK September 22 - Hammersmith Odeon - London - UK September 23 - Hammersmith Odeon - London - UK October 1 - Staargebouw - Maastricht - The Netherlands October 2 - Vredenburg - Utrecht - The Netherlands October 3 - Evenementenhal - Groningen - The Netherlands October 5 - De Vereniging - Nijmegen - The Netherlands October 6 - De Doelen - Rotterdam - The Netherlands October 7 - Hof Ter Lo - Antwerpen - Belgium October 8 - Polyvalente Sportzaal De Panne - Adinkerke - Belgium October 10 - L'espace - Rennes - France October 11 - Le Palace - Paris - France October 12 - Chapiteau Festival - Nancy - France October 13 - Palais Des Congres - Dijon - France October 14 - Bourse Du Travail - Lyon - France October 16 - Salle Du Grand Parc - Bordeaux - France October 17 - Le Grand Odeon - Montpelier - France October 24 - Oddfellow - Copenhagen - Denmark October 26 - Draken - Stockholm - Sweden October 27 - Chateau Neuf - Oslo - Norway October 29 - Auditorium Audimax Der Universitaet - Hamburg - Germany October 30 - Rotation - Hannover - Germany November 1 - Sporthalle St Jakob - Basel - Switzerland November 2 - Austellungshalle - Stuttgart - Germany November 3 - Circus Krone - Munich - Germany November 4 - Kulturhaus - Mannheim - Germany November 5 - Rt-halle - Regensburg - Germany November 6 - Stadthalle - Wien - Austria November 8 - Stadthalle Meulheim - Koln - Germany November 9 - Grugahalle - Essen - Germany November 10 - West Falen Halle - Dortmund - Germany November 12 - Metropol - Berlin - Germany November 13 - Hugenotten Halle - Frankfurt - Germany November 15 - Music Hall - Werzberg - Germany November 17 - Rolling Stone - Milan, ITY

January 19 - Regal Theatre - Hitchen (BBC Sight & Sound) - UK January 30 - Sweetwater Festival - New Zealand February 3 - Old Lion Hotel - Adelaide - Australia February 4 - Bridgeway Hotel - Adelaide - Australia February 5 - Astoria Theatre - Melbourne - Australia February 6 - Oceon Grove Hotel - Oceon Grove - Australia February 8 - Central Leagues Club - Gosford - Australia February 9 - Capitol Theatre - Sydney - Australia February 10 - Canberra University - Canberra - Australia February 11 - Bombay Rock - Melbourne - Australia February 12 - The Venue - Melbourne - Australia February 13 - Pier Hotel - Frankston - Australia February 15 - Corrinal Leages Club - Woolongong - Australia February 16 - Workers Club - Newcastle - Australia February 17 - Italo Workers Club - Lismore - Australia February 18 - Queensland University - Brisbane - Australia February 19 - The Play Room - Tallaberger Creak - Australia February 20 - The Bombay Rock - Surfers Paradise - Australia February 22 - The Manley Vale Hotel - Sydney - Australia February 23 - The Family Inn - Rydalmere - Australia February 24 - Selinas - Sydney - Australia February 27 - Yubin Chokin Hall - Tokyo - Japan February 28 - Pitcantrops - Tokyo - Japan March 1 - Maninichi Hall - Osaka - Japan March 2 - Abiex - Kyoto - Japan March 11 - Birmingham Odeon - Birmingham - UK April 4 - recording BBC session, aired April 25, 1983 - London - UK June 18 - CND Festival - Glastonbury - UK June 25 - De Kuip - Rotterdam - The Netherlands June 26 - De Kuip - Rotterdam - The Netherlands June 29 - Concert Hall - Toronto - Canada June 30 - Barrymore Club - Ottawa - Canada July 1 - The Spectrum - Montreal - Canada July 2 - The Channel - Boston - USA July 3 - New Haven - Toads - USA July 5 - Wax Museum - Washington DC - USA July 6 - Fastside Club - Philadelphia - USA July 7 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie - USA July 8 - The Ritz - New York - USA July 9 - The Ritz - New York - USA July 11 - Red Creek - Rochester NY - USA July 12 - Heaven - Pittsburgh PA - USA July 13 - Pirates Cove - Cleveland Ohio - USA July 15 - St Andrews Hall - Detriot - USA July 16 - The Metro - Chicago - USA July 17 - Duffy's - Minneapolis - USA July 18 - Mississippi Nights - St Louis - USA July 20 - Jimmy's - New Orleans - USA July 21 - Rockfellers - Houston Texas - USA July 22 - Club Foot - Austin Texas - USA July 23 - Nick's Uptown - Dallas Texas - USA July 30 - Keystone - San Francisco - USA July 31 - Keystone - San Francisco - USA September 17 - - Ausburg - Germany September 18 - 6th Golden Summernight Concert - Darmstadt - Germany September 24 - Showerings Pavillion - Shepton Mallet TV show "4-Track Live"- UK October 9 - Appollo - Glasgow - UK October 10 - Playhouse - Edinburgh - UK October 12 - City Hall - Newcastle - UK October 15 - Empire - Liverpool - UK October 16 - Empire - Liverpool - UK October 18 - Colston Hall - Bristol - UK October 19 - Arts Centre - Pool - UK October 20 - Colluseum - St Austell - UK October 24 - Gaumont - Ipswich - UK October 25 - Gaumont - Ipswich - UK October 26 - Hammersmith Odeon - London - UK October 27 - Conference Centre - Brighton - UK November 13 - Reunion Arena - Dallas - USA November 14 - Reunion Arena - Dallas - USA November 16 - The Summit - Houston - USA November 17 - The Summit - Houston - USA November 19 - The Meadows - Austin - USA November 20 - Myriad Convention - Oklahoma - USA November 22 - McNichols Arfa - Denver - USA November 24 - Kemper Arena - Kansas City - USA November 25 - The New Kansas Coliseum - Wichita - USA November 27 - Unidome of Northern Iowa on Campus - Cedar Falls - USA (supporting the Police) November 28 - The Assembly Hall - Champaign - USA November 29 - Park West - Chicago - USA December 1-2 - Ritz - New York City, NY

January 7 - Hammersmith Palais - London - UK February 17 - Hollywood Palladium - Los Angeles - USA February 26 - ? - Seattle, WA - USA March 14 - Student Union Ballroom - Amherst, MA - USA April 2 - Theatre De Verdure - Nice - France April 4, 1984 La Mutualite, Paris, FRA April 5 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels, BEL April 7 - Jaap Edenhal - Amsterdam - The Netherlands April 8 - Ijselhal - Zwolle - The Netherlands April 9 - Philips Halle - Dusseldorf - Germany April 10 - Stadthalle - Heidelberg - Germany April 12 - Circus Krone - Munchen - Germany April 13 - Hugenottenhalle - Neu-Isenberg - Germany April 14 - Sporthalle - Hildesheim - Germany April 15 - CCH - Hamburg April 17, 1984 Le Zenith, Paris, FRA April 19 - Ahoy - Rotterdam, NED July 4 - Wembley - London - UK July 6 - De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG (Miners Benefit) July 7 - Wembley Arena - London - UK December 1 - Apollo Theatre - Coventry - UK December 5-6 - Barrowlands - Glasgow, SCOT December 7 - Playhouse - Edinburgh, SCOT December 8 - Queens Hall - Leeds - UK December 10 - Royal Court - Liverpool - UK December 11 - Royal Court - Liverpool - UK December 12 - Odeon - Birmingham - UK December 13 - Odeon - Birmingham - UK December 15 - Brixton Academy - London - UK December 16 - Hammersmith Odeon - London - UK December 17 - Hammersmith Odeon - London - UK December 18 - Conference Centre - Brighton - UK December 19 - Conference Centre - Brighton - UK December 20 - Gaumont - Southampton - UK December 21 - Gaumont - Southampton - UK December 22 - Coliseum - St. Austell - UK December 31 - MTV Ball - USA

January 1 - MTV Ball - USA February 12 - Bovard Auditorium USC campus - Los Angeles - USA March 6 - Theater Ann Arbor - Michigan - USA March 19 - Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA - USA March 22 - Irvine Auditorium - Philadelphia, PA - USA July 19 - ? - Philidelphia, PA - USA July 20 - ? - Columbia, MD - USA July 21 - ? - Wantaugh, L.I., NY - USA July 24 - Boston Common - Boston, MA - USA July 25 - ? - New York, NY - USA July 29 - ? - Toronto, ON - Canada July 30 - Clarkston, MI - USA July 31 - Hoffman Estates, IL - USA August 2 - ? - Denver, CO - USA August 3 - ? - Santa Fe, NM - USA August 4 - ? - Phoenix, AZ - USA August 7 - County Bowl - Santa Barbara - USA August 8 - San Diego ,CA - USA August 9 - Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre - Irvine, CA - USA August 10 - ? - Berkeley, CA - USA August 12 - ? - Santa Clara, CA - USA October 8 - ? - Madison, WI - USA October 27 - NEC - Birmingham - UK October 28 - NEC - Birmingham - UK October 30 - Brixton Academy - London - UK October 31 - Brixton Academy - London - UK November 3 - Brighton Conference Centre - Brighton - UK November 4 - Wembley Arena - London, ENG

July 5 - Turnhout Festival - Turnhout - Belgium August 15 - ? - Philidelphia, PA - USA August 16 - ? - Columbia, MD - USA August 18 - ? - New York, NY - USA August 19 - ? - New York, NY - USA August 22 - ? - Boston, MA - USA August 23 - ? - Long Island, NY - USA August 25 - Parc Jean-Paul II (Parc Jarry) - Montreal - Canada August 26 - Kingswood Music Theatre - Toronto - Canada August 27 - Chene Park - Detroit, MI - USA August 28 - ? - Cleveland, OH - USA August 29 - ? - Hoffman Estates, IL - USA August 30 - ? - Milwaukee, IL - USA August 31 - ? - Minneapolis, MN - USA September 2 - ? - St. Louis, MO - USA September 3 - ? - Lincoln, NE - USA September 5 - ? - Denver, CO - USA September 6 - ? - Salt Lake City, UT - USA September 9 - ? - Seattle, WA - USA September 10 - UBC Gym - Vancouver - Canada September 11 - ? - Portland, OR - USA September 13 - ? - Berkeley, CA - USA September 15 - ? - Sacramento, CA - USA September 16 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA - USA September 17 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA - USA September 19 - ? - San Diego, CA - USA September 20 - L.A. Street Scene - Costa Mesa, CA - USA September 19 - ? - Meza, CA - USA September 25 - ? - Austin, TX - USA September 26 - ? - Dallas, TX - USA September 27 - ? - Houston, TX - USA September 28 - ? - New Orleans, LA - USA October 19 - Luzhniki Arena - Moscow - USSR October 21 - Playhouse - Edinburgh - Scotland October 22 - Playhouse - Edinburgh - Scotland October 24 - Barrowlands Ballroom - Glasgow - Scotland October 25 - Barrowlands Ballroom - Glasgow - Scotland October 27 - City Hall - New Castle - UK October 28 - City Hall - New Castle - UK October 29 - St. Georges Hall - Bradford - UK October 30 - St. Georges Hall - Bradford - UK November 1 - International Centre - Bournemouth - UK November 3 - Brighton Centre - Brighton - UK November 5 - NEC - Birmingham - UK November 6 - NEC - Birmingham - UK November 7 - Wembley Arena - London - UK November 8 - Wembley Arena - London - UK November 9 - Wembley Arena - London - UK November 11 - Wembley Arena - London - UK December 8 - Brixton Academy - London, ENG

May 28 - Goffert Park - Nijmegen - The Netherlands June 13 - Stadion - Stockholm - Sweden July 18 - - Montpellier - France August 8 - Parc Ui Chaiomh - Cork City, IRE

January 7 - Hollywood Rock festival - Praca Da Apoteose - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil January 16 - ? - Sao Paulo - Brazil June 11 - Wembley Free Nelson Mandela - London - UK July 12 - Palais des Sports - Paris - France July 13 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands July 16 - Martinihal -Groningen - The Netherlands July 17 - Rijnhal - Arnhem - The Netherlands July 18 - Edenhal - Amsterdam - The Netherlands July 21 - Jubileumhal - Eindhoven - The Netherlands July 23 - Beachfestival - De Panne - Belgium August 2 - AJ Pallumbo Center - Pittsburgh, PA - USA August 3 - Riverbend Music Theatre - Cincinnati, OH - USA August 5 - Merriweather Post Pavillion - Columbia, MD - USA August 6 - Mann Music Center - Philidelphia, PA - USA August 7 - Lake Compounce - Bristol, CT - USA August 8 - Great Woods Center - Mansfield, MA - USA August 10 - Memorial Auditorium - Burlington, VT - USA August 13 - St. Denis Sports Centre - Montreal, PQ - Canada August 14 - Congress Centre - Ottowa, ONT - Canada August 15 - Kingswood Music Theatre - Toronto, ONT - Canada August 16 - Darien Lake Amphitheatre - Darien Lake, NY August 19 - Nautica Stage - Cleveland, OH - USA August 20 - Pine Knoe Music Theatre - Clarkston, MI - USA August 21 - Poplar Creek Music Theatre - Hoffman Estates, IL - USA August 23 - Riverside Theatre - Milwaukee, WI - USA August 26 - Fiddlers Green - Englewood, CO - USA August 27 - Park West - Salt Lake City, UT - USA August 30 - Coliseum, PNE Fair - Vancouver, BC - Canada August 31 - Paramount - Seattle, WA - USA September 1 - Civic Auditorium - Portland, OR - USA September 3 - Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA - USA September 5 - County Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA - USA September 7 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA - USA September 8 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA - USA September 9 - Pacific Amphitheatre - Costa Mesa, CA - USA September 10 - Sports Arena - San Diego, CA - USA September 12 - Mesa Amphotheatre - Mesa, AZ - USA September 13 - Centennial Hall - Tucson, AZ - USA September 20 - James L. Knight Center - Miami - USA October 13 - Madison Square Garden - New York City, NY

May 5 - Palais Des Sports - Caen - France June 3 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands June 4 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands June 10 - Birmingham City F.C, St. Andrews - Birmingham - UK July 28 - - - Seychelles December 4 - Sportpaleis - Antwerp, BEL

February 24 - - - Ireland February 25 - - - Ireland February 28 - NEC - Birmingham - UK March 2 - Ice Rink - Whitley Bay - UK March 10 - Wembley Arena - London - UK May 11 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver, BC May 19 - Universal Amphitheatre - Los Angeles, CA June 5 - Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY

March 15 - Festhalle - Frankfurt - Germany March 26 - - Douai - France? March 27 - - Metz - France March 29 - MECC - Maastricht - The Netherlands March 30 - Wijde A Hal - Zwolle - The Netherlands April 1 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands April 2 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands April 3 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands April 4 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands April 6 - - Paris - France April 7 - - Paris - France April 8 - - Paris - France April 9 - - Paris - France April 10 - - Rennes - France April 12 - - Bordeaux - France April 13 - - San Sebastian - Spain April 14 - - Madrid - Spain April 16 - - Pau - France April 17 - - Toulouse - France April 18 - - Avignon - France April 20 - - Milan - Italy April 21 - - Udine - Italy April 22 - - Bologna - Italy April 23 - - Rome - Italy April 25 - - Torino - Italy April 27 - Le Summum - Grenoble - France April 28 - - Nice - France April 29 - - Lyon - France April 30 - - Bourges - France May 3 - Vorst Nationaal - Brussel - Belgium May 4 - - Frankfurt - Germany May 5 - - Kassel - Germany May 6 - - Feurth - Germany May 7 - - Dusseldorf - Germany May 8 - - Hanover - Germany May 10 - - Berlin - Germany May 11 - Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle - Berlin - Germany May 14 - - Boeblingen - Germany May 15 - - Freiburg - Germany May 16 - - Zurich - Swiss May 17 - - Munich - Germany June 22 - Finsbury Park - London, ENG

July 30 - Mann Center - Philadelphia, PA - USA July 31 - - Poughkeepsie - USA August 2 - Great Woods Perf. Arts Center - Boston, MA - USA August 3 - Jones Beach Amphitheatre - Wantagh, NY - USA August 4 - Garden State Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ - USA August 6 - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, ND - USA August 8 - IC Lite Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA - USA August 9 - Kingswood - Toronto, ONT - Canada August 10 - Pine Knob - Detroit, MI - USA August 12 - Nautica Stage - Cleveland, OH - USA August 13 - - St.Louis - USA August 14 - State Theater - Minneapolis, MN - USA August 16 - Poplar Creek - Chigaco, IL - USA August 18 - Red Rocks Ampitheatre - Denver, CO - USA August 19 - Park West Ampitheatre - Salt Lake City, UT - USA August 21 - Palo Solari - Santa Fe, NM - USA August 22 - Mesa Ampitheatre - Mesa, Arizona - USA August 24 - Open Air Theatre - San Diego, CA - USA August 25 - Open Air Theatre - San Diego, CA - USA August 27 - Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre - Irvine, CA - USA August 30 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA - USA September 1 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA - USA September 2 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA - USA September 2 - Tonight Show With Jay Leno - USA September 3 - Shoreline Ampitheatre - Mountain View, CA - USA September 5 - Rose Garden - Portland, OR - USA September 6 - Bumbershoot - Seattle, WA - USA September 7 - Plaza Of The Nations - Vancouver, BC - Canada September 23 - Brabant Hallen - Den Bosch - The Netherlands September 24 - Foret National - Brussel - Belgium September 25 - Thialf Stadion - Heerenveen - The Netherlands September 27 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands September 28 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands September 30 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands October 1 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands October 2 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands October 2 - Start Of RTL-5 Television - The Netherlands October 4 - KB Hall - Copenhagen - Denmark October 5 - Cirkus - Stockholm - Sweden October 7 - Sporthalle - Hamburg - Germany October 8 - Musikhalle - Hannover - Germany October 9 - Festhalle - Frankfurt - Germany October 11 - Kurhalle - Vienna - Austria October 12 - Olympiahalle - Munich - Germany October 14 - Sporthalle - Koln - Germany October 15 - Deutschlandhalle - Berlin - Germany October 16 - Oberfrankenhalle - Bayreuth - Germany October 17 - Hans-Martin Schleyerhalle - Stuttgart - Germany October 19 - Palasport - Bolzano - Italy October 21 - Palasport - Trieste - Italy October 22 - Teatrotendastrisce - Rome - Italy October 23 - Teatrotendapartenop - Naples - Italy October 27 - Friendship Stadium - Athens - Griece October 29 - Abdi Ipecki Sports Hall - Istanbul - Turkey November 1 - Palasport - Bologna - Italy November 2 - Teatrotenda - Padova - Italy November 3 - Teatrotenda - Florence - Italy November 4 - Palastrussardi - Milan - Italy November 5 - Hallenstadion - Zurich - Swiss November 6 - Hallenstadion - Zurich - Swiss November 8 - Deutschelandhalle - Berlin - Germany November 10 - Palais Des Sports - Besancon - France November 11 - Le Zenith - Montpellier - France November 13 - Sports Palace - Barcelona - Spain November 14 - San Sebastian - Velodromo - Spain November 15 - ? - Valencia - ? November 16 - Cascais - Lisbon - Portugal November 18 - Sports Palace - Madrid - Spain November 19 - Auditorium - La Coruna - Spain November 20 - ? - Santander - ? November 20 - ? - San Sebastian - ? November 23 - Halle Tony Garnier - Lyon - France November 24 - Le Summum - Grenoble - France November 26 - Palais Des Sports - Limoge - France November 27 - Les Arenes - Poitiers - France November 29 - Maison Des Sports - Clermont Ferrand - France November 30 - Espace Foire - Lille - France December 1 - Le Zenith - Cean - France December 3 - Zenith - Nancy - France December 3 - ZDF Pop Show - Germany December 4 - Hall Rhenus - Strasbourg - France December 6 - Zenith - Toulon - France December 7 - Palais Des Sports - Toulouse - France December 8 - Zenith - Pau - France December 10 - Le Patinoire - Bordeaux - France December 11 - Beaulieu - Nantes - France December 13-16 - Omnisport Bercy - Paris - FRA

January 5 - International Arena - Cardiff - UK January 6 - International Arena - Cardiff - UK January 8 - NEC Arena - Birmingham - UK January 9 - NEC Arena - Birmingham - UK January 10 - NEC Arena - Birmingham - UK January 11 - NEC Arena - Birmingham - UK January 14 - Ingliston - Edinburgh - UK January 15 - Ice Rink - Whitley Bay - UK January 16 - Ice Rink - Whitley Bay - UK January 18 - Arena - Sheffield - UK January 19 - G-Mex Centre - Manchester - UK January 20 - G-Mex Centre - Manchester - UK January 22 - Wembley Arena - London - UK January 23 - Wembley Arena - London - UK January 24 - Wembley Arena - London - UK January 26 - Wembley Arena - London - UK January 27 - Wembley Arena - London - UK January 29 - Kingshall - Belfast - Ireland January 30 - The Point - Dublin - Ireland February 12 - Saterday Night Live show - USA February 17 - Orpheum - Boston - USA February 18 - State Palace Theater - New Haven - USA February 19 - Tower Theater - Philidelphia - USA February 21 - David Letterman show - USA February 22 - Constitution Hall - Washington DC - USA February 23 - Paramount - New York, NY - USA February 25 - Syria Mosque Theater - Richmond - USA February 26 - Memorial Auditorium - Raleigh - USA February 28 - I.P.A.C. - Nashville, TN - USA March 1 - Fox Theater - Atlanta - USA March 3 - Sun Dome - Tampa, FL - USA March 4 - Sunrise - Miami, FL - USA March 5 - University - Miami, FL - USA March 7 - ? - Orlando, FL - USA March 11 - The Palace Theatre - Columbus, OH - USA March 12 - Fox Theatre - Detroit - USA March 25 - - Tempe, Arizona - USA March 28 - Universal Amphitheatre - Los Angeles - USA March 29 - Universal Amphitheatre - Los Angeles - USA April 14 - City Hall -? - ? April 15 - Bodokan - Tokyo - Japan April 18 - Sun Plaza Hall - Sendal - Japan April 21 - Bodokan - Tokyo - Japan April 22 - Shimin Kaikan - Magaya - Japan April 23 - Castle Hall - Osaka - Japan April 25 - Kassineakin Hall - Hiroshima - Japan April 26 - Sun Palace - Fukmeka - Japan May 1 - Q.E. II Stadium - Hong Kong May 2 - Q.E. II Stadium - Hong Kong May 3 - Q.E. II Stadium - Hong Kong May 5 - Indoor Stadium - Bangkok May 7 - Indoor Stadium - Kuala Lumpur - Malay May 8 - Indoor Stadium - Kuala Lumpur - Malay May 10 - Indoor Stadium - Singapore - Singapore May 13 - Hilton Convention Centre - Jakarta - Indonesia May 14 - Hilton Convention Centre - Jakarta - Indonesia May 21 - Gardens Amphitheatre - Darwin - Australia May 23 - Kuranda Amphitheatre - Cairns - Australia May 24 - Entertainment Centre - Townsville - Australia May 26 - Entertainment Centre - Brisbane - Australia May 27 - Hordern Pavilion - Sydney - Australia May 28 - Hordern Pavilion - Sydney - Australia May 30 - Hordern Pavilion - Sydney - Australia May 31 - Royal Theatre - Canberra - Australia June 2 - Entertainment Centre - Adelaide - Australia June 3 - Flinders Park N.T.C. - Melbourne - Australia June 4 - Hordern Pavilion - Sydney - Australia June 6 - Show & Sports Centre - Wellington - New Zealand June 7 - Show & Sports Centre - Wellington - New Zealand June 9 - Town Hall - Christchurch - New Zealand June 10 - Town Hall - Christchurch - New Zealand June 12 - Town Hall - Dunedin - New Zealand June 14 - Trafalgar Centre - Nelson - New Zealand June 16 - T.S.B. Stadium - New Plymouth - New Zealand June 17 - Supertop - Auckland - New Zealand June 18 - Supertop - Auckland - New Zealand July 11 - Zenith - Paris - France July 12 - Le zenith - Paris - France July 15 - Pat ile de la Croix - Rouen - France July 16 - Berne Festival - Berne - France July 18 - Theatre de la Mer - Juan les pins - France July 19 - Halle des Martigues - Martigues - France July 20 - Arenes de Dax - Dax - France July 22 - Playa de Gorlitz - Bilbao - Spain July 23 - Sport palace - Gijon - Spain July 25 - Pueblo Espanol - Barcelona - Spain July 27 - Campo Munincipal - Mallorca - Spain July 29 - Auditorio - Sevilla - Spain July 30 - Bull ring - Malaga - Spain July 31 - Maestro Padilla - Almeria - Spain August 2 - Pasaron Stadium - Pontevedra - Spain August 5 - Lorrach festival - Lorrach - Germany August 6 - Schlosshof - Bad Mergentheim - Germany August 7 - Freilichtbuhne - Dresden - Germany August 9 - Tanzbrunnen - Koln - Germany August 10 - Theatre de Plein Air - Colmar - France August 12 - National Bowl (soundcheck) - Milton Keynes - UK August 13 - National Bowl - Milton Keynes - UK August 18 - Stirling Castle - Glasgow - Scotland August 20 - Don Valley Stadium - Sheffield - UK August 21 - RDS Showgrounds - Dublin - Ireland August 26 - crew party at DEP August 27 - Band party at DEP August 28 - Palacio de los Deportes - Mexico city - Mexico August 30 - Palacio de los departos Heredia - San Jose - Costa Rica September 1 - Coliseo de el Pueblo - Cali - Colombia September 3 - Estadio el Campin - Bogota - Colombia September 6 - Olympia - Sao Paulo - Brasil September 7 - Olympia - Sao Paulo - Brasil September 8 - Olympia - Sao Paulo - Brasil September 10 - Imperator - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil September 13 - San Augustin Stadium - Lima - Peru September 15 - Estacion Mapocho - Santiago - Chili September 17 - River Plate stadium - Buenos Aires - Argentina September 20 - La Rinconada Baseball Stadium - Caracas - Venezuela September 22 - Sentro Deportivo Korsow - Willemstad - Curacao September 23 - Aruba Entertainment Center - Oranjestad - Aruba September 25 - Hiram Bithorn Stadium - San Juan - Puerto Rico October 7 - - Pretoria, SA

May 8 - World Liberty Concert - Arnhem - The Netherlands October 12? - Ron's Honeymoon Quiz - Hilversum - The Netherlands November 1 - David Letterman show - USA November 6 - Conan O'Brien show - USA November 6? - Top Of The Pops (UK) - Live from Brooklyn, NY

June - Uncut - UB40 live at VH-1 studios, broadcasted in August - UK August 8- Shoreline Amphitheatre - USA (CANCELLED) October - ...Later with Jools Holland, broadcasted in November - UK October 23 - This Morning - live on breakfast TV - UK

August 24 - Sound Republic - London - UK September 22 live on breakfast TV - UK September 23 recording at Whitehall Theatre, Jack Docherty Show - London - UK October 8 - live TOTP/BEEB internet chat with Jim, Astro and Micheal October 13 - filming of The South Bank Show at DEP International November 8 - live on BBC Worldservice, Pop On The Line December 5 - Empress Ballroom - Blackpool - UK December 7 - Telewest Arena - Newcastle - UK December 8 - Arena - Hull - UK December 9 - Apollo - Manchester - UK December 10 performing 4 tracks for TOTP and TOTP2 (BBC Television) - UK December 11 - Dome - Doncaster - UK December 12 - Leisure Centre - Hereford - UK December 13 - Afan Lido - Port Talbot - UK December 15 - International Centre - Bournmouth - UK December 16 - Rivermead - Reading - UK December 17 - Brighton Centre - Brighton - UK December 19 - Avilions - Plymouth - UK December 20 - Academy - Brixton - UK December 21 - N.E.C. Arena - Birmingham - UK December 31 - city centre - Edinburgh, SCOT

January 20 - Sweetwaters Festival - Maukau Auckland - New Zealand January 25 - Carins Convention Centre - Cairns, North Queensland - Australia January 26 - Entertainment Centre - Townsville - Australia January 28 - The Arena - Brisbane - Australia January 29 - Seagulls - Tweed Heads - Australia February 1 - Enmore Theatre - Sydney - Australia February 4 - New Castle Workers Club - New Castle - Australia February 5 - Waves - Wollongong - Australia February 7 - The Metro Club - Melbourne - Australia February 9 - Barton Theatre - Adelaide - Australia February 10 - Metropolis Concert Club - Perth - Australia February 11 - Metropolis Concert Club - Perth - Australia February 17 - Metropolis Concert Club - Perth - Australia February 18 - Abu Dhabi February 21 - Dubai February 22 - Andheri Sports Complex - Mumbai - India April 2 - SECC - Glasgow - UK April 3 - Playhouse - Edinburgh - UK April 5 - International Arena - Cardiff - UK April 6 - Apollo - Manchester - UK April 8 - Trentham Gardens - Stoke-On-Trent - UK April 9 - N.E.C. Arena - Birmingham - UK April 10 - N.E.C. Arena - Birmingham - UK April 12 - Wembley Arena - London - UK April 13 - Wembley Arena - London - UK April 14 - Plymouth Pavilion - Plymouth - UK April 16 - performing "Train Is Coming" on TFI Friday - UK April 16 - Phillipshalle - Düsseldorf - Germany April 17 - Pier 2 - Bremen - Germany April 18 - KB Hall - Copenhagen - April 20 - Columbiahalle - Berlin - Germany April 21 - CCH, Saal 3 - Hamburg - Germany April 22 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands April 23 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands April 24 - - Hanau - Germany CANCELLED April 25 - Colosseum - München - Germany April 26 - Kurhalle - Vienna - Austria April 28 - Stadthalle - Fürth - Germany CANCELLED April 28 - City Hall - Sheffield - UK April 30 - Botanic Gardens "Guinnes Garden Party" - Belfast - Ireland May 1 - Dublin Castle "Hot Press Heineken Festival" - Dublin - Ireland May 13 - Roberto Clemente Coliseum - San Juan - Puerto Rico May 16 - Centro Italo - Puerto Ordaz - Venezuela May 20 - Poliedro - Caracas - Venezuela May 21 - Forum de Valencia - Valencia - Venezuela May 22 - Centro Hípico - Barquisimeto - Venezuela May 23 - Plaza de Toros - San Cristobal - Venezuela May 26 - ? - Bogota - Colombia May 29 - Palacio de los Deportes - Mexico City - Mexico June 4 - Continental Airlines Arena "Z100 Radio Show - Zootopia"- New Jersey - USA June 5 - 9:30 Club - Washington DC - USA June 6 - The Electric Factory - Philadelphia PA - USA June 7 - Hard rock Live - New York NY - USA June 11 - The Joint - Las Vegas NV - USA June 12 - Dodger Stadium "Kiss Radio Show - Wild Wild Wango Tango" - Los Angeles CA - USA June 13 - Greek Theater - San Francisco CA - USA June 15 - Fillmore Auditorium - Denver CO - USA June 18 - House of Blues - Chicago IL - USA June 19 - Nautica Stage - Cleveland OH - USA CANCELLED! June 19 - One Earth Festival - Cincinatti OH - USA June 20 - State theater - Detroit MI - USA June 21 - The Warehouse - Toronto ONT - Canada June 23 - Tabernacle - Atlanta GA - USA June 24 - House of Blues - Orlando FL - USA June 25 - Pompano Beach Amph - Pompano Beach FL - USA June 26 - Ruth Eckard Hall - Clearwater FL - USA CANCELLED June 26 - Tampa Bay Performing Arts Centre "Morsani Hall"- Tampa Bay FL - USA July 4 - Hyde Park "Capital FM's Party In The Park - The Prince's Trust"- London - UK July 6 - Praça Sony "Super Rock"- Lisbon - Portugal July 8 - Elysee Montmarte - Paris - France CANCELLED July 9 - Vorst Nationaal - Brussel - Belgium July 10 - Solidays (festival against AIDS) Hippodrome de Longchamp - Paris - France July 11 - Goffert Park - Nijmegen - The Netherlands July 13 - Centre Sportif - Differdange - Luxembourg July 15 - Pori Jazz Festival "Kirjurinluoto"- Pori - Finland July 17 - Gurtenfestival - Berne - Switzerland July 24 - Cannon Hill Park - Birmingham - UK October 15 - Bay Hall - Yokohama - Japan October 16 - Sun Plaza Hall - Tokyo - Japan October 17 - Sun Plaza Hall - Tokyo - Japan October 18 - Umeda Heat Beat - Osaka, JPN

April 1, 2000 Birmingham, ENG ("Rover Rally" protest march)

October 27-30 & November 2-5 & 8-12, 2000 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, BEL ("Night Of The Proms")

November 16-17, 2000 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED ("Night Of The Proms")

November 18, 2000 Dortmund, GER ("Night Of The Proms")

November 19, 2000 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED ("Night Of The Proms")

November 22-29, 2000 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED ("Night Of The Proms")

November 30-December 2, 2000 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, BEL ("Night Of The Proms")

December 6, 2000 Stuttgart, GER ("Night Of The Proms")

December 7, 2000 Zürich, SUI ("Night Of The Proms")

December 8-9, 2000 Munich, GER ("Night Of The Proms")

December 10, 2000 Erfurt, GER ("Night Of The Proms")

December 12, 2000 Frankfurt, GER ("Night Of The Proms")

December 13, 2000 Oberhausen, GER ("Night Of The Proms")

December 15, 2000 Bremen, GER ("Night Of The Proms")

December 16, 2000 Cologne, GER ("Night Of The Proms")

June 30 - Nelson Mandela Benefit Concert - Barcelona - Spain CANCELLED August 4 - Sudoestd Festival - ? - Portugal CANCELLED ? August 10 - Annexet - Stockholm - Sweden August 11 - Drobak Festival - ? - Norway August 12 - Skanderborg Festival - ? - Denmark August 24 - Live on Eurosport TV - Monaco August 25 - Sopot Festival - Gdansk - Poland August 30 - Golden Stag Festival - Bucharest - Romania September 4 - ? - Thessalonica - Greece September 5 - ? - Athens - Greece September 13 - N.E.C. 21st Birthday Show- Birmingham - UK October 23 - Forest National - Brussels - Belgium October 25 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - the Netherlands October 26 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - the Netherlands October 28 - E.N. Arena - Manchester - UK October 29 - SECC - Glasgow - Scotland October 30 - Telewest Arena - Newcastle - UK November 1 - Arena - Nottingham - UK November 2 - Arena - Sheffield - UK November 3 - Int. Arena - Cardiff - UK November 5 - Int. Centre - Bournemouth - UK November 6 - Pavillions - Plymouth - UK November 7 - Centre - Brighton - UK November 9 - Arena - Wembley - UK November 10 - Arena - Wembley - UK November 12 - NEC - Birmingham - UK November 14 - Waterfront - Belfast- N. Ireland November 15 - The Point - Dublin - Eire November 17 - E-Werk - Köln - Germany November 18 - La Mutualité - Paris - France November 20 - Hallenstadion- Zurich - Switzerland November 22 - Alter Gasometer - Vienna - Austria November 23 - Colosseum - Munich - Germany November 24 - Eberthalle- Ludwigshafen - Germany November 26 - Palavobis - Milan - Italy November 30 - Atlantico Pavillion - Lisbon - Portugal December 2 - Velodromo de Anoeta - San Sebastian - Spain December 3 - La Riviera - Madrid - Spain December 4 - Vall d'Hebron - Barcelona - Spain December 10 - CCH 3 - Hamburg - Germany December 11 - Columbia-halle - Berlin - Germany December 13 - Stadhalle - Offenbach - Germany December 14 - Ahoy - Rotterdam - The Netherlands December 19 - International Hotel - Muscat - Oman (cancelled) December 20 - The Club - Abu Dhabi - UAE (cancelled) December 21 - Avation Club - Dubai - UAE (cancelled)

February 7 - taping of "Midlander of the year 2001" show (Carlton) - Birmingham - UK April 13 - National Stadium - Gaborone - Botswana April 17 - ? - Capetown - South Africa April 19 - The Dome at Northgate - Johannesburg - South Africa April 20 - Superbowl - Sun City - South Africa April 22 - UPE Sports Arena - Port Elizabeth - South Africa April 24 - Durban Exhibition Centre - Durban - South Africa May 2 - The Club - Abudahabi - United Arab Emirates May 3 - Tennis Stadium - Abudhabi - United Arab Emirates June 7 - Marlay Park - Dublin - Ireland June 9 - Crystal Palace - London - UK June 14 - NRJ Planet Party Zenith Sud - Paris - France July 1 - Valle Givlia - Roma - Italy July 2 - LDR Park - Milano - Italy July 5 - Hesperides Stadium - Cannes - France July 6 - Hippodrome de Longchamps - Paris - France July 7 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels - Belgium July 10 - Konstanz Tent Festival - Konstanz - Germany July 12 - Bospop - Boshoven (Weert) - The Netherlands July 14 - Vilar de Mouros Festival - Caminha - Portugal July 17 - Heineken Music Hall - Amsterdam - The Netherlands July 19 - Jazz Festival - Montreux - Switzerland July 21 - Deauville France Festival - Deauville - France July 23 - King's Dock Arena - Liverpool - UK July 24 - Millennium Square - Leeds - UK CANCELLED July 26 - Warwick Castle "Route Of Kings" - Warwick - UK July 27 - Cardiff Castle "Route Of Kings" (Coopers Field) - Cardiff - UK July 31 - "Fathers" launch party, Jamaican High Commision - London - UK August 10 - Tobit After Dark - Ahaus - Germany August 24 - Sunsplash - Wiesen - Austria August 25 - Chiemsee Reggae Summer - Chiemsee - Germany October 30 - "Glastonbury" play, Cannon Hill Park - Birmingham - UK November 17 - Ali joins John Holt at his Wembley Arena show - London - UK November 30 - taping of "It's the Number One Party" (BBC) - London- UK

December 14, 2002 Freedom Park, Colombo, SRL

May 22, 2003 London, ENG (Ivor Novello Awards)

September 6, 2003 Twickenham, London, ENG (performing "Swing Low")

September 17, 2003 Twickenham, London, ENG (farewell send-off to the England Rugby Team)

November 7, 2003 Kuendu Beach, Noumea, New Caledonia

November 14-15, 2003 Toata, Papeete, Tahiti

November 25, 2003 Waterfront Hall, Belfast, NI

November 27, 2003 The Point, Dublin, IRE

November 28, 2003 Green Glens Arena, Cork, IRE

November 30, 2003 Brighton Centre, Brighton, ENG

December 1, 2003 Pavillions, Plymouth, ENG

December 3-4, 2003 Wembley Arena, London, ENG

December 5, 2003 Arena, Nottingham, ENG

December 7-8, 2003 Arena, Cardiff, WAL

December 10, 2003 Forest National, Brussels, BEL (Postponed to April 11, 2004)

December 10-12, 2003 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED

December 14, 2003 International Centre, Bournemouth, ENG

December 15, 2003 Brighton Centre, Brighton, ENG

December 16, 2003 M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, ENG

December 18, 2003 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, ENG

December 19, 2003 Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, SCOT

December 20, 2003 Arena, Newcastle, ENG

December 22-23, 2003 NEC, Birmingham, ENG

UB40 Homegrown Tour 2004

March 20, 2004 Atlantico Pavillion, Lisbon, POR

March 21, 2004 Coliseum, Porto, POR

April 2, 2004 Palladium, Cologne, GER

April 3, 2004 Tempodrom, Berlin, GER

April 5-7, 2004 Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, NED

April 9, 2004 Forest National, Brussels, BEL (Rescheduled from December 10, 2003)

July 3, 2004 Indoor Sport Centrum, Eindhoven, NED

July 5, 2004 Rijnhal, Arnhem, NED

July 6, 2004 Martinaplaza, Groningen, NED

July 10, 2004 Maslak, Istanbul, TUR

July 16, 2004 Maderia, SPA

July 18, 2004 Guildford, ENG (Guildford Festival)

July 29, 2004 Gold Coast Convention, Brisbane, AUS

July 30, 2004 Civic Theatre, Newcastle, AUS

July 31 & August 3-4, 2004 State Theatre, Sydney, AUS

August 6, 2004 Palais Theatre, Melbourne, AUS

August 7, 2004 Barton Theatre, Adelaide, AUS

August 10, 2004 Westpac Trust, Christchurch, NZ

August 11, 2004 Queens Warf, Wellington, NZ

August 13-14, 2004 Civic Theatre, Auckland, NZ

August 17, 2004 Tennis Stadium, Hilo, HI

August 19, 2004 Arts & Cultural Centre, Maui, HI

August 20-21, 2004 Wakiki Shell, Honolulu, HI

? ?, 2005 Dubai, UAE (private gig for Coca Cola executives)

March 26-28, 2005 Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, NED

April 8, 2005 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG (Teenage Cancert Trust)

May 8, 2005 Pigeon Island National Park, St. Lucia (St. Lucia Jazz Festival)

June 3, 2005 London, ENG (Central News interview)

• 1 Carpenters

UB40 in the U.S.S.R.

By Michael Benson

Michael Benson

I t’s Wednesday evening, and Robin Campbell has just told the 12,000 people packed into Moscow’s Luzhniki Arena that he isn’t going to introduce the members of UB40 tonight. “I’m going to say instead,” he tells the audience, “that I find it an amazing thing that such a big, strong country as this one is so afraid of a few people having a good time.”

Soviet MC Alexander Voronkoff, also onstage, smiles. “Robin would like you to know,” he translates, “that in this big country of ours we’re having a good time.”

Welcome to UB40’s Soviet tour.

R ewind to day one: Monday, October 6th, Leningrad. Twenty-year-old Helen Sorokoletova, a student of English at Leningrad University, is sitting in the fourth row of the sold-out 8500-seat Jubileini (“Jubilee”) Arena. In front of her, a large stage is flanked by two red banners that say UB40 CCCP in black letters. Taped reggae booms from stacks of speakers.

“I always hoped that British groups would come to our town sometime,” she says. “It was only a hope, but I was optimistic. I think these groups will come to us now. Such events make me believe that everything will be better and better between countries. I think that political leaders will understand each other one day.”

The house lights dim, and MC Voronkoff, a balding, rotund man, appears onstage and begins talking. He says that UB40 is a progressive group, that the band members stood in dole lines in their native Birmingham and then named themselves after a British unemployment form. He says that this is the first socialist country the group has played in and that the youth in Western countries understand UB40’s songs especially well because they deal with the themes of drugs, alcohol and unemployment. The band just completed a major U.S. tour, says Voronkoff, and some of their songs, he claims, were not so well received — such as “Rat in Mi Kitchen,” the title cut from UB40’s new album, which he describes as an antiwar song.

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Voronkoff disappears. The eight-member band and four auxiliary musicians file onstage and waste no time kicking into a seamless reggae groove, pumping out “All I Want to Do,” a song from Rat in the Kitchen . Lead vocalist Ali Campbell wears a black shirt with UB40 CCCP printed on it in white letters. Across the stage, his brother Robin squints into the spotlight and plays guitar. Astro Wilson skanks in place, dreadlocks flying. Behind the stage, the names of the songs, translated into Russian, are projected on a screen.

After a rousing fifteen minutes of UB40’s customized reggae — music born in Trench Town, Jamaica, but raised in Birmingham, England — Robin Campbell approaches the mike. Voronkoff appears again. “That was a song called ‘Watchdogs,’ ” says Campbell. “It’s about the perils of censorship and the people who think they are watching over us for our own good.”

“That was a song about censorship in capitalist countries,” says Voronkoff.

“We’d love to see you dancing,” says Campbell.

“The band likes movement,” says Voronkoff.

Leaving the concert after twelve songs and three encores, Helen Sorokoletova is smiling. “It’s the best concert I’ve seen on this stage,” she says. “I hope they come back.”

L ocated just off Red Square, the Rossiya Hotel is the biggest hotel in Europe. To enter any one of its four main entrances is to risk hours of wandering through dimly lit corridors and down gray marble steps, past the occasional small desk with a row of hanging keys and an attendant with no clue as to what room is where.

Robin Campbell is seated in one of many dining halls along the way. He is quietly fuming. “There’d have to be some pretty strong persuasion to make me come back here,” he says. When the members of UB40 accepted an offer to tour the Soviet Union, Campbell says, they weren’t quite sure what they were getting into.

They did know it would be one of the first big tours of the country by a major band from the West, with six gigs in Leningrad, six in Moscow. It would also be the first time musicians had brought their own equipment into the Soviet Union: three trucks full of sound and lighting gear, as well as a mobile studio, all of it manned by an entourage of fifty-two people. They would lose money, the band members reasoned — some $75,000 — but they would make a portion of that back from the eventual live album and from the concert film, to be directed by UB40 sax man Brian Travers. Besides, it would be a Historic Event.

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But now, after six concerts in Leningrad and three in Moscow, Campbell’s temper is frayed. The shows have been flooded with walkie-talkie-equipped security men wearing red armbands. Dancing has been effectively quelled for most of the Moscow gigs and half of the Leningrad ones. And the MC, whom the band hadn’t wanted in the first place, is twisting Campbell’s words when he translates them to the audience.

“It’s extremely frustrating,” says Campbell. “We have to have a four-hour argument before every show just to keep the security at a reasonable level of ruthlessness.”

It hasn’t all been bad. A record deal was made with Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, the Soviet licensing organization, to distribute Soviet-made pressings of Rat in the Kitchen throughout the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe. One-third of the proceeds from the deal would be donated to the Chernobyl fund to help victims of the nuclear disaster.

And UB40 did tear the roof off the hall at a few of the Leningrad concerts. On Wednesday night, says Campbell, “almost everybody was up. The security was trying to stop everybody, but it was pure weight of numbers pushing through.

“At the end,” he continues, “there was a rank of about twenty-four soldiers that were all dancing to the music. And their officer came up and was hitting them, going, ‘Stop it, stop it.’ We could all see it; it was brilliant . We said, ‘Yeah, we’ve got their fucking Red Army dancing!’ ”

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Ub40 cccp: rare 1986 tv documentary charts band's breakthrough soviet tour.

From Monday October 6th through Sunday Oct 19, 1986, UB40 performed six concerts in Lennigrad's 8,500 seat Iubileini Sports Arena and six concerts in Moscow's 12,000 seat Luzhniki Arena. UB40 were eight working class musicians from the industrial city of Birmingham who meted out harsh words for Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, and seemed like the perfect cross between pop and politics. What Soviet officials did not expect was that UB40 would be as outspoken and uncompromising in Moscow as they were in England and America. In contrast to previous Western performers including Cliff Richard in 1976, Boney M in 1978, and Elton John in 1979, UB40 refused to enter into any compromises with their music or performance.

The Soviets did their best to temper the music and words issuing from the UB40 stage. When guitarist Robin Campbell expressed dismay that "such a big,strong country as this one is so afraid of a few people having a good time" following a performance of the song "Watchdogs" Campbell told the audience, "That was a song called Watchdogs, It's about the perils of censorship and the people who think they are watching over us for our own good." Translating Campbell's commentary for the Soviet audience, the MC explained "That was a song about censorship in Capitalist Countries." When Campbell tried to bring the crowd to their feet telling them "We'd love to see you dancing," The MC told the audience "The Band likes movement."  Dancing, not lyrics became the major point of contention during the UB40 Tour.  The local promoter Gosconcert, which forbade dancing at concerts, packed the arenas with security forces to keep fans under control. "We have a four hour argument before every show" Campbell complained, " Just to keep security at reasonable level of ruthlessness".

On Thursday October 16th, Campbell tired of the harassment of fans trying to dance, stopped the band. "You with the red armband" he yelled, gesturing towards a security man in the crowd -- "People are allowed to dance. Stop forcing them to sit down." As a spotlight from the stage singled out the security man who timidly withdrew the audience began to cheer. Despite the frustrations of the band and the harassment of the audiences, Soviet rock fans viewed the UB40 tour as a victory. A western band singing about censorship, decrying Police brutality and demanding the right for rock fans to dance, had delivered their message before tens of thousands of fans in Leningrad and Moscow. The change of mood in the Soviet establishment seemed confirmed when shortly after the UB40 concerts, Boris Grebenshehikov, who performed an increasing number engagements, was allowed to hold six sell out concerts in Leningrads Iubileni sports arena.

"One gray October afternoon 20 years ago I got home from school to find my mother sitting by our old radio in the kitchen crying her eyes out… My first thought was that I missed the news that morning, and maybe Gorbachev had died? “What’s the matter, mum?” I asked. It turned out that she had been listening to a radio program about a group of eight unemployed musicians from England that came to Leningrad to perform. “They had such hard childhood” she kept saying, still sobbing… And THAT’S how I found out that UB40 were in town.

Perestroika was in it’s third year, the country was becoming more open, the eventual collapse of the whole system was only 3 years away, but old habits die slow. In their effort to promote the band in the Soviet Union, the authorities made the emphasis on the band’s political and social “struggle” against capitalism in general and Margaret Thatcher in particular. The first gig in Leningrad. There’s a black-and-while UB40 sign over a red background. This anarchist tri-color probably represented much better what UB40 were about than what Goskontsert people had in mind: a group of unemployed musicians who would be embracing Gorbachev-enhanced socialism with open arms.

Reggae as a music genre had not been widely known in Russia. Some might know the name Bob Marley, but nobody really knew any history of the music, anything about its roots, or religious or social significance.

UB40 were the first ever reggae band to ever perform in Russia. They were also the first Western band to ever perform there. I’m sure it was quite a culture shock for the band who had just flown from sunny Los Angeles and into a dreary “Russian winter”. But… we loved them, we loved them, we loved them, and couldn’t get enough of them!

I recently asked my friend Yuri who is the bass-guitarist of the first ever Russian reggae band, what he remembers the most about those Moscow gigs. “The sound”, he said right away. “I’d never heard anything like that before in my life”. The sound was overwhelming; I remember that I was completely blown away by the brass section. That was also the first time I realized how important percussion is.”

In the fall of 1986 I traveled from Moscow to Leningrad to visit my friend. Mobile phones did not exist, I sent him a telegram. But I have not met one, as it turned out, he lived with his future wife. I wandered alone on the overcast, gray Leningrad, was a lousy mood. Accidentally on my way was the box office. I would like to pass the time somehow until the next train, as a return ticket was purchased in advance. Looking through posters, I saw the name of an unknown to me then group UB40. It was the first concert in the Soviet Union, was the first city of Leningrad, and this was the first day of the concert. On this day, they gave two concerts and I was able to buy a ticket for the first show. As it turned out, I bought a "reservation", ie the ticket was booked and purchased before the concert. The concert soon had to begin and on the way to the concert hall, I began to realize that I was very lucky, because on my way there were many people who were asked to sell an extra ticket. On the stage set up for very long instrument, the music is repeated the same UB40 song. The concert started 30 minutes late (in fairness I must say that he, too, ended 30 minutes later), hypnotized by the rhythmic reggae music, the audience began to applaud. And it was not impatient slamming calling for a prompt start of the concert. We sincerely respect the serious approach and the group enjoyed her music, clapping our only support group, as if to say: "It's all right, we do not hurry, keep it takes!" When the concert began, I forgot about the weather, about friends, my soul is singing, and so far I am impressed by the creativity UB40! Sincerely, Sergey Rusanov.

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In August 1986, order “Rat In The Kitchen” became UB40’s sixth Top 10 album in the UK.

In November 1987 “The Best Of UB40 – Volume One” began its two and a half year tenure on the UK charts, capsule peaking at No. 3

UB40 again teamed up with Chrissie Hynde, health who joined them on “Breakfast In Bed.” The result was another Top 10 hit, taken from the 1988 album “UB40.”

In 1988 they played the Free Nelson Mandela Concert at Wembley Stadium in London, a huge privilege and this led onto UB40’s first US No.1 with Red Red Wine.

Its success reignited interest in “Labour Of Love,” which entered the Billboard’s Top 20, This album gave them three Top 10 hits in America alone, including “Kingston Town” and “Homely Girl,” both of which went Top 10 in the UK and throughout Europe, closely followed by “Here I Am (Come And Take Me)” and “The Way You Do The Things You Do.”

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UB40 45th Anniversary Tour – UB45 –

UB40 returns to America with a 13-date tour travelling coast-to-coast from New York to California.

The band will also be joined by special guests, Maxi Priest, Inner Circle, Third World and Big Mountain , on select dates.

We love playing the U.S., and celebrating our 45th year and having a new album makes our return even more exciting. Robin Campbell

Touring the States last year was an absolute dream come true for me, and now I just can’t wait to get back out there. Most of all I can’t wait for the U.S fans to hear some of our new tunes! I think they’re going to love UB45! Matt Doyle, Lead Singer

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MAXI Priest

British reggae star Maxi Priest rose up through the late ’80s and ’90s to become one of the most internationally popular reggae singers since  Bob Marley . His lovers rock vocal chops and flirtations with pop and R&B styles scored him multiple worldwide hits, including the trans-Atlantic chart-topper “Close to You,” and a sunny cover of Cat Stevens’ “Wild World.” Priest’s silky-smooth voice was ideally suited for light, romantic material that fused reggae backbeats with R&B’s romanticism, and his most popular work was as sensual as it was soulful. 

Inner Circle

Inner Circle is, of course, best known for “Bad Boys,” a ubiquitous crossover hit thanks to its use as the theme song for the long-running Fox TV reality series Cops. But the band had a lengthy history prior to its international breakthrough, dating all the way back to the late ’60s. They hit the big time in Jamaica during the ’70s as a danceable yet rootsy Rastafarian reggae outfit.

BIG MOUNTAIN

Much like  UB40 , American reggae band Big Mountain brought a very commercialized version of Jamaican music to the American mainstream when their cover of  Peter Frampton’s  “Baby, I Love Your Way” reached the Top Ten in early 1994. To the band’s credit, though, its three albums contain reggae roots music combined with only several R&B-ish covers, and the lineup includes two Jamaicans with excellent credentials: rhythm guitarist  Tony Chin  and drummer  Santa Davis  — both of whom played with  Peter Tosh ‘s band and  the Soul Syndicate .

Third World

Celebrating 47 years, ‘Reggae Ambassadors’, THIRD WORLD is one of the longest-lived Reggae bands of all time, & one of Jamaica’s most consistently popular crossover acts among international audiences. Mixing in elements of R&B, funk, pop, rock, dancehall & rap, Third World’s style has been described as “reggae-fusion”.