UB40 "bored" of rehearsing 'Red Red Wine'

UB40 have revealed that they are so "bored" of their 1983 number one 'Red Red Wine' that they don't bother to rehearse it.

The group, who are preparing to tour the UK next month, admitted that the song is still the most popular when they perform live.

"We hate rehearsing 'Red Red Wine', we're bored to tears of it," guitarist Robin Campbell told the BBC.

"Very often in rehearsals we'll just skip it because we're so bored of it, but the second you do it to an audience, it changes.

"That's one of the songs they're there to hear, and you can be as tired of it as you like, but they're not. They haven't heard you sing it for several years. It takes on a new life again."

Duncan Campbell will perform lead vocals on the tour after original singer Ali Campbell quit the group last year.