UB40 star Ali Campbell has said being inducted into the Music Walk Of Fame in Camden will be a “full circle” moment as he recalled how the band’s performances in the area helped propel them to fame.
The original reggae band began their career in their home town of Birmingham before performing a number of gigs in London which got them noticed by prominent artists including The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde who invited them to tour with her band.
On Monday, UB40 will be honoured with a stone on the trail based in north London alongside the late Janis Joplin and Harvey Goldsmith.
Campbell, 64, recalled to the PA news agency how “thrilled” the band were to be playing in the Camden-based music venue Dingwalls, which later led to them securing a spot at Rock Garden, where Hynde saw them perform.
“So Camden’s special for us because that was the first place we came to outside of Birmingham and then that led to us playing in the Rock Garden further out from Camden and getting chosen by Chrissie Hynde to go on her tour.
