Following on from their sell-out autumn arena tour, the legendary UB40 have today announced they will be out in the woods this summer as part of the Forestry Commission's Annual Forest Tour 2006!

Their catalogue of hits over the years has resulted in album sales in excess of 50 million and turned 8 school friends who formed the band back in 1978 into global superstars. A whole generation has grown up on UB40 classics like 'One In Ten', 'Red Red Wine', 'Don't Break My Heart', ‘Kiss and Say Goodbye' and 'Can't Help Falling In Love'.

While many of their peers have followed fashion, jumping from genre to genre in an attempt to remain hip, UB40 have stayed true to reggae and its ongoing capacity for innovation. The music that first inspired them has never lost its edge or vitality and, sharing this belief, it is still the 8 original members of the band performing today.

Tickets are £29.50 for all shows and go on general sale from 9.00am on Friday 20th January 2006

Dates as follows:

THETFORD forest, High Lodge, Santon Downham, Suffolk,

Fri 9th June

Bedgebury pinetum, Nr Goudhurst, Kent

Sat 10th June

DELAMERE FOREST, Nr Linmere, Delamere, Cheshire

Fri 16th June

WESTONBIRT ARBORETUM, Tetbury, Glos

Sat 17th June

DALBY FOREST, North York Moors, Nr Thornton-Le-Dale, N Yorks

Fri 23rd June

SHERWOOD PINES FOREST PARK, Edwinstowe, Nr Mansfield, Notts

Sat 24th June

BIRCHES VALLEY, Cannock, Nr Rugeley, Staffs

Sun 25th June

Ticket hotline: 01842 814612 or buy on line

www.ticketmaster.co.uk

www.seetickets.com

The new album ‘Who You Fighting For?’ available now. Includes the hit single ‘Kiss and Say Goodbye’.

Notes to Editor:

UB40 are:

James Brown: drums

Ali Campbell: vocals / guitar

Robin Campbell: guitar / vocals

Earl Falconer: bass / vocals

Norman Lamont Hassan: percussion / vocals

Brian Travers: saxophone / horn arrangements

Michael Virtue: keyboards

Astro: vocals/ additional percussion

Further information: www.forestry.gov.uk/music and www.ub40.co.uk

Contact for media queries and for pictures of the band : James Delanoy, for Forest Enterprise: Tel 01223 812533