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11-02-2022 -- Pre-order C'mon People on 7" vinyl

C'mon People (We're Making It Now) (Don't Stop Now Mix) (feat Liam Gallagher) is available to preorder here »»

This will be a 7" vinyl limited edition of 5000 hand numbered copies. The B side will be Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple).

14-01-2022 -- Richard Ashcroft releases new video

New video released for C'mon People (We're Making it Now) (Don't Stop Now Mix) (feat Liam Gallagher)

11-11-2021 -- Acoustic Hymns reaches No.2 in midweek charts

08-11-2021 -- richard ashcroft talks about the making of acoustic hymns vol 1.

04-11-2021 -- Richard Ashcroft Interview with the Irish Sun

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01-11-2021 -- Richard Ashcroft plays the Royal Albert Hall

Richard concludes his current tour with another stunning performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Before Weeping Willow he described the night as "a serious mass love spreading event!"

Renowned For Sound review »»

01-11-21 -- Richard Ashcroft interviewed on Chris Evans' Breakfast Show

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29-10-2021 -- Richard Ashcroft's tour continues in Liverpool

Richard plays M & S Bank Arena in Liverpool to full capacity, again backed by his band and a string section.

29-10-2021 -- Richard Ashcroft's latest album, Acoustic Hymns Vol 1 out now!

Richard's latest album, Acoustic Hymns, Vol 1 is out today. It features 12 reworked versions of songs from his back catalogue - 8 from The Verve and 4 from his solo career. It was recorded at Abbey Road studios and includes a string and brass section. It also features a duet with Liam Gallagher on C'mon People .

It is available on digital, CD, cassette and Vinyl (yellow, green or black) and various packages from the official store (one of which includes a 7" flexi disk of Bring On The Lucie (FREDA PEEPLE) , cover of John Lennon's song (the only physical format available).

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28-10-2021 -- Richard Ashcroft performs This Thing Called Life for Absolute Radio

22-10-2021 -- Richard Ashcroft BBC Radio 2 Session

Richard was in session at BBC Radio 2 - Interview with Gary Davies and a performance of three songs: Bitter Sweet Symphony, This Thing Called Life and Lucky Man.

16 & 17-10-2021 -- Richard Ashcroft back on tour

After nearly two years Richard is back on tour starting with two nights at the London Palladium (rescheduled from May). Fans were on their feet as the first chords of Sonnet struck, singing along to every word, barely a bum left seated! All that singing obviously made them very thirsty as apparently the bar sales broke all records!

Richard asserted that he had only agreed to perform on condition there were no Covid checks at the door and it would be as near to 2018 as possible. As usual DJ Wayne Griggs opened for him and he was backed by his band members and also a string section.

On the second night Richard's son Sonny joined him on stage for Bitter Sweet Symphony!

22-09-2021 -- Richard Ashcroft releases This Thing Called Life single

Richard releases new single, This Thing Called Life , one of the tracks from his upcoming album Acoustic Hymns Vol 1 (and the only track taken from his United Nations Of Sound album. Digital version only. He released a video showing various clips from his life to accompany the single.

08-09-2021 -- Richard Ashcroft on Radio X, Chris Moyles Show

02-09-2021 -- Richard Ashcroft pulls out of Tunes In The Dunes

Richard is forced to pull out of Tunes In The Dunes in Perranporth, Cornwall due to contracting Covid-19.

06-08-2021 -- Richard Ashcroft pulled out of Victorious Festival

Richard pulled out of Victorious Festival in Portsmouth due to the Covid-19 restrictions put in place.

05-07-2021 -- Richard Ashcroft pulled out of Tramlines Festival

Apologies to my fans for any disappointment but the festival was informed over 10 days ago that I wouldn’t be playing once it had become part of a government testing programme. I had informed my agent months ago I wouldn’t be playing concerts with restrictions. The status of the festival was one thing when I signed up for it, but sadly was forced to become something else. It must be an age thing but the words Government Experiment and Festival #naturalrebel #theydontownme

25-06-2021 -- Nottingham's Splendour Festival cancelled

Due to ongoing covid restrictions, Nottingham's Splendour Festival that Richard Ashcroft was set to headline has been cancelled. The festival was due to go ahead on Saturday July 24. Richard has comfirmed he will play at Splendour 2022.

25-03-2021 -- London Palladium gigs postponed

Due to ongoing covid restrictions, Richard's London Palladium gigs have been rescheduled to 16th   17th Oct 2021. All tickets remain valid; 21/5 tickets for 17/10, 22/5 tickets will be transferred to 16/10.

19-02-2021 -- Richard Ashcroft releases new single

Richard released his new single Bring on the Lucie (FREDA PEEPLE) , a cover of John Lennon's song from his Mind Games album. Video filmed at Abbey Road Studios, London. Available only as a digital release.

30-01-2020 -- Richard Ashcroft performs at Immersed Festival, Cardiff

Richard performed at Immersed Festival, Tramshed in Cardiff to an appreciative crowd. Despite the wet and windy weather the atmosphere was amazing, wth the whole crowd singing along to Bitter Sweet Symphony , his last song of the evening!

23-05-2019 -- Richard Ashcroft awarded his second Ivor Novello

Richard was awarded the Outstanding Contribution to British Music prize at the 64th Ivor Novello Awards. His first Ivor Novello was 21 years ago in 1998 when he was awarded Songwriter of the Year. Richard joked, "It's a heavy thing, it's great for putting nails in, it's great for hitting intruders over the head with...it's good all round..."

23-05-2019 -- Richard Ashcroft finally owns rights to Bitter Sweet Symphony!

After 22 years Richard finally gains the rights and royalties to Bitter Sweet Symphony. Richard announced, "As of last month, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards signed over all their publishing rights for Bitter Sweet Symphony, which was a truly kind and magnanimous thing for them to do." Richard will now get the writing credit and all future royalties for the song.

21-01-2019 -- Richard Ashcroft on Virgin Radio

The brand new Chris Evans Breakfast show on Virgin Radio got off to a flying start with an amazing live performance by Richard Ashcroft. Starting with Lucky Man and finishing with Like A Ship (a cover of an old gospel song from 1971) Richard, supported by full band and a backing choir, put in an incredible performance of five songs. (full setlist on gigography section).

Great version Bitter Sweet Symphony!:

23-12-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft at the Albert Hall, Manchester

Another crowd pleasing performance by Richard at the Albert Hall, Manchester to close his 2018 Natural Rebel tour. Read review

22-12-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft at the 02 Forum, London

Richard was back on top form after his illness and performed a stunning 16 song, two hour set (check out the gigography for setlist) at the 02 Forum in London. He and the band were clearly enjoying themselves as were the fans! An amazing night! Read review

Here Richard performs a stunning Born To Be Strangers with extended jam

20-12-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft performing Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

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20-12-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft joined Chris Evans on his Breakfast Show

Richard joined Chris Evans for a special Christmas edition of his breakfast show alongside Olly Smith, Emilia Fox and Ben Elton. Amidst the chat he put on a spectacular performance of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Lucky Man, Santa Claus [Sonics cover], and Surprised By The Joy .

17-12-2018 -- Radio X presents an Evening With Richard Ashcroft

Radio X presents - an Evening With Richard Ashcroft - hosted by Radio X's John Kennedy in support of Global's Make Some Noise (a national charity that helps disadvantaged children and young adults across the UK). This was held at the Hammersmith Club in London in front of an audience of just 150 where he was interviewed by John Kennedy and then performed a short set with the back up of his band.

He answered questions from fans in the audience about his solo career, his greatest inspirations, why he kept silent on the Verve split and his favourite cheese! The songs played were Surprised By The Joy, A Song For The Lovers, Birds Fly, They Don't Own Me and his performance climaxed with an amazing 10 minute rousing Bitter Sweet Symphony:

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04-12-2018 -- Interesting interview with Richard Ashcroft on Songfacts.com

Carl Wiser (Songfacts) talks to Richard Ashcroft about his songwriting and the meaning of his songs from Natural Rebel... and more...

26-11-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft talks to Kyle Meredith of Consequence of Sound

Richard talks about his latest album Natural Rebel , the state of the music industry and goes into great depth about the lawsuit with ABKCO over Bitter Sweet Symphony, hitting out at the late Allen Klein's son Jody Klein who has now taken over the company. Richard states he is "coming for his money".

30-10-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft postpones two tour dates due to ill health

26-10-2018 -- richard ashcroft kicks off his uk tour at barrowlands, glasgow.

Richard had a rousing night at the Glasgow Barrowlands as he kicked off his Natural Rebel tour at small intimate venues across the UK. He opened with Hold On and closed with Bitter Sweet Symphony , performing songs from his back catalogue both solo and with the Verve and including six songs from Natural Rebel.

26-10-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft reached No.4 in UK Album Charts

Natural Rebel peaked at the No.1 spot in the mid-week charts and finally finished at No.4 in the UK Album Charts

25-10-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft on Absolute Radio

Richard was interviewed on Absolute Radio by Pete Donaldson and performed a set of four songs: Surprised By The Joy, A Song For The Lovers, Birds Fly and Music Is Power.

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25-10-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft on BBC Breakfast

21-10-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft on Virgin Radio

Richard was interviewed on Virgin Radio by Eddy Temple-Morris and performed an acoustic set of four songs: Birds Fly, Surprised By The Joy, Music Is Power and Why Not Nothing.

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19-10-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft on Soccer AM

19-10-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft's fifth solo album Natural Rebel released

Two years after These People Richard releases his latest album Natural Rebel . For tracklisting and available formats see discography.

Rock At Night review »»

10-10-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft releases 3rd single That's When I Feel It

05-10-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft releases Hey Columbo

26-09-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft releases 2nd single Born To Be Strangers

10-09-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft on Radio X

Richard was interviewed on Radio X by Gordon Smart

10-09-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft releases new single Surprised By The Joy

25-08-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft performs at Car Fest

Richard performed at Car Fest at Laverstoke Park Farm, near Overton in Hampshire. (Founded by Chris Evans on 2011 to raise money for BBC Children In Need).

18-08-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft performs at LCCC

Richard performs at Lancashire County Cricket Club (see gigography for setlist) and also joins Liam Gallagher on stage for Live Forever as they pay tribute to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing last May. During their performance a Manchester bee and the number 22 appeared on the screen to remember those who lost their lives that day.

14-07-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft performs at Werchter, Belgium

06-07-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft performs at Hyde Park

29-06-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft is surprise guest for Liam Gallagher

Richard is the surprise support act for Liam Gallagher at Finsbury Park in London and performs his four big hits from Urban Hymns.

21-06-2018 -- Richard Ashcroft performs in Milan, Italy

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Richard will be on Soccer AM (Sky One) chatting and performing on Saturday 10-09-2016 from 10:00am

Richard will be on Dermot O'Leary's Saturday Sessions (BBC Radio 2) on 10-09-2016 from 15:00pm

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Richard Ashcroft at South Facing Festival 2022: Lineup, stage times, tickets and how to get there

5 August 2022, 15:55 | Updated: 9 August 2022, 17:37

The legendary singer-songwriter and former Verve frontman is set for a headline set at Crystal Palace Bowl. Get the line-up, stage-times and more.

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By Jenny Mensah

Richard Ashcroft is set to play a headline date at South Facing Festival this weekend.

The Wigan legend is set for the Crystal Palace festival, where he'll play songs from across his career alongside iconic tracks the Verve back catalogue.

Find out everything we know so far about Ashcroft's headline show, including who's joining him on the bill, what the stage times are, how to get there and if you can still buy tickets.

READ MORE: Which song did The Verve's Bitter Sweet Symphony sample?

When is Richard Ashcroft's gig at South Facing Festival?

Richard Ashcroft plays a headline set at South Facing Festival on Saturday 6th August 2022.

Who's supporting Richard Ashcroft at South Facing Festival?

Support comes:

• DJ sets from Steve Lamacq and Alan McGee

READ MORE: The inspiration behind The Verve's History single

What are the stage times for Richard Ashcroft at South Facing festival?

We don't have the exact stage times just yet, but here's what we know so far.

Doors - 5:00pm

Last Entry - 9pm

Event Finish 10.30p,

Are tickets still available for Richard Ashcroft at South Facing Festival?

Yes, some tickets are still available for Richard Ashcroft at South Facing Festival. Find out more here.

How do you get to South Facing Festival?

South Facing Festival is held at the Crystal Palace Bowl in Crystal Palace Park, London SE19 2BA.

The nearest stations are:

• Crystal Palace (TfL Overground and National Rail)
• Penge West (National Rail)
• Gypsy Hill (National Rail)

Closest bus routes include: 3, 122, 157, 202, 227, 322, 358, 363, 410, 417, N2, N63, N137, 249, 432, 450, N3

Visit southfacingfestival for more information here.

What's the weather forecast Richard Ashcroft at South Facing Festival?

According to BBC Weather, on Saturday 6th August Crystal Palace will be a sunny with highs of 25 degrees and lows of 13 degrees.

What else do you need to know?

14-17 year olds at the gig must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 18.

An adult over the age of 18 is allowed to accompany a maximum of four young people.

Visit southfacing.com for all the FAQs.

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Richard Ashcroft tour dates 2024

Richard Ashcroft is currently touring across 2 countries and has 17 upcoming concerts.

Their next tour date is at Marlay Park in Rathfarnham, after that they'll be at Dalby Forest in Pickering.

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Marlay Park

Dalby Forest

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Godiva Festival

Scenic Stage

Royal Botanic Gardens

Kew The Music: An Evening with Richard Ashcroft

The Big Park

The Piece Hall

Audley End House & Gardens

Beautiful Days Festival

Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield

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Sandringham Estate

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Having never been to a gig at Kensington Olympia before I was curious to see how I would rate Richard Ashcroft there, having seen him 3 times before at other venues.

Great show - he's a man of few words between songs and basically just said "the next song is....", but it was down to the songs themselves as they have good lyrics. The sound quality and his musicians were also excellent.

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Saw RA in Doncaster dome and he was class as was the venue. Saw him sat at Olympia and very poor sound system and unless you were near the front it was terrible. Done on the cheap without proper planning in my opinion. Worst sound I have ever experienced at a concert. Would not return to the venue.

Arrived at Doncaster dome in good time, but having to wait 55 minutes at-the bar to buy drinks made us miss the first song, when shown to our seats, front row the view was restricted by wires and cables thread through the glass barrier. But Richard Ashcroft was 10 out of 10 for his performance. LG , Doncaster.

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Richard Ashcroft on His Next Act, What Happened With the Rolling Stones, and What Spinal Tap Got Right About Rock ’n’ Roll (Nearly Everything)

By Corey Seymour

Richard Ashcroft is back. In fact, the former lead singer of The Verve and the songwriter behind “Bitter Sweet Symphony,” “The Drugs Don’t Work,” and a host of other anthemic tunes that defined a certain era a score ago is in the midst of an ongoing world tour. It has been nine years since the group's last record (last year he released the solo project These People ). In advance of his stop tonight at Manhattan’s Terminal 5 , we rang him up at his London home to catch up on what we’ve missed.

What the hell have you been doing for the past six years? I’ve read reports that you’d given up smartphones and were living off the grid. We all have a different idea of what it is to be “away.” People don’t do something on Instagram for a few hours or a few days and they’re worried about it—try coming back after six years and see if people remember you! I’ve never stopped being creative, but my kids have been growing up and going to school and I think if you’re lucky enough to have the opportunity to be with your family—not that they think I’m an amazing dad or anything. . . I know a lot of men who’ve had regrets about their chosen vocation estranging them from their families in order for them to provide for their families—a kind of Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman thing. That play had a big effect on me—Arthur Miller and Orwell and a few other writers gave me a big understanding of what I’d do with my life.

Is it a weird feeling to be coming to the U.S. this time given recent events in, shall we say, the “ongoing national conversation”? It’s a great time to be coming to America, because I feel the record can really make sense now, even more so than last year. It’s not about politics—music should transcend that. Music is about getting in touch with that human side, realizing that we’re one and the same. You don’t go to a concert for politics—you go to smash the cage that’s around us; you’re going for a show.

Do you think music today is really capable of achieving those kind of grand ambitions? There’s a great question that I can’t really answer, but it has to do with how many true human voices there are out there that are talking about the world we actually live in today. It’s not about protest records—it’s about putting a mirror to yourself and the time we’re in. I still look to hip-hop and electronic music to take up that mantle, and the genre has done a good job of reflecting that, but I’d really like the rock world to accept that challenge again and take it to a fresh new place. It’s not 1970-something anymore; Jimi Hendrix died a long time ago, and we’re still spending too much time listening to dead people.

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By Audrey Noble

I see the way Drake approaches his career musically, and that’s the healthiest thing for me, I think—just release things when they’re ready, and get out there and play when you want to. I have the ability, if I want to, to go anywhere in the world with just six strings, and I’m very fortunate to be able to do that.

You’ve changed your look rather drastically—goodbye, long-haired poet; hello, skinhead radical. Why? Part of the excitement of shaving my head—and yeah, the skinhead look comes with a lot of baggage, but I like to play in opposites—and wearing a gas mask and this Swarovski-crystal-embedded jacket is that I want to take rock ’n’ roll to another level. I’ve also got some crazy leather jackets with mirrors and strange things on them—kind of like Scarface meets Alain Delon. We’re in this very safe spot now where people like to cover the bases—sonically, musically, style-wise. I’ve always wanted to bring the barriers down in a human way, with soul. There’s millions of people who want something other than being divided from their neighbors—there has to be something beyond that very tiny mental construct that someone else has given us from birth that we seem to have to abide by. But I’m looking forward to being back and in it again.

I understand that you’re playing a few Verve songs on this tour—which ones, and why some and not others? The songs that I wrote for Urban Hymns —“Sonnet,” “Lucky Man,” “The Drugs Don’t Work,” “Velvet Morning”—are my kids, and that’s why I play them. I also don’t like not being around for a few years and then, in front of the few people who have remembered me, say, “You know what—I’m not going to play that song that you love.” We’ve got enough to deal with in life without dealing with some petulant artist like that. As for “Bitter Sweet Symphony”—all those legal wrangles still don’t take away the hours I put into it in the studio to create an incredible piece of pop art.

The legal battle—essentially, the Rolling Stones threatened to sue you for sampling a kind of easy-listening cover of one of their songs, yes? Or is it too complicated to explain? It’s fairly straightforward, really. Allen Klein, the former manager of the Rolling Stones—he’s dead now—owned a company called ABKCO. ABKCO owned the rights to “The Last Time,” by the Rolling Stones. Andrew Loog Oldham, an earlier Rolling Stones manager, did an orchestral version of “The Last Time,” which we sampled. But what’s interesting is that the Staple Singers also did a song called “This May Be the Last Time” a number of years before the Stones did it, and guess what? It’s got the same lyrics and the same melody. But the Staple Singers said it was a traditional song, which means that over many years it’s been passed along through churches and whatever else—like when Simon & Garfunkel did their arrangement of “Scarborough Fair.”

It’s an amazing story: It starts with black musicians, the Staple Singers, doing a traditional song. Years later, the Rolling Stones in London are being locked in a room by their manager and being told to write something original and coming out with “The Last Time,” which is remarkably similar to the Staple Singers. Then we flash 30 years later to a guy in a flat in a town called Bath. I had found the Andrew Oldham record in Manchester, but all I had in Bath was a Dansette, and I just kept playing this little bit where everything kicked in, and the possibilities just seemed incredible. After working on the song for two years on and off, it was finally completed—but when we went to clear the rights, Allen Klein told us that nothing could be sold until I signed away 100 percent of the song. So I was forced to sign “Bitter Sweet Symphony” away for one dollar—including the lyrics as well. I was held to ransom—I don’t know how much I’ve lost, but it’s a huge sum of money.

I had this small flat with my wife, and I smashed my fist through about two doors, proper-like. In hindsight now, though, I think it’s a great movie—something I could see winning Sundance. It’s not made yet, but I want to take it all the way back to the Staple Singers and follow the song’s genesis all the way through to recording “Bitter Sweet” on an SSL desk in London. At a certain point, the people who have control over that song will have to make a moral decision.

It’s almost a self-fulfilling thing with the song’s lyrics, though. I mean, if you’re saying this is what life’s about, you’d better believe it—you’d better feel it. You’re not going to just sing about it and be a rock ’n’ roll star and make loads of money without dealing with the reality that there’s vipers and snakes and vampires all around trying to suck your blood.

I’ve found, though, that if you do manage to make it through a period like that and maintain any kind of sense of self, you can be a lot stronger in the second part of your life. I’ve been married for a number of years to a beautiful wife whom I adore, and I have two lovely lads. But all the clichés of This Is Spinal Tap came true— Spinal Tap didn’t have the success, but everything else in that movie turned out to be exactly right.

How old are your kids? 17 and 13.

Do they know that their dad is a rock star? Do they care? I think they care, but it’s not like I’m some old rock dad picking my kids up from school and they’re saying, “Next time you come, can you stop wearing that leather waistcoat and doing that sign of the devil.” [ Laughter .] They know a lot of classic tunes and contemporary stuff as well, and over the last decade, a lot of families have been going to gigs and festivals together, and it’s kind of broken down the barriers between generations. Every once in a while I’ll catch my son listening to “Bitter Sweet Symphony.” It’s like when I discovered The Graduate or something like that—it’s easy to forget that you’re not the first one to discover some of these things. But the fact that my son is listening now to what I was doing at Olympic Studios 20 years ago…that’s just amazing.

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South Facing Festival: Richard Ashcroft and his band were on impressive form from start to finish

Richard Ashcroft at South Facing Festival

Space and Time, Bittersweet Symphony, C’mon People (We’re Making It Now)

The driest summer for decades means it is the perfect time to attend outdoor concerts in the UK, especially when Ivor Novello award-winning indie legend Richard Ashcroft is headlining. This summer, though, as Ashcroft tersely references at one point, has coincided with a cost-of-living crisis, which means tickets for tonight and this weekend’s set of shows have not been as close to selling out as promotion for the event suggested.

Based on a 12-song, 75-minute headline set, one might think the audience tonight has been short-changed, especially when you factor in the fact that Oxford’s Ride performed a surprisingly underwhelming direct support set.

However, Ashcroft and his supporting five-piece backing band are on impressive form from start to finish. The only dud in the main set is the tame opener Surprised by the Joy which has been dusted off for its first outing since 2019. The fact Ashcroft has a stand beside him as he performs it shows that even he does not find it memorable either.

Otherwise, the ten-song main set is a succinct and sweet blend of Ashcroft’s solo classics and his former band The Verve’s greatest hits. Though the Urban Hymns singles are supported by whole-crowd sing-a-longs, Space and Time is particularly impressive as it builds to a rousing crescendo.

The two-song encore begins with a solo Ashcroft performing C’Mon People (We’re Making it Now) on the acoustic guitar and the band return for the final chorus to deliver an energised outro that makes you wonder how the Alone with Everybody track never broke the top 20.

Those who foolishly slunk off after the main set closer Lucky Man miss out on the obvious encore finale of Bittersweet Symphony .   It may begin in the updated but lower-tempo Acoustic Hymns, Vol 1 rhythm, but a mild pause near the end of the song signals its rightful return to the anthemic Urban Hymns rhythm that sees Ashcroft screaming “Come on!” until he’s hoarse, throw down the microphone, bask in the applause and leave the stage to allow the backing band to end the song in a rich and beautiful sonic squall of thrashing drums and wah-wah distorted guitar.

Although overall, the night leaves a mild nostalgic pang to hear the full-bodied resonance of The Verve musicians once more, Ashcroft and his band nonetheless leave fans fully satisfied and prove the former frontman can continue to make it alone.

Francis Nash Photos: Mike Garnell

South Facing Festival 2022 is on 29 th  July to 7 th  August 2022. For further information and future events  visit South Facing Festival’s website here .

Watch the video for the si ngle C’mon People (We’re Making It Now) here:

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• They Don't Own Me Play Video
• Break the Night With Colour Play Video
• Weeping Willow ( The Verve  song) Play Video
• Velvet Morning ( The Verve  song) Play Video
• Life's an Ocean ( The Verve  song) Play Video
• Music Is Power Play Video
• The Drugs Don't Work ( The Verve  song) Play Video
• Hold On Play Video
• Lucky Man ( The Verve  song) Play Video
• C'mon People (We're Making It Now) Play Video
• Bitter Sweet Symphony ( The Verve  song) Play Video

Show Openers

Main set closers, show closers, encores played.

This feature is not that experimental anymore. Nevertheless, please give feedback if the results don't make any sense to you.

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