Named after the unemployment benefit form of that time, Ali left the original band in 2008 siting business management issues. He was later reunited with Astro when he left in 2013 and founding member Mickey Virtue in 2018.

The original line-up of UB40 with Ali and Astro enjoyed huge success over a period of almost thirty years from 1979 until 2008, including number one albums and multiple top ten gold and platinum selling albums and Grammy nominations, four number ones worldwide and a total of seventy million plus sales.

UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro have enjoyed lots of success with live touring and recorded music over the last five years, including top ten albums “Silhouette” and “Unplugged” and in 2018 they reached number two in the charts with the critically acclaimed A Real Labour of Love. They continue to tour the world and sell out arenas and festivals.

They are currently preparing for the 2019 40th Anniversary arena tour starting in Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii before UK and Europe, which will then lead into a huge tour of the US. A full range of official merchandise including new collection items can be purchased via the UB40 online store.