Countdown to UB40 concert begins

On 23 February,UB40 band will arrive in Windhoek. The band will be touring in order to raise funds for Hope Village, situated close to Rehoboth.The band will perform three day concerts.

At the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium in Olympia from 24 to 26 February concert will take place.

A variety of local as well as South African artists will also perform at the three day concert.

UB40 will play all three days i.eThursday, 24 February,Friday, 25 February, Saturday, 26 February respectively.

Ub40 Stars Face Bankruptcy

British reggae band UB40 five original members are confronting bankruptcy, according to a U.K. report.

Liquidators are investigating Robin Campbell, Brian Travers, Terence Wilson, Norman Hassan and James Brown for their finances.

At Birmingham County Court in England on Monday (14Feb11),proceedings are due to commence reports Britain's News of the World.

The group, which took its name from the Unemployment Benefit form 40 in the 1980s, has been under scrutiny from tax officials over its record label, Dep International, which was established in 1980.

ALI CAMPBELL'S UB40 ANNOUNCE UK TOUR & TICKETS

Ali Campbell, the UB40 band member has revealed dates from a UK tour in May.

Over 70 million albums and 40 UK hit singles including 'Red, Red Wine', 'I Got You Babe', 'Can't Help Falling In Love', 'Many Rivers To Cross' and many, many more has been sold by Ali Campbell.

Ali Campbell since leaving UB40 three years ago unleashed three hugely successful solo albums back to back - 'Running Free', 'Flying High' and most recently 'Great British Songs ' - returning to the Top Ten and Top Fifteen respectively in the UK album charts with each release.Ali Campbell ex-UB40 band frontman is now touring with band.

Just before this new tour Ali is set to release a new DVD entitled 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall'.Ali Campbell will also play at Plymouth's Volksfest on May 28th and Henley's 'Rewind – 80s Festival' on August 21st.

Ali Campbell's UB40 have announced the following UK shows:

5th May 2011, O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford
6th May 2011, Indigo2, Greenwich
8th May 2011, O2 Academy Liverpool, Liverpool
9th May 2011, O2 Academy Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne
26th May 2011, O2 Academy Sheffield, Sheffield
27th May 2011, O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham