UB40 to appear at Ludlow Castle next summer

UB40 have been added to the list of acts due to perform at Ludlow Castle in 2027.

The reggae band, including their lead singer and co-founder, Ali Campbell, will appear on 18 July.

The Live at Ludlow concerts, which started in 2023 will also feature McFly and Becky Hill, with more names due to be announced in the coming weeks.

This summer 50,000 people visited over two weekends, to see artists including Snow Patrol, Paul Weller, The Human League, Tom Grennan, The Streets, Rick Astley, Richard Ashcroft and Scissor Sisters.

UB40, famous for hits including Red Red Wine, Kingston Town and One in Ten sold more than 100 million records worldwide and toured for three decades with their original lineup before Campbell and keyboard-player Mickey Virtue left in 2008 following a dispute over their management and direction.

In 2014, Campbell and Virtue got back together with former bandmate Astro to form a new UB40 which is now touring.

They will be joined by support acts DJ David Rodigan and General Levy, and The Marley Experience.

Tickets will go on sale to people in the Ludlow area from 21 October and then on general sale from 23 October.

The concerts at the castle have a capacity of 6,000 and have gradually increased in number since the events started.

An agreement was signed this summer to continue them until at least 2033 and the company behind the events, Futuresound, said they brought more than £1m into the town in 2025.

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