{"id":36956,"date":"2021-06-01T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36956"},"modified":"2021-05-30T08:02:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T12:02:59","slug":"ash-announce-debut-album-1977-exclusive-online-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36956","title":{"rendered":"Ash announce debut album 1977 exclusive online show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ash have confirmed that they will be playing their beloved debut album\u00a0\u20181977\u2019\u00a0in full during a very special online show set for\u00a0Saturday June 5th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Released on Infectious in 1996, the band\u2019s platinum selling UK #1 album\u00a0\u20181977\u2019 spawned the hit singles <em>Petrol<\/em>, <em>Kung Fu<\/em>, <em>Girl From Mars<\/em>, <em>Angel Interceptor<\/em>, <em>Goldfinger<\/em> and <em>Oh Yeah<\/em> \u2013 all songs that continue to ring out loud at venues and on festival stages to world over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday 5th June 2021 at 8pm BST, join Tim Wheeler, Mark Hamilton, and Rick McMurray for a show like nothing they\u2019ve done before. Tickets are\u00a0available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-fjiudlk-ejlihlkhu-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, with virtual doors opening\u00a0at 19:45pm BST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This concert is also available as a deluxe 30 Day On-Demand Pass. Enjoy the concert as Ash perform it, and as many times as you want afterward, with exclusive access to bonus content. Run with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stabal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stabal.com<\/a>, viewers can watch the\u00a0concert in-browser or download the Stabal Viewer App to watch on a mobile device, tablet and on their Smart TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The online show comes just ahead of Record Store Day 2021 (June 12th), for which the band are releasing an exclusive vinyl,\u00a0\u2018BBC Sessions 1994-1999\u2019, limited to 1000 copies\u00a0on bright pink vinyl.\u00a0This collection really highlights how they grew up in public, from Northern Irish underground garage band, through the years of the mad fame of the number 1 debut album, to the expansion of the line up and sound with the introduction of guitar legend Charlotte Hatherley. Some of these tracks are made available for the first time since they were broadcast 25 or so years ago, and include the voice of the late great John Peel introducing them for the PEEL Acres session in April 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans are advised to visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-fjiudlk-ejlihlkhu-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/recordstoreday.co.uk\/stores\/<\/a>\u00a0in advance to find their local participating shop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ash have confirmed that they will be playing their beloved debut album\u00a0\u20181977\u2019\u00a0in full during a very special online show set for\u00a0Saturday June 5th. 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That's how long Ash's debut album '1977' has been rattling speakers, fueling teenage road trips, and reminding anyone within earshot that Britpop had some serious teeth. To mark the occasion, the Belfast-born trio are doing it properly \u2014 a deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition drops October 16th via BMG,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Ash","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0809-e1778115528685.jpeg?fit=900%2C738&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0809-e1778115528685.jpeg?fit=900%2C738&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0809-e1778115528685.jpeg?fit=900%2C738&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0809-e1778115528685.jpeg?fit=900%2C738&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":32799,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32799","url_meta":{"origin":36956,"position":2},"title":"ASH announce details of &#8216;Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years Of Ash&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"November 4, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Having successfully outlasted their self-described \u2018guaranteed real teenagers\u2019 tagline when they first burst onto the indie scene in 1994, ASH have announced 'Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years Of Ash'. 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The single\u2019s artwork featured the now infamous Eric Cantona kung fu kick \u2013 when Man Utd visited Crystal Palace - and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Vintage ASH press photio","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/258C8B3A-0F56-46F7-A41F-A177D6241B25.jpeg?fit=728%2C504&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/258C8B3A-0F56-46F7-A41F-A177D6241B25.jpeg?fit=728%2C504&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/258C8B3A-0F56-46F7-A41F-A177D6241B25.jpeg?fit=728%2C504&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/258C8B3A-0F56-46F7-A41F-A177D6241B25.jpeg?fit=728%2C504&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36401,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36401","url_meta":{"origin":36956,"position":4},"title":"Ash announce \u2018BBC Sessions 1994-1999\u2019 for Record Store Day","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Ash have announced a Record Store Day vinyl exclusive release for 2021, titled \u2018BBC Sessions 1994-1999\u2019. 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