U2 Joshua Tree Tour Páirc Uí Chaoimh - Cork, Ireland Support Acts: The Dubliners, The Subterraneans, UB40. Member of UB40, Astro, on stage. (Part of the Independent Ireland Newspapers/NLI Collection). (Photo by Independent News and Media/Getty Images)
(THECOUNT) — Terence Wilson, a founding member of UB40 who was known by fans of the pioneering reggae band as “Astro,” has passed away following a brief illness. He was 64.
Wilson’s death was confirmed Saturday on the official Twitter page for his group, UB40 featuring Ali Campbell & Astro.
“We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken to have to tell you that our beloved Astro has today passed away after a very short illness,” the statement read. “The world will never be the same without him.”
In 2013 Wilson left UB40 and formed his own version of the band alongside former members Ali Campbell and Mickey Virtue, reports thecurrent.
Wilson and Campbell continued to release music and perform, and were planning a 2022 tour for their last album, Unprecedented, up until Wilson’s death.
Earlier this year, another founding member of UB40, the group’s saxophonist and songwriter Brian Travers, also died following a battle with cancer.
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