UB40

UB40
UB40 on stage in their home city of Birmingham, England, in 2010
Background information
OriginBirmingham, England
Genres
Years active1978–present
Labels
SpinoffsUB40 Featuring Ali Campbell
Members
  • Jimmy Brown
  • Robin Campbell
  • Earl Falconer
  • Norman Hassan
  • Matt Doyle
  • Jahred Gordon
  • Gilly G
  • Matt Campbell
  • Martin Meredith
  • Ian Thompson
  • Laurence Parry
Past member(s)
  • Ali Campbell
  • Yomi Babayemi
  • Jimmy Lynn
  • Brian Travers
  • Mickey Virtue
  • Astro
  • Duncan Campbell
Websiteub40.global

UB40 is an English reggae band. They were formed in 1978 in Birmingham. They are named after an unemployment form at the time. At that time, they used to give £40 to every unemployed person every month. Therefore, the name was derived to be Unemployment Benefit £40 (UB40)

Discography

  • Signing Off (1980)
  • Present Arms (1981)
  • UB44 (1982)
  • Labour of Love (1983)
  • Geffery Morgan (1984)
  • Baggariddim (1985)
  • Rat in the Kitchen (1986)
  • UB40 (1988)
  • Labour of Love II (1989)
  • Promises and Lies (1993)
  • Guns in the Ghetto (1997)
  • Labour of Love III (1998)
  • Cover Up (2001)
  • Homegrown (2003)
  • Who You Fighting For? (2005)
  • TwentyFourSeven (2008)
  • Labour of Love IV (2010)
  • Getting Over the Storm (2013)
  • For the Many (2019)
  • Bigga Baggariddim (2021)
  • UB45 (2024)

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