Richard Ashcroft will likely be returning to his hometown of Wigan for an enormous present subsequent yr.
The former frontman of The Verve will play Robin Park on July 20, marking his first present in Wigan for over 25 years.
“After 25 years, I’m again taking part in in my hometown. Looking ahead to an incredible evening in Wigan,” he stated in a press launch.
The Wigan present received’t be the one large-scale Ashcroft performs subsequent summer season, nevertheless. He can also be set to play in Halifax as a part of the ‘Live At The Piece Hall’ collection and can carry out in Saffron Walden as a part of the Heritage Live collection of live shows. He additionally participated within the latter collection this summer season, taking part in in the grounds of Englefield House in Berkshire, England.
Tickets will go on sale on Friday (December 1) – you possibly can see the complete record of Ashcroft’s summer season reveals under and purchase your tickets right here.
Richard Ashcroft’s 2024 summer season outside reveals are:
JULY
20 – Wigan, Robin Park
AUGUST
2 – Halifax, Piece Hall
3 – Saffron Walden, Audley End House
Meanwhile, earlier this yr, Ashcroft recreated the music video for The Verve’s ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ for Sky Sports.
The singer recreated the visible accompaniment to the 1997 hit for a Sky Sports promotion of Formula One, and filmed the clips a few days earlier than final week’s British Grand Prix 2023 kicked off.
Instead of strolling the streets of London as within the authentic video, Ashcroft is seen performing the monitor across the UK’s Silverstone Circuit, which hosted the primary British Grand Prix in 1948. The footage additionally options retro footage from earlier Grand Prixs, together with footage of the viewers.
Arriving over 1 / 4 of a century in the past, ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ stays The Verve’s hottest track, and first appeared as a part of their third studio album ‘Urban Hymns’.
