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Ash vs The Subways – UK & EU Tour Announced

After confirming their first new album in over five years, Ash have released a brand new single and confirmed dates for their 2023 UK & EU Tour . 

Race The Night will be the Northern Irish band’s eighth studio album , set for release on 15th September 2023 via Fierce Panda .

The lead single is the album’s title-track , with lead vocalist, Tim Wheeler commenting:  “Race the Night is the sound of the band reveling in the sheer joy of being a band after being separated by time and distance through the insanity of the early 2020s.

“Lyrically it’s all about seizing the crossroads moments in life with both hands. Take every chance as if it could be your last.”

Ash will take Race The Night on a co-headline tour later this year alongside The Subways . Dates include Glasgow , Leeds , Manchester , and Newcastle , with the full list of UK & Ireland dates listed below.

You can pre-order the   album from the  ASH Store   before 11.59pm BST on Sunday 18th June to receive a unique code for exclusive early access to purchase tickets for any of the shows in the UK.  General sale is 21st June at 10am .

You can listen to the new single ‘Race The Night’ here .

ASH X THE SUBWAYS UK & IRELAND TOUR DATES 2023 Sat 30 Sept – De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, UK Sun 01 Oct – Marble Factory, Bristol, UK Tue 03 Oct – Rock City, Nottingham, UK Wed 04 Oct – Barrowland, Glasgow, UK Thu 05 Oct – Leeds Beckett SU, Leeds, UK Sat 07 Oct – NX, Newcastle, UK* Mon 09 Oct – The Academy, Dublin, IE Tue 10 Oct – O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK* Wed 11 Oct – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK

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Ash announce new album and joint UK and European tour with The Subways

Ash have announced their newest album as well as a joint UK and European tour with British rock band, The Subways.

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Titled ‘Race The Night’, the band’s latest LP marks the first album they have released together in more than five years. Ash have also released the LP’s title track. “’Race the Night’ video is the product from the fevered mind of long-time friend and horror director Jed Shepherd. He’s taken a song about seizing the moment and had the band seized by a super fan who proceeds to force the band into doing her bidding. Enjoy the Misery,” shares vocalist and guitarist Tim Wheeler.

Wheeler explains that “Race the Night is the sound of the band reveling in the sheer joy of being a band after being separated by time and distance through the insanity of the early 2020s. Lyrically it’s all about seizing the crossroads moments in life with both hands. Take every chance as if it could be your last.”

‘Race The Night’ is set for release on September 15 via Fierce Panda. Visit here to pre-order the album.

Ash will be headed out on a tour through the UK and Europe in support of the album. The tour will be co-headlined by British rockers The Subways. Fans who pre-order ‘Race the Night’ from the band’s online shop before Sunday, June 18 at 11:59pm BST will receive a unique code for exclusive early access to purchase tickets for any of the UK shows  before they go on sale to the general public on June 21 at 10am.

Visit here for tickets and check out the full tour dates below.

Ash x The Subways 2023 UK and EU tour dates:  SEPTEMBER 30 – Bexhill, UK, De La Warr Pavilion OCTOBER

1 – Bristol, UK, Marble Factory 3 – Nottingham, UK, Rock City 4 – Glasgow, UK, Barrowland 5 – Leeds, UK, Leeds Beckett SU 7 – Newcastle, UK, NX 9 – Dublin, IE, The Academy 10 – Manchester, UK, O2 Ritz 11 – London, UK O2 Forum Kentish Town NOVEMBER 19 – Utrecht, NL, De Helling 20 – Frankfurt, DE, Das Bett 21 – Cologne, DE, Bürgerhaus Stollwerck 23 – Hannover, DE, Faust 24 – Malmo, SE, Plan B 25 – Copenhagen, DK, Beta 27 – Oslo, NO, Rockefeller 28 – Stockholm, SE, Debaser 30 – Berlin, DE, Kesselhaus DECEMBER 1 – Dresden, DE, Beatpol 2 – Prague, CZ, Lucerna Music Bar 4 – Graz, AT, PPC 6 – Zurich, CH, Plaza Klub 7 – Munich, DE, Technikum 8 – Stuttgart, DE, Im Wizemann 10 – Brussels, BE, Botanique  11 – Paris, FR, Le Petit Bain The band’s previous album was 2018’s ‘Island’. In a four-star review, NME shared: “‘Islands’ is as ferocious and catchy as ever. And while it’s undoubtedly a record of consolidation, a return to familiar home ground, it also gently scouts new territory.”

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Ash return with first new album in five years, Race The Night

Ash drop new single Race The Night from their upcoming album of the same name, and announce 2023 tour with The Subways.

Ash have announced a brand-new album, Race The Night.

Their first new record in five years, album number eight is due out on September 15 via Fierce Panda, and is described as ‘both a party with old friends and a message to leap into the present with arms wide open’ in the press release.

Of the newly-released title-track, vocalist/guitarist Tim Wheeler explains: “Race The Night is the sound of the band revelling in the sheer joy of being a band after being separated by time and distance through the insanity of the early 2020s. Lyrically it's all about seizing the crossroads moments in life with both hands. Take every chance as if it could be your last.”

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Catch Ash and The Subways at the following later this year. Get your tickets now .

30 De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, UK

1 Marble Factory, Bristol, UK 3 Rock City, Nottingham, UK 4 Barrowland, Glasgow, UK 5 Leeds Beckett SU, Leeds, UK 7 NX, Newcastle, UK 9 The Academy, Dublin, IE 10 O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK 11 O2 Kentish Town Forum, London, UK

19 De Helling, Utrecht, NL 20 Das Bett, Frankfurt, DE 21 Bürgerhaus Stollwerck, Cologne, DE 23 Faust, Hannover, DE 24 Plan B, Malmo, SE 25 Beta, Copenhagen, DK 27 Rockefeller, Oslo, NO 28 Debaser, Stockholm, SE 30 Kesselhaus, Berlin, DE

1 Beatpol, Dresden, DE 2 Lucerna Music Bar, Prague, CZ 4 PPC, Graz, AT 6 Plaza Klub, Zurich, CH 7 Technikum, Munich, DE 8 Im Wizemann, Stuttgart, DE 10 Botanique, Brussels, BE 11 Le Petit Bain, Paris, FR

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Ash have announced details of a new UK tour for later this year.

The pop-rock trio will play towns and cities in almost alphabetical order – beginning in Aldershot on October 19, and ending in the village of Zennor on November 23.

The only town out of step is Exmouth , which the band will play on November 21 – justifying its placing with the use of the letter ‘x’ in the town’s title.

Tim Wheeler and co will be joined by Panama Kings on the jaunt.

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Aldershot West End Centre (October 19) Bradford Gasworks (20) Carlisle Brickyard (21) Dundee Fat Sams (23) East Grange Loft (24) Falkirk Behind The Wall (25) Gloucester Guildhall (27) Hastings Crypt (28) Ipswich Corn Exchange (30) Jersey Havana (31) Kingston Peel (November 2) Loughborough University (3) Milton Keynes Pitz Club (4) Newport TJ’s (6) Oldham Castle (7) Plymouth Hippo (8) Queens Park (London) Corrib Rest (10) Rotherham Vault (11) Swansea Sin City (12) Tunbridge Wells Forum (14) Upper Norwood (London) Gipsy Hill Tavern (16) Ventnor Winter Gardens (17) Worcester Dive Bar (19) Exmouth Pavilion (21) Yeovil Orange Box (22) Zennor Village Hall (23)

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Ash have announced a new album, as well as a co-headline UK and European tour with The Subways later this year.

'Race The Night', the follow-up to 2018's 'Islands', will be released on September 15 through Fierce Panda. As a preview, the Northern Irish band have shared the record's title track, a melodic pop-rock number with a relentless rhythm section, dynamic vocals and rousing melodies courtesy of synths and distorted guitars. Vocalist and guitarist Tim Wheeler said:

“Race the Night is the sound of the band reveling in the sheer joy of being a band after being separated by time and distance through the insanity of the early 2020s. Lyrically it's all about seizing the crossroads moments in life with both hands. Take every chance as if it could be your last.”

About the video, he added: “Race the Night video is the product from the fevered mind of long time friend and horror director Jed Shepherd. He's taken a song about seizing the moment and had the band seized by a super fan who proceeds to force the band into doing her bidding. Enjoy the Misery…”

Ash will support the record with a co-headline UK and European tour with The Subways. The UK leg will begin on September 30 at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-On-Sea and conclude with a London show at the O2 Forum Kentish Town on October 11.

The European leg will then kick off on November 19 in Utrecht and run until December 11, when it will conclude in Paris. Tickets for all dates go on general sale at 10am local time on June 21.

'Race The Night' tracklist:

• Race The Night
• Usual Places
• Reward In Mind
• Oslo (feat. Démira)
• Peanut Brain
• Crashed Out Wasted
• Double Dare
• Over & Out
• Like A God (Reprise)

Ash Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows

Sat September 30 2023 - BEXHILL ON SEA De La Warr Pavilion Sun October 01 2023 - BRISTOL Marble Factory Tue October 03 2023 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City Wed October 04 2023 - GLASGOW Barrowland Ballroom Thu October 05 2023 - LEEDS Beckett University Union Sat October 07 2023 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NX Mon October 09 2023 - DUBLIN Academy Tue October 10 2023 - MANCHESTER O2 Ritz Wed October 11 2023 - LONDON O2 Forum Sun November 19 2023 - UTRECHT De Helling (Netherlands) Mon November 20 2023 - FRANKFURT Das Bett (Germany) Tue November 21 2023 - COLOGNE Bürgerhaus Stollwerck (Germany) Thu November 23 2023 - HANNOVER Faust (Germany) Fri November 24 2023 - MALMO Plan B (Sweden) Sat November 25 2023 - COPENHAGEN Beta (Denmark) Mon November 27 2023 - OSLO Rockefeller (Norway) Tue November 28 2023 - STOCKHOLM Debaser (Sweden) Thu November 30 2023 - BERLIN Kesselhaus (Germany) Fri December 01 2023 - DRESDEN Beatpol (Germany) Sat December 02 2023 - PRAGUE Lucerna Music Bar (Czech Republic) Mon December 04 2023 - GRAZ ppc (Austria) Wed December 06 2023 - ZURICH Plaza Klub (Switzerland) Thu December 07 2023 - MUNICH Technikum (Germany) Fri December 08 2023 - STUTTGART Im Wizemann (Germany) Sun December 10 2023 - BRUSSELS Botanique (Belgium) Mon December 11 2023 - PARIS Le Petit Bain (France)

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Watch: Ash unveils new single ‘Usual Places’ and music video

Ash has debuted new single ‘Usual Places’ from forthcoming album ‘Race The Night’, released on 15th September 2023.

‘Usual Places’ received its first play on Steve Lamacq’s BBC 6 Music show today. The song is the follow-up to ‘Race the Night’ and ‘Like a God’, the first two tasters from upcoming album ‘Race the Night’. Frontman Tim Wheeler describes the new music as “the sound of the band reveling in the sheer joy of being a band after being separated by time and distance through the insanity of the early 2020s.”

‘Usual Places’ was written as testimony to lives forever changed during the time before they were able to reunite and work on new music. Three and a half minutes of brisk power pop set a buoyant backdrop to its longing for all that was lost.

Wheeler comments: “Originally written as a tribute to long forgotten bars and faces as I was leaving New York, ‘Usual Places’ took on extra significance as the first thing we worked on together post-lockdown. Below the surface of the joy of writing and playing together again, there’s a subconscious grief to all that was lost in those years. Friends and family, pubs and venues. This is our eulogy to them all. No coincidence the video was shot in the Marquis of Lorne, just a walk from Brixton Academy.”

Ash will be playing a week-long run of instore / outstore live shows as ‘Race The Night’ is released. The shows will combine Q&As, acoustic sets and signings, as well as a special show at Pryzm Kingston, at which the band will play tracks from the new album fully electric for the first time. Tickets are available  here .

Ash – ‘Race The Night’ album instore / outstore tour 2023

Fri 15th Sept | HMV @ Oh Yeah Music Centre Belfast (8pm) Sat 16th Sept | Assai Glasgow (2pm) Sat 16th Sept | Assai Edinburgh (7pm) Sun 17th Sept | Jumbo Records Leeds (2pm) Sun 17th | Jacaranda Records @ Cavern Club Liverpool (9pm) – NEW SHOW ADDED Mon 18th Sept | Banquet Records Kingston @ Pryzm (7pm) Tue 19th Sept | Rough Trade Bristol (6.30pm) Wed 20th Sept | Rough Trade East London (7pm) – SOLD OUT Thu 21st Sept | Tower Records Dublin (7pm)

Ash will also be taking Race The Night on tour through the UK and Europe before the year is out, on a co-headline run with The Subways. Tickets are on sale now here . Ash x The Subways UK / EU tour dates 2023 Sat 30 Sept – De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, UK Sun 01 Oct – Marble Factory, Bristol, UK Tue 03 Oct – Rock City, Nottingham, UK Wed 04 Oct – Barrowland, Glasgow, UK Thu 05 Oct – Leeds Beckett SU, Leeds, UK Sat 07 Oct – NX, Newcastle, UK Mon 09 Oct – The Academy, Dublin, IE Tue 10 Oct – O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK Wed 11 Oct – O2 Kentish Town Forum, London, UK Sun 19 Nov – De Helling, Utrecht, NL Mon 20 Nov – Das Bett, Frankfurt, DE Tue 21 Nov – Bürgerhaus Stollwerck, Cologne, DE Thu 23 Nov – Faust, Hannover, DE Fri 24 Nov – Plan B, Malmo, SE Sat 25 Nov – Beta, Copenhagen, DK Mon 27 Nov – Rockefeller, Oslo, NO Tue 28 Nov – Debaser, Stockholm, SE Thu 30 Nov – Kesselhaus, Berlin, DE Fri 01 Dec – Beatpol, Dresden, DE Sat 02 Dec – Lucerna Music Bar, Prague, CZ Mon 04 Dec – PPC, Graz, AT Wed 06 Dec – Plaza Klub, Zurich, CH Thu 07 Dec – Technikum, Munich, DE Fri 08 Dec – Im Wizemann, Stuttgart, DE Sun 10 Dec – Botanique, Brussels, BE Mon 11 Dec – Le Petit Bain, Paris, FR

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Wishbone Ash at the Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt put on a superb show including a mix of old and new tracks. The quality of the musicianship was fantastic and the acoustics in the concert hall were excellent. It’s great to experience a band that can still produce a high level of entertainment and belt out songs that originated fifty years ago. It was an exhilarating performance from the group and it appeared they really enjoyed putting on the show. There was great interaction with the audience, all of whom responded with enthusiastic applause. What a night! Well done Wishbone Ash!

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Newcastle and the northeast has historically been a Wishbone Ash stronghold for nearly half a century with a sizable following of loyal fans who have turned out annually to see them ever since their heydays back in the early 1970's when Newcastle City Hall was a regular venue on their tour sheet and of course where tracks from their best selling live album, Live Date were recorded.

During recent years, however, Wishbone Ash have been playing venues in and around Newcastle that were far below the bands'status of being one of the most influential guitar bands in the world.

However, agents and promotors pulled their collective stops out for the bands 50th anniversary tour to book them into the Sage, Hall 2. Back in a venue more fitting to their music and in the hub of the Newcastle/Gateshead music scene unsurprisingly the show sold out in record time.

Andy Powell, the bands only remaining original member, who has kept the bands'unique twin lead trademark sound alive by recording and touring tirelessly for 50 years commented on how lucky we were to have such a nice venue with such a great sound. Now joined by his 9th "twin", Mark Abrahams, more than half Mr Powells' age, the equally youthful Joe Crabtree on drums and long-serving member of the quartet, Bob Skeat on bass, the band treated their spell-bound audience to a blistering two hour musical tour highlighting the 5 decades of their career, from the first album through to a track recorded for their new album, Coat of Arms, due for release in January. Although the twin lead trademark sound underpinned the set, not one song sounded like another. The well-chosen set selected from their 24 studio and live albums not only demonstrated the diversity and variety in mood, colour, tone and texture of their music but of course their musical craftmanship and abilities both in writing and performing. It may be true to say that many bands from the late sixties/early seventies still performing are past their peak but the general vibe amongst the audience after the show was that they had witnessed something fresh and new in music from the past 50 years. That may be the secret to Wishbone Ash's longevity. They have never stood still forever evolving, never allowing themselves to be pigeon holed.

Due to the demand for this show Wishbone Ash return to the Sage in January 2021 but this time in the larger hall 1. No surprise.

The guys were on it from the moment they came on stage. A great set list from across the decades really helped the night go well.

Probably one of the best performances I’ve seen in a long while, if not ever. Sound mix was good as you could clearly pick out each of the band, and boy what a band. Andy, Bob, Mark and Joe really worked as one and it was a pleasure to witness it.

Happy 50th chaps and here’s to many more. See you again next year . . .

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With 2023 marking the 50th anniversary of the iconic album Live Dates, this is a rare opportunity to hear the legendary Wishbone Ash performing their biggest-selling album in its entirety, along with songs from many of their other, much-loved albums.

Hear classics such as The King Will Come, Throw Down The Sword, Warrior and Blowin’ Free sounding as fresh as ever, delivered with a twin-guitar sound that has become a part of rock history.

Wishbone Ash, the quintessential road band, is an acknowledged influence on many other bands including Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden along with younger bands like Opeth. Power and melody have made the Ash a hard act to follow, while they re currently being discovered by new generations of loyal rock fans.

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Wishbone Ash have confirmed a UK tour for October and November.

And Andy Powell and co have launched a straight-to-vinyl live album, recorded as it was played, with just 750 copies available.

Powell – who won a legal battle with Martin Turner over the band’s name last year – says: “We’re looking forward to reconnecting with fans from the past who are just catching on that we’ve been touring non-stop for 46 years.

“And for our faithful fans who’ve walked with us consistently, we have some special things in store.”

The vinyl record, Live At Metropolis , was recorded at the London venue in May. The band explain: “As soon as the cutting needle hit the acetate, we started performing side A –and didn’t stop until the needle was lifted. The process meant that even the gaps between songs were live.”

It’s available now , and no further releases are planned in any format. A live DVD, recorded in Paris following the Metropolis show, is to be launched next month.

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