Ritchie Bee - Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitars

Dave Burn - Lead/Rhythm Guitars,
Bass, Keyboards and Drums

Based in the North-East of England, UUFO was formed in early 2001 out of the ashes of original hard rock band Nobody's Fool, who had recorded two albums – Little Black Dress and Turn Another Page.

After Nobody's Fool split up, Ritchie and Dave and bass player Paul Bell brought in drummer Paul Ward and started putting together a set of classic UFO covers.

The band's initial mission was to have fun - and as Ritchie and Dave both have a passion for UFO they wanted to play UFO's music to the best of their ability and to promote it to anyone who may have missed hearing UFO!

The band rehearsed for three months whilst advertising for a keyboard player/rhythm guitarist/backing vocalist. It proved impossible to find one, so Ritchie took up rhythm guitar as well as the lead vocal, Dave took up keyboard parts transcribed to guitar and backing vocals on top of the lead guitar, and Paul Bell took up other backing vocals and bass.

UUFO only played twelve gigs in the eight months they were together, but gathered a good following and some outstanding reviews. See the review from Rifts Magazine HERE

Paul Bell left in mid-August of that year and a replacement was sought. The new line-up rehearsed, but unfortunately Paul's replacement was not as enthusiastic as the rest of the band. UUFO played their final gig - the first and last with the new bass player - and Dave and Ritchie reluctantly decided to call it a day. Regretfully they had never recorded anything, no video, no audio, nothing!

Ritchie and Dave went their separate ways for a couple of years, Ritchie went back into the live scene and Dave went into recording his own instrumental work.

Jump forward to Autumn 2004, and Ritchie called Dave up and suggested recording a mini acoustic album of UFO’s ballads. This would be purely self-indulgent, something for themselves only to listen to. However, before long they had recorded enough tracks to do a full album. This is the Night Bars And Guitars cd.

They then decided to record another album - one which would reflect the live set they did as UUFO. This became Close Encounters and was released in late 2005

A third album is also planned - and this one will be made up of songs from the Chapman era and the Schenker reunion era.

At this moment in time there are no plans to resurrect a live band. Dave and Ritchie may perform an impromptu acoustic set one day. And who knows, they may record some original material once the third album is finished... but that is for later.

The songs on these albums are what they are - a tribute to one of the finest Classic British Rock Bands of our time. We hope those of you who hear them will enjoy the experience.

Read Ritchie's individual bio HERE and Dave's HERE