- reggae
- United Kingdom
- formed 1978, Birmingham
- 5 albums
- 32 Dutch Top 40 hits
UB40 is a group from the United Kingdom, formed in 1978 in Birmingham. Around the concerts on this site, the line-up of the group consisted of Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Jim Brown, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Duncan Campbell, Tony Mullings, Laurence Parry and three others. One concert by the group is on this site, at AFAS Live, Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 2019, with four clips filmed from the crowd. The collection holds five albums by the group, released between 1980 and 2013: Signing Off (1980), Labour Of Love (1983), Rat In The Kitchen (1986), Labour Of Love II (1989) and Collected (2013). On top of that, the group appears on three albums by others: The Singles (The Pretenders), Eighties Collected Vol. 1 and 90's Movie Hits Collected. In the Dutch Top 40 there were 32 records, five of them reaching the top spot. The highest was (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You: number 1 in week 26 of 1993.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Concerts by UB40
One concert by UB40 is on this site. The ticket opens the clips and the setlist.
Timeline of UB40
The line-up of UB40 around the concerts on this site: eleven members, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. This is the line-up around those dates, not necessarily who was on stage on a particular night. The thin lines are the albums, the red ones the entries in the Dutch Top 40, the coloured ones the concerts on this site. Point at a line and click for the album, the weekly chart or the concert. A linked name has its own page.
UB40
Brian Travers†
Duncan Campbell
Tony Mullings
Dapz On The Map1980198519901995200020052010201520202025
AFAS Live Amsterdam, The Netherlands40th anniversary Tour · 13 October 2019Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Concert on this siteStill a memberTouring member
All videos of UB40
All concert videosFour clips from one night, in the order they were played. A click plays the clip right here.
Concerts in the Netherlands and Belgium
Where UB40 played in the Netherlands and Belgium, according to setlist.fm: 153 concerts, newest first.
- Ahoy
- Vorst Nationaal / Forest National
- Manegeclub De Molenheide
- Lotto Arena
- Ziggo Dome
- Spoorpark
- Ahoy
- Ronda
- De Roma
- Poppodium 013
- AFAS LiveFilmed
- Magdalenazaal / Salle de la Madeleine
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- Strijp-S
- De Roma
- Parkzaal
- Ahoy
- Sportpark Krokodil
- Brouwersdam
- Manegeclub De Molenheide
- De Hofnar
- Ronda
- Ancienne Belgique
- De Oosterpoort
- Doornroosje
- Grote Zaal
- Grote Zaal
- Park Bekkerveld
- Grote Zaal
- Grote Zaal
- DRU-Park
- Festivalterrein
- Ancienne Belgique
- Bevegemse Vijvers
- Bibelot
- Philharmonie
- Poppodium 013
- Grote Kaai
- De Grote Rietplas
- Ancienne Belgique
- Grote Zaal
- Poppodium 013
- Bavaria
- De Vereeniging
- Grote Zaal
- Berkenbroek
- Recreatiegebied Geestmerambacht
- Ahoy
- Openluchttheater Rivierenhof
- Heineken Music Hall
- Megaland
- Grote Zaal
- Americahal
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Tour&Taxis
- Atomiumsquare
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Go Planet
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Grote Markt
- Heineken Music Hall
- Heineken Music Hall
- Heineken Music Hall
- Martiniplaza
- Indoor-Sportcentrum
- Vorst Nationaal / Forest National
- Heineken Music Hall
- Heineken Music Hall
- Heineken Music Hall
- Vorst Nationaal / Forest National
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Sportpark Boshoven
- Ancienne Belgique
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Vorst Nationaal / Forest National
- Sportpaleis
- Sportpaleis
- Sportpaleis
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Sportpaleis
- Sportpaleis
- Sportpaleis
- Sportpaleis
- Sportpaleis
- Sportpaleis
- Sportpaleis
- Sportpaleis
- Sportpaleis
- Sportpaleis
- Sportpaleis
- Sportpaleis
- Sportpaleis
- Vorst Nationaal / Forest National
- Ahoy
- John Frost Bridge
- Ahoy
- IJsstadion Thialf
- Vorst Nationaal / Forest National
- Brabanthallen
- Vorst Nationaal / Forest National
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- IJsselhallen
- MECC
- Ahoy
- Ahoy
- Strand
- Jubileumhal
- Martinihal
- Goffertpark
- Festivalpark
- Achiel Eeckloo Rockweide
- Ahoy
- IJsselhallen
- Jaap Edenhal
- Feijenoord Stadion
- Feijenoord Stadion
- Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus
- Jaap Edenhal
- Hof Ter Lo
- De Doelen
- De Vereeniging
- Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus
- Burgemeester Damen Sportpark
- Zuiderpark
Source: setlist.fm
Albums by UB40
By kind of album and then by year of release. Click a cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify. The setlists of the concerts above show what of this was played live.
Also appears on
UB40 also turns up beyond the own albums: on three albums by others, from compilations and soundtracks to guest contributions. Each album lists the tracks concerned.
Biggest hits of UB40
UB40 had 32 records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries.
week 40, 1983274weeks in the chart
with 32 records1982first entry
week 48, 19821997latest entry
week 34, 199713years with an entry
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1993Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 26 of 1993, 17 weeks in the chart (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You
UB403:27 -
1985Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 40 of 1985, 15 weeks in the chart I Got You Babe
UB40, Chrissie Hynde3:09 -
1986Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 34 of 1986, 15 weeks in the chart Sing Our Own Song
UB403:59 -
1990Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 19 of 1990, 14 weeks in the chart Kingston Town
UB403:52 -
UB403:04
All Dutch Top 40 entries of UB40
Source: top40.nl
Together with UB40
On tracks of albums in the collection, UB40 appears with Chrissie Hynde and Afrika Bambaataa.
Frequently asked questions
Which concerts by UB40 are on this site?
One concert by UB40 is on this site: AFAS Live, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2019). The concert has the clips in the order of the night and the setlist with a Spotify button per song.
Who belonged to UB40 around the concerts on this site?
Around those concerts the line-up consisted of Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Jim Brown, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Duncan Campbell, Tony Mullings, Laurence Parry, Gilly G (Gilbert Gordon), Ian Thompson and Dapz On The Map. That is the line-up of the group in those years, not necessarily who was on stage on a particular night. The names are also in the side column. Members from another period are not listed.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did UB40 have?
In the Dutch Top 40 there were 32 records, five of them at number 1. The best-charting record is (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You, which reached number 1 in week 26 of 1993. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week. This page shows the five biggest; the button below opens all entries.
Which albums by other artists feature UB40?
On 3 albums: The Singles (The Pretenders), Eighties Collected Vol. 1 (Various), 90's Movie Hits Collected (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.
How many albums by UB40 are in the collection?
There are five, released between 1980 and 2013: Signing Off (1980), Labour Of Love (1983), Rat In The Kitchen (1986), Labour Of Love II (1989) and Collected (2013). A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify.
Where can you see and hear UB40?
All four clips from one concert are on this page under "All videos" and on the concert page, and play in a window over the page. On a concert page every song in the setlist has a round Spotify button, and the Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.
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If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.
