UB40 pub is put on the PRS map

The plaque will be erected at the Hare & Hounds in Birmingham's Kings Heath where the reggae outfit first performed on February 9 1979.

The band's members Robin Campbell (guitars/vocals), Brian Travers (sax), James Brown (drums), Earl Falconer (bass), Norman Hassan (percussion) and Astro (trumpet) will pop along to see the plaque unveiled on October 4 at 11.30am.

PRS for Music Chairman Guy Fletcher OBE said: "UB40 has made an incredible contribution to the music scene in a career spanning ...

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