UB40 PRS Plaque Unveiling

PRS for Music honours UB40's first gig
The world's most successful reggae band - UB40 -- has been honoured today by a PRS for Music Heritage Award.
A special plaque was erected in Kings Heath, Birmingham where the original group Robin Campbell (guitar/vocals), Brian Travers (saxophone), James Brown (drums), Earl Falconer (bass guitar), Norman Hassan (percussion), Ali Campbell (guitar/vocals), Michael Virtue (keyboards) and Astro (trumpet) first performed, at the Hare & Hounds on 9 February 1979.
PRS for Music set up the Heritage Award in 2009 to recognise the unusual 'performance birthplaces' of famous bands and artists. UB40 is the eighth band to be given the honour of receiving the permanent plaque.
The band and its members Robin Campbell, Brian Travers, James Brown, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan and Astro were there to see the plaque unveiled in Kings Heath.

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