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Ali Campbell The Legendary Voice Of UB40 Reunited With Astro & Mickey announce album and tour
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 21 July 2014
Former UB40 members Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue have presumably lost or given up on their bid to claim the name ‘UB40’ from the other band – featuring Campbell’s brothers Robin and Duncan – who are currently using it. This is the only reason I can think of for them suddenly billing themselves as Ali Campbell The Legendary Voice Of UB40 Reunited With Astro & Mickey. It doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue.
Anyway, Ali Campbell The Legendary Voice Of UB40 Reunited With Astro & Mickey are going to release an album with the much snappier name ‘Silhouette’ on 6 Oct through Cooking Vinyl. It’ll be preceded by a single, also called ‘Silhouette’, on 18 Aug.
Enthusing about it all, Mickey said: “[Ali’s] a genius in the way he can work a set of lyrics around a great melody. Any song he sings could easily be a UB40 tune”.
For legal reasons though, please remember that it’s an Ali Campbell The Legendary Voice Of UB40 Reunited With Astro & Mickey tune.
As well as the album thing, Ali Campbell The Legendary Voice Of UB40 Reunited With Astro & Mickey have also announced some tour dates in December this year and April next year. Here they are:
18 Dec: Glasgow, ABC
19 Dec: Birmingham Academy
20 Dec: London, IndigO2
21 Dec: Manchester Academy
21 Apr: London, Brixton Academy
22 Apr: Birmingham, NIA
