Group kicks off trek in Aug
UB40, legendary reggae-pop band and four-time Grammy nominees, will hit the road this summer in the US for their Bigga Baggariddim Tour with The Original Wailers featuring Al Anderson, Maxi Priest and Big Mountain, kicking off on August 19th in Detroit, Michigan. The band will perform its worldwide hit singles “Red Red Wine,” “Food For Thought,” “(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You,” and many more, in addition to songs from their most recent album, Bigga Baggariddim.
With additional dates being added, the tour will include stops at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and Central Park in New York City; in addition to Detroit, Pittsburgh, Boston, Washington, DC, St. Petersburg, Houston, Ft. Worth, Austin, Phoenix, and many more. Tickets are available at now.
Having sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, UB40 members Jimmy Brown (drums), Robin Campbell (guitar/vocals), Earl Falconer (bass/vocals), Norman Lamont Hassan (percussion/vocals), Martin Meredith (keyboards/WX7/saxophone), Tony Mullings (keyboards), Laurence Parry (trumpet/flugal/trombone), Ian Thompson (saxophone) – and new lead vocalist Matt Doyle – are an English reggae and pop multi-cultural band originally formed in Birmingham, England. With more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, the group has been performing to a worldwide audience since 1978.
UB40’s new lead singer, Matt Doyle, joined the band as lead vocalist in 2021, taking over for a retired Duncan Campbell. The band asked Doyle to come onboard after his group, KIOKO, opened for them at The Royal Albert Hall in 2018 (and then supported UB40 on their subsequent UK tour and European tours). Doyle’s lead vocals are also featured on the track “You Don’t Call Anymore” from Bigga Baggariddim, recently released last year.
UB40 will also be releasing a new song for an all-star album of Birmingham artists from an array of genres spanning Afrobeat, neo-soul, trip-hop, Asian electronica, folk, garage rock, jazz, reggage, R&B, hip hop and UK rap, that will be released in June to celebrate the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Details are to be announced.
UB40’s Bigga Baggariddium Tour 2022 Dates:
Aug 19 – The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre Detroit, MI
Aug 20 – Rock, Reggae & Relief Festival Pittsburgh, PA
Aug 21 – New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, NJ
Aug 24 – Central Park New York, NY
Aug 25 House of Blues Boston, MA
Aug 27 – Entertainment & Sports Arena Washington, DC
Aug 30 – Jannus Live St. Petersburg, FL
Sept 1 – Mizner Park Amphitheater Boca Raton, FL
Sept 2 – Stockbridge Amphitheater Stockbridge, GA
Sept 3 – The Caverns (Above Ground Amphitheater) Pelham, TN
Sept 4 – QC Sound Stage Charlotte, NC
Sept 9 – Wild Acre Live Ft. Worth, TX
Sept 10 – Haute Spot Event Venue Cedar Park, TX
Sept 11 – Arena Theatre Houston, TX
Sept 13 – Celebrity Theatre Phoenix, AZ
Sept 15 – Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA
Sept 16 – Ironstone Amphitheatre Murphys, CA
Sept 18 – The Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA
