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A beginner’s guide to: UB40

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Andrew Gutteridge 808 State, Afrika Bambaataa, Bee Gees, Beenie Man, Birmingham NEC, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Chrissie Hynde, DEP International, Ellis and the Mighty Diamonds, Elvis Presley, George Jones, Graduate Records, Hare and Hounds, Ian Campbell, Jackson Five, Joan Armatrading, John Holt, Keanu Reeves, Lady Saw, Mad Cobra, Martin Luther King, Matumbi, Maxi Priest, Neil Diamond, Nelson Mandela, Pato Banton, Queen, Randy Travis, Robert Palmer, Sandra Bullock, Sharon Stone, Sonny & Cher, Status Quo, Stevie Wonder, Sting, the pretenders, Tony Tribe, Toots Hibbert, United Colours of Sound, Wembley Stadium, whitney houston, Willie Nelson

From a bedsit in Balsall Heath to chart-topping domination in the 80s, Birmingham’s UB40 brought pop reggae to the masses.

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Review: The Damned bring punk nostalgia to Birmingham

February 2, 2018February 9, 2018 Emily Doyle O2 Academy Birmingham, slim jim phantom, the damned, the pretenders, the stray cats

Goth-punks The Damned celebrate their 40th Anniversary in style with theatrical set at the O2 Academy Birmingham, with Stray Cat Slim Jim Phantom in tow

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