Richard Ashcroft

The solo career of Richard Ashcroft can be divided into two halves: The warm, mostly acoustic-flavoured output of the post-Urban Hymns years, and the transitional sounds of the records he has released since The Verve reformed in 2007 and […]

Richard Ashcroft today announces a UK & Ireland headline tour including a date at The Olympia Theatre on 29th April. Tickets from €54.50 including booking and restoration fees are available on Friday 12th October from 9 am. Richard Ashcroft releases his fifth […]

Following the great response to latest single ‘Surprised By The Joy’, Richard Ashcroft unveils the second track from album‘Natural Rebel’ titled ‘Born To Be Strangers’. It’s a slick rock n roll record bristling with charisma, featuring authentic guitars and Ashcroft’s vocals […]

Richard Ashcroft unveils new single ‘Surprised By The Joy’. It’s an upbeat gem of a track with rich strings, punchy drums, jangling acoustics and featuring melodic riffs & hooks centred around Ashcroft’s legendary signature vocals. The self-directed video for the […]

Richard Ashcroft is set to return with the October 19threlease of his fifth solo studio album ‘Natural Rebel’. The album will be released on his own RPA label and will be his first released via […]

One of the UK’s leading songwriters and former frontman of The Verve, Richard Ashcroft has been announced as a Special Guest at Belsonic 2018 alongside Liam Gallagher and Louis Berry at Ormeau Park, Belfast on […]

The Verve have just released a remastered version of one of the definitive albums of 1997, Urban Hymns, and they still sound just as majestic. On hearing that beautifully orchestrated introduction on Bitter Sweet Symphony, […]

Every now and again, the world of music throws up a record that is out of the ordinary, something in its timing, quality and spirit that just feels right. The Verve’s 1997 album Urban Hymns, […]

Following sold out shows and festival performances including Isle Of Wight Festival as well as international shows in Japan, Chile, Argentina and Mexico, Richard Ashcroft sees out 2016 in grand style with the announcement of […]

‘Out Of My Body’ is the latest single from ‘These People’, the Top 3 album from Richard Ashcroft which also includes the singles ‘Hold On’, ‘They Don’t Own Me’ & ‘This Is How It Feels’. […]

Back then, of course, they were known simply as ‘Verve’… But can it really be almost 25 years since Richard Ashcroft (vocals), Nick McCabe (guitars), Simon Jones (bass) and Pete Salisbury, (drums) arrived like a […]

Richard Ashcroft released his new album These People on Friday and is currently #2 on the Official album midweek chart, trailing the No.1 position by just 100 copies, cementing the brilliant reception for the return […]

Richard Ashcroft has revealed a video for his latest single ‘Hold On’, taken from the forthcoming album. The track enjoyed an enthusiastic reception at radio, where it was quickly added to the A-List on BBC […]

Brit and Ivor Novello award winning and Grammy nominated artist Richard Ashcroft returns with “These People”, his first new album in six years. Recorded in London in his home basement studio, it was produced by […]

Richard Ashcroft has shared new single ‘Hold On’, taken from his fourth solo album These People, that will be released on his new Righteous Phonographic Association label via Cooking Vinyl Records on 20th May. ‘Hold […]

Richard Ashcroft today releases the video for his new single ‘This Is How It Feels’, taken from his fourth solo album ‘These People’, that will be released on his new Righteous Phonographic Association label via […]

Richard Ashcroft will make a much-awaited return to the stage in the UK in 2016. Following the announcement of his first new album in six years, These People, he will be playing two special intimate […]

Richard Ashcroft returns in 2016 with his fourth solo album ‘These People’, released on his new Righteous Phonographic Association label viaCooking Vinyl Records on 20th May. The first single from the album, ‘This Is How […]