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Robin Campbell: Founding member of UB40 on their newest album and their 'Red Red Wine Tour'

Published: April 17, 2024, 9:28 p.m.

Fans of the reggae and pop scenes will be very familiar with the works of UB40.\xa0

The English band was formed in the late 1970\u2019s, going through a few iterations as their music finds international success.\xa0

Robin Campbell is a founding member of the band, having stuck with it for 45 years, throughout the drama, court cases, and a revolt.\xa0

They\u2019re popping over to New Zealand with the release of their 21st album \u2018UB45\u2019 stopping by Auckland and Christchurch in October on their \u2018Red Red Wine Tour\u2019.\xa0

Campell told Newstalk ZB\u2019s Mike Hosking that they have a few extra members in the band and a couple of new guys.\xa0

\u201cWe\u2019re firing on all cylinders, having a ball.\u201d\xa0

45 years is quite a significant amount of time for a band to be running, and Campbell said it\u2019s always kind of a \u2018pinch me\u2019 moment.\xa0

\u201cYou know, how the, how the heck are we still doing this after 45 years? Why are we so popular? How did we get so lucky?\u201d\xa0

The secret for them is doing what they love and hoping their fans and friends come along with them.\xa0

\u201cIt\u2019s just the way it\u2019s always been for us, it\u2019s always worked.\u201d\xa0

\u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful position to be in.\u201d\xa0

UB45 releases Friday, 19th of April.

The Red Red Wine Tour will be coming to Christchurch on October 8th and Auckland on October 10th.

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