Bands The Stranglers and UB40 featuring Ali Campbell & Astro postpone Sheffield tour dates to April 2021

The Stranglers, who are dedicating their final full UK tour to late keyboard player Dave Greenfield, pictured left

The revised tour starts on keyboard player Dave Greenfield’s birthday, March 29, and the shows will be dedicated to Dave, who died aged 71 in May after testing positive for coronavirus while being treated in hospital for heart problems.

The band, whose hits include Golden Brown and Peaches, will now appear at Sheffield City Hall on April 22. The band have said that this will be their final full UK tour. Special guests will be the Ruts DC.

Tickets for the original date, October 31, are valid.

UB40 featuring Ali Campbell & Astro have announced shows for 2021. The Unprecedented Tour opens at Sheffield City Hall on April 9.

Tickets are available online from www.sheffieldcityhall.co.uk.

UB40 topped the UK singles chart on three occasions and sold 70 million records between 1983 and 1998. Hits included covers of Cherry Oh Baby, Kingston Town and Come Back Darling.

Ali and Astro reassembled their touring band remotely during lockdown to record a version of the late Bill Withers’ Lean On Me, in aid of NHS Charities Together.

A socially-distanced home video featured guests Suggs, Jools Holland, Sir Cliff Richard, Shaun and Bez of the Happy Mondays, Kurupt FM, Lynval Golding of the Specials, Big Narstie, Frank Benbini of Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Phil Daniels, Scarlett Moffatt, Mo Gilligan and a cast of key workers.