Legendary British band, UB40 has distanced itself from an upcoming concert dubbed “UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell’ slated to be held on December 21, 2023, at Kololo Airstrip in Kampala.
According to a statement published on the band’s official website, the claims that they will return for the second and last time are untrue, and that they hope to return to Uganda in the future.
The band further clarified that former vocalist Ali Campbell, who left UB40 over 15 years ago (2008), is 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,”the statement reads in part.
“There is not a single member of UB40 in Ali Campbell’s backing group – and none of his band have ever performed with UB40, or contributed to a UB40 record,” the statement reads further.
Fifteen years ago, the band staged what entertainment analysts say is the biggest concert in Uganda ever, when they gathered thousands of revelers at Lugogo Cricket Oval
KFM understands that 4 out of 5 of the surviving founding members of UB4; Robin Campbell, Jimmy Brown, Earl Falconer, and Norman Hassan have been touring and releasing albums globally despite Ali Campbell’s departure.
