{"id":26886,"date":"2025-08-19T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26886"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T10:42:15","slug":"ash-instores-outstores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26886","title":{"rendered":"Ash &#8211; INSTORES &amp; OUTSTORES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">New LP AD ASTRA LP \/\/ 3 OCTOBER [featuring Graham Coxon]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>UK &amp; IRELAND TOUR DATES \/\/ ON SALE NOW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To coincide with the release of their forthcoming ninth studio album <em>Ad Astra<\/em> via Fierce Panda Records on 3 October, ASH have unveiled details of seven intimate Instore and Outstore shows. Tickets available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/ash-official.com\/pages\/shows\">https:\/\/ash-official.com\/pages\/shows<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ash-New-Credit-Andy-Willsher-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ash-New-Credit-Andy-Willsher-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ash-New-Credit-Andy-Willsher-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ash-New-Credit-Andy-Willsher-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ash-New-Credit-Andy-Willsher-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ash-New-Credit-Andy-Willsher-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ash-New-Credit-Andy-Willsher-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ash-New-Credit-Andy-Willsher-1140x814.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Containing eleven brand new tracks, including their raucous take on surprise single and <em>Beetlejuice<\/em> staple <em>Jump In The Line<\/em> and the most recent single <em>Give Me Back My World<\/em><\/strong>,<strong> the <em>Ad Astra <\/em>album sees Graham Coxon appear on two particularly sassy songs and catches the perennial power pop kings in typically rocket-fueled form.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>INSTORES &amp; OUTSTORES \/\/ OCTOBER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Fri 03 <strong>BRIGHTON<\/strong> Resident Records (Instore)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sat 04 <strong>LONDON<\/strong> Rough Trade East Records (Instore)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sun 05 <strong>LEICESTER<\/strong> 2 Funky Caf\u00e9 (Truck Records Outstore)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tue 07 <strong>NOTTINGHAM<\/strong> Rough Trade Records (Instore)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Wed 08 <strong>KINGSTON<\/strong> Circuit (Banquet Records Outstore)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thu 09 <strong>LIVERPOOL<\/strong> Baltic Jacaranda Records (Instore)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Fri 10 <strong>EDINBURGH<\/strong> Liquid Rooms (Assai Records Outstore)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Ad Astra<\/em><\/strong><strong> follows hot on the heels of <em>Race The Night<\/em> \u2013 the band\u2019s highest charting album for 20 years \u2013 and is being released two years and one month later, which is no coincidence. Always a band that lives for live music, Ash vowed that the fierce pandemic-induced five-year chasm between 2018\u2019s <em>Islands<\/em> and 2023\u2019s <em>Race The Night<\/em> would never happen again.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pre-order <em>Ad Astra<\/em> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.createsend1.com\/t\/j-i-whlulhk-l-t\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ash - Jump in the Line (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yjvOJ6Co53k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By focusing on the endless horizon of galaxies far, far away and staring into an endless black hole Ash have somehow ended up creating a cohesive whole. There is classic Ash power-pop rocking action with the blistering purity of <em>Hallion<\/em>, the crunchy chuggings of <em>Keep Dreaming<\/em> and the furious sonic lunges of <em>Dehumanised<\/em>. But equally you can\u2019t fail to succumb to the glorious swooping jangles on <em>Which One Do You Want?<\/em> \u2013 a whirl from Marr\u2019s canon for sure; <em>My Favourite Ghost<\/em> and its acoustic elegance, floating on strings of desire; and <em>Fun People<\/em> (feat Graham Coxon) is quite simply one of the maddest, punchiest songs they have ever recorded.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As if creating this lovingly optimistic opus wasn\u2019t enough to be getting on with, they\u2019ve kept themselves busy elsewhere. Since <em>Race The Night<\/em> came out, they\u2019ve run riot at SXSW in Austin, played Belfast for Steve Lamacq during Independent Venue Week, headlined the 100 Club in London for BRITS week and toured Australia. Already this year, they\u2019ve amassed the masses at Glastonbury for the eighth time \u2013 equaling the multi performance record of Van Morrison \u2013 and toured the UK with The Darkness.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In short, three decades into a career peppered with timeless indie-punk nuggets and wildly inventive gigging and releasing concepts, the trio shows no sign of slowing down. To infinity and beyond indeed. Or as Rick McMurray gently muses \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>The title Ad Astra, the worst kept secret of the last month, points to ideas that became a big identifier back in 1995, but they\u2019re updated with 30 years life experience. I\u2019ll leave you to compare the differences, and with the thought that while the optimistic innocence of 1995 might have been tempered by those 30 years, if you look to the stars, you might still feel a glimmer. Of hope.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And for those of you wondering, <em>Ad Astra<\/em> is Latin for \u201cto the stars\u201d, the words that came out of a teenaged Tim Wheeler\u2019s mouth in the summer of 1995, setting up the classic chorus to the band\u2019s first Top 20 hit <em>Girl From Mars<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ash-Tour-Poster-1-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ash-Tour-Poster-1-2-1024x527.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ash-Tour-Poster-1-2-1024x527.png 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ash-Tour-Poster-1-2-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ash-Tour-Poster-1-2-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ash-Tour-Poster-1-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>To celebrate the album release of <em>Ad Astra<\/em>, Ash embark on a huge touring schedule from this autumn into the early part of next year as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tue 09 <strong>LONDON<\/strong> Scala<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Wed 10 <strong>LONDON<\/strong> Scala<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Fri 26 <strong>VALENCIA, SPAIN<\/strong> Visor Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>OCTOBER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tue 14 <strong>FUKUOKA, JAPAN<\/strong> Zepp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thu 16 <strong>OSAKA, JAPAN<\/strong> Zepp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Fri 17 <strong>NAGOYA, JAPAN<\/strong> Zepp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Mon 20 <strong>SENDAI, JAPAN<\/strong> Gigs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tue 21 <strong>YOKOHAMA. JAPAN<\/strong> KT Zepp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>NOVEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Fri 14 <strong>MINEHEAD<\/strong> Shiiine On Weekender Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sun 16 <strong>SWANSEA<\/strong> Sin City<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tue 18 <strong>NEWCASTLE<\/strong> Boiler Shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Wed 19 <strong>MANCHESTER<\/strong> New Century Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thu 20 <strong>GLASGOW<\/strong> SWG3 Galvanizers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sat 22 <strong>BLACKPOOL<\/strong> Bootleg Social<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sun 23 <strong>SHEFFIELD<\/strong> The Foundry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tue 25 <strong>OXFORD<\/strong> O2 Academy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Fri 05 <strong>LISTOWELL<\/strong> Mike The Pies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sat 06 <strong>DUNDALK<\/strong> Spirit Store<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sun 07 <strong>GALWAY<\/strong> Roisin Dubh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tue 09 <strong>CORK<\/strong> Cyprus Avenue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Wed 10 <strong>LIMERICK<\/strong> Dolans Warehouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thu 11 <strong>DUBLIN<\/strong> The Academy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sat 13 <strong>BELFAST<\/strong> Ulster Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>FEBRUARY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Fri 06 <strong>TUNBRIDGE WELLS<\/strong> Forum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sat 07 <strong>CAMBRIDGE<\/strong> Junction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sun 08 <strong>MILTON KEYNES<\/strong> Craufurd Arms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tue 10 <strong>EXETER<\/strong> Phoenix<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Wed 11 <strong>BRISTOL<\/strong> The Trinity Centre<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Fri 13 <strong>LIVERPOOL<\/strong> Grand Central Dome<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sat 14 <strong>STOKE ON TRENT<\/strong> Sugarmill<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sun 15 <strong>HULL<\/strong> The Welly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tue 17 <strong>NORWICH<\/strong> Epic Studios<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thu 19 <strong>BIRMINGHAM<\/strong> O2 Academy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tickets: <a href=\"https:\/\/ash-official.com\/pages\/shows\">https:\/\/ash-official.com\/pages\/shows<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WEBSITE: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/ash-official.com\">https:\/\/ash-official.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FACEBOOK:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ash\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INSTAGRAM<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ash_1977\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ash_1977\/<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TIKTOK:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@AshOfficial1977\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@AshOfficial1977<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>X:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ashofficial\">https:\/\/x.com\/ashofficial<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>YOU TUBE:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AshOfficial\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AshOfficial<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New LP AD ASTRA LP \/\/ 3 OCTOBER [featuring Graham Coxon] UK &amp; IRELAND TOUR DATES \/\/ ON SALE NOW To coincide with the release of their forthcoming ninth studio album Ad Astra via Fierce Panda Records on 3 October, ASH have unveiled details of seven intimate Instore and Outstore shows. 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