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UB40 Celebrate 45 Years of "Red Red Wine" on Anniversary Tour

PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2024

Hearing the song "Red Red Wine" for 45(!) years goes to one's head enough, let alone performing it for that long. It's a feat only UB40...

UB40 Saxophonist Brian Travers Dead at 62

PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2021

Brian Travers — UB40 founding member, lyricist, arranger and saxophonist — has died. He was 62 years old. UB40 confirmed his passing in a...

Here Are the Most Pleasurable Pop Songs According to Science

PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2019

The intersection of music and science has shown us what songs we deem catchy, but a new study has delved into why listeners find pop classi...

Vancouver's Fair at the PNE Gets the Beach Boys, TLC, Blue Rodeo for 2019 Summer Concert Series

PUBLISHED May 23, 2019

Vancouver's Pacific National Exhibition has revealed the musical program for the 2019 Fair at PNE. The series begins August 17 with a perf...

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Getting Over the Storm

PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2013

Aptly titled, Getting Over the Storm (their 18th studio album) finds UK reggae/pop stalwarts UB40 aiming to prove that not even bankruptcy...

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Food For Thought

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2009

Reggae fans often lament UB40's lost potential as a roots band. Their early work showed a band hungry to add a stamp of originality to the...

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Who You Fighting For

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

UB40 should get a medal, not only for reaching a quarter century, but for doing it with all eight original members intact. The apostles of...