Ash celebrate 30 years with an anniversary show at the Ulster Hall

30 years of music 🎶

Author: Emma DicksonPublished 8th Aug 2022
Last updated 8th Aug 2022

Northern Ireland’s finest, ASH are pleased to announce very special homecoming 30th anniversary celebration at the Iconic Ulster Hall, Belfast this December.

This specially curated show will chart the Downpatrick Trio’s success story from their formation in 1992 to the Number One selling album 1977, the follow-up Nu-Clear Sounds, before a return to the number one spot with the universally acclaimed Free All Angels seeing Tim Wheeler awarded with an Ivor Novello for Shining Light, with seven studio album releases and a run of thirteen Top 40 singles such as Girl From Mars, GoldFinger and Oh Yeah, ASH have cemented themselves as one of the all-time greats!

ASH recently announced the re-issued newly re-mastered splatter vinyl of two of their beloved albums, 1977 and Free All Angels.

1977, the band’s spectacular debut album, was a defining record for 90s guitar music, reaching No.1 in the Official UK Albums Chart, and going to achieve platinum status. Its singles ‘Girl From Mars’, ‘Kung Fu’, ‘Goldfinger’, ‘Angel Interceptor’ and ‘Oh Yeah’ remain staples of the band’s live show, as they still ring out at sold-out shows and in festival headline slots.

Free All Angels was the third smash hit album from Ash, and their second with guitarist Charlotte Hatherley. The album again reached No.1 in the UK and has since become a platinum record. It birthed the Ivor Novello-winning smash hit single ‘Shining Light’, the NME Single of The Year ‘Burn Baby Burn’, ‘Sometimes’, ‘There’s A Star’, ‘Candy’ and Walking Barefoot’.

In addition to this exciting release, Ash will be completing a run of very special UK live dates to celebrate Free All Angels’ 21st anniversary later this year, for which they will reunite with guitarist Charlotte Hatherley to perform the album in full.

How to get tickets:

Tickets are on sale Friday 12th August at 10am from ulsterhall.co.uk and ticketmaster.ie

Read more:

CHSq 2022 Guide: Simple Minds

Madness at CHSq 2022: In Pictures

Niall Horan and Lewis Capaldi spotted busking in Dublin

How to listen to Cool FM:

Tune into Northern Ireland’s number 1 for music, Cool FM on 97.4FM, online, on our Rayo app, your DAB radio, or say ‘Play Cool FM’ on your Smart Speaker. We play you the biggest hits from the world’s hottest artists, from Pete Snodden in the morning to the NI Hit 40.