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UB40's Ali Campbell performs in Sofia's National Palace of Culture on December 20 2009.

If ska tinged Coventry was all about The Specials, then Birmingham of the late 1970s and early 80s was all about The Beat.

Ali Campbell will perform on the evening of December 20 2009 at 8pm in Hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture .

UB40 return to Plymouth Pavilions on Tuesday to present a polished and perfected performance honed by years of touring the world.

Robin Campbell of reggae outfit UB40 tells Jackie Butler why the Birmingham band have a new spring in their step MAGICIANS are renowned for pulling rabbits out of hats, but UB40's Robin Campbell went one better when his brother Ali quit the band after a quarter of a century - he swiftly rustled up another singing sibling to take centre stage.

I SPENT an hour in the studio with Astro, Robin and Duncan from UB40. The guys shared memories of their incredible career and looked forward to the tour and the brand new Labour of Love IV album, out in February 2010.

"It all started last year when I performed at a Mandela Concert, Glastonbury and Womad," smiles the affable singer , who plays a solo show at Studio 24 to warm-up for his forthcoming UK tour with soft-reggae legends UB40.

By Gary Flockhart AFTER a 20-year hiatus, there's been a steady roll of gigs for reggae rocker Eddy Grant since hitting the road again last year.

It's a new world, says Ali Campbell, the 50-year-old former UB40 frontman, but he figures the best way to adapt is not at all.

REGGAE rocker Eddy Grant is preparing to go on the road - again. The veteran performer is no stranger to performing, having spent much of last year doing just that.

Veteran singer Eddy Grant is heading out on a British tour with UK soft-reggae legends UB40 and will also play some solo dates.

UB40's live concerts have earned them a reputation as one of the best live bands in the world.

Legendary UB40 are set to tour the UK this year and are releasing their new compilation album 'Love Songs' on 2nd February 09.

West Midlands band UB40 is playing a free concert later to help a music venue raise money for sound proofing.

For the past couple of weeks, I've been working on a Music As Culture project with the band UB40.

Changing a singer can be risky for any band but when the man who has sung some of the biggest hits of the last 30 years quits it can be doubly worrying.

One of the great Jamaican bands to have a big impact in the US and Europe in the wake of Bob Marley's rise, Inner Circle is headlining this Saturday's World Reggae 2009 on Bang Saen Beach on Chonburi.

Hip hop superstar and reggae lover Wyclef Jean will headline the third Ragamuffin Reggae Festival which takes place again in New Zealand and Australia in January.

UB40 have revealed that they are so "bored" of their 1983 number one 'Red Red Wine' that they don't bother to rehearse it.

UB40 have revealed that not much has changed since Ali Campbell's departure. The Birmingham-born frontman and founding member left in January 2008 after 30 years with the group and was replaced by his brother Duncan.