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Ub40: From Birmingham to History

In the second half of the 1970s, Birmingham was not only an industrial epicentre in the United Kingdom, but also a cultural hotbed where social tensions, unemployment and ethnic diversity were reflected in music. It was there, in December 1978, that a group of childhood friends decided to form a band that would soon change the reggae landscape worldwide: UB40. The name came from a bureaucratic document, the “Unemployment Benefit Form 40”, which …
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In the second half of the 1970s, Birmingham was not only an industrial epicentre in the United Kingdom, but also a cultural hotbed where social tensions, unemployment and ethnic diversity were reflected in music. It was there, in December 1978, that a group of childhood friends decided to form a band that would soon change the reggae landscape worldwide: UB40. The name came from a bureaucratic document, the “Unemployment Benefit Form 40”, which …

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Resistance Webzine broke the news on Friday, September 12, 2025.
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