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Ronan Keating And Beverley Knight To Headline Kew The Music 2024
Ronan Keating and Beverley Knight are the final headliners confirmed for Kew the Music 2024.The former Boyzone star - who has had solo hits with 'Life Is A Rollercoaster' and 'When You Say Nothing At...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 February 2024
Richard Ashcroft Set To Headline Kew The Music 2024
Richard Ashcroft is headlining Kew the Music 2024.The former Verve frontman is set to close out the summer music extravaganza at Kew Gardens on Sunday, July 14.Tickets for the show will go on pre-sale from...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 December 2023
Richard Ashcroft Announces Heritage Live Concert For Summer 2024
Richard Ashcroft is set to play a huge outdoor show in Essex next summer.The former Verve frontman is the first act confirmed for the Heritage Live concert series in 2024, with the musician set to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 October 2023
Ride To Support Richard Ashcroft At South Facing Festival
Ride are set to support Richard Ashcroft at Crystal Palace Bowl's South Facing Festival.The former Verve frontman's upcoming open-air gig, as part of the summer concert series on August 6, just got even bigger, with...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 May 2022
Richard Ashcroft's C'mon People Remix
Richard Ashcroft has shared a new remix of 'C’mon People (We’re Making It Now)’ with Liam Gallagher. The track previously featured on Ashcroft's 2021 album 'Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1' and the musician has now shared...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 January 2022
C'mon Rihanna: Richard Ashcroft Wants To Work With Riri
Richard Ashcroft wants to write for Rihanna.The former Verve frontman has the desire to write big pop songs, and at the top of the list of artists he'd like to pen a hit for, is...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 November 2021
Richard Ashcroft: Netflix Wanted Bitter Sweet Symphony Row Tv Show
Richard Ashcroft has claimed Netflix wanted to make a TV show about 'Bitter Sweet Symphony'.The Verve's 1997 song was famously at the centre of a copyright row with the Rolling Stones over the use of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 November 2021
Richard Ashcroft: People Should Stop Knocking Ed Sheeran
Richard Ashcroft has called for people to "stop knocking" Ed Sheeran's success.The former Verve frontman - whose new acoustic greatest hits collection, 'Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1', has proved a huge hit - is "buzzing" that...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 November 2021
Richard Ashcroft Drops Acoustic Rendition Of This Thing Called Life
Richard Ashcroft has released a stripped-back version of 2010's ‘This Thing Called Life’.The new cut is taken from the former Verve frontman's upcoming acoustic greatest hits collection, 'Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1'.The original featured hip-hop star...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 September 2021
Richard Ashcroft's Acoustic Greatest Hits Collection Features Liam Gallagher
Richard Ashcroft's acoustic greatest hits collection, 'Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1', features Liam Gallagher.The 49-year-old rocker has recorded stripped-back renditions of his most popular songs from his revered solo career and his time in The Verve.The...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 September 2021
Sheffield's Tramlines Festival 2021 Will Go Ahead As A Government Pilot
Sheffield's Tramlines Festival 2021 will go ahead as part of the third phase of the Government's Events Research Programme.The music extravaganza, which takes place between July 23 and July 25, will feature headline performances from...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 June 2021
Richard Ashcroft Teases Return With New Single Set To Drop Friday
Richard Ashcroft is set to return with a new single on Friday (19.02.21).The 49-year-old rocker took to his social media pages to tease his first new music since his 2018 LP 'Natural Rebel'.Ashcroft shared a...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 February 2021
Richard Ashcroft Announces London Palladium Shows
Richard Ashcroft has announced two concerts at the London Palladium in 2021.The 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' hitmaker has revealed plans to make a return to live shows with two nights at the iconic venue on May...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 December 2020
Richard Ashcroft Working On Acoustic 'Greatest Hits' Collection
Richard Ashcroft is working on an acoustic 'greatest hits' collection.The Verve star has confirmed plans for his next album, and he revealed he's going to record some stripped back versions of ''some of the best...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 September 2020
Liam Gallagher: Oasis Have Unfinished Business
Liam Gallagher has insisted Oasis have ''unfinished business'', after he claimed rival sibling and ex-bandmate Noel rejected his song called 'Bin Bag'.The Britpop group's ex-frontman took to Twitter over the weekend to reveal he penned...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 June 2020
Six More Huge Albums Still To Come In 2018
The nights are drawing in and the clocks are about to go back, meaning that the year is coming to an end. For music critics, that means it’s time to start thinking about those Albums...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 21 October 2018
Music News Round-up: Aretha Franklin Tributes, Katy Perry In The Studio, Lily Allen's Book
ARETHA FRANKLIN TRIBUTES POUR IN The world of music is in mourning this weekend, following the passing of legendary singer Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, on Thursday at the age of 76. Tributes have...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 19 August 2018
Richard Ashcroft Announces New Solo Album 'Natural Rebel'
Richard Ashcroft, the former frontman of Nineties rockers The Verve, has announced details of a new studio album out later this year, as well as a tour of intimate venues around the UK.Natural Rebel, his...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 15 August 2018
Richard Ashcroft And More Supporting Liam Gallagher In Manchester
Liam Gallagher has just announced the stellar line-up for his very special forthcoming Manchester show which has already sold out. He's currently performing headline shows and various festivals around Europe and the UK this summer,...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 12 June 2018
Richard Ashcroft: 'Prince's Death Should Push Us All To Do More'
Tributes have been pouring out from the world's biggest music stars since the icon's untimely death on 21 April (16), and the former The Verve star hopes his death will inspire his peers...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 May 2016
Is Liam Gallagher Finally Ready To Make Music Again?
Liam Gallagher is said to be ready to make music again, nearly two years after his group Beady Eye disbanded. The frontman is reported to be heading to the studio to record his first solo...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 21 May 2016
Gerard Butler Stars For Celtic Against Manchester Utd
Gerard Butler, the Scottish-born Hollywood star best known for his role as King Leonidas in '300', pulled on the Celtic shirt to face Manchester United on Tuesday evening (9th August 2011). The actor stole the...
By WENN on 10 August 2011
Beady Eye Close Japan Disaster Benefit Concert
Beady Eye closed London's Japan Disaster Benefit concert with The Beatles' 'Across the Universe' last night (03.04.11).The group were one of three acts to pay homage to the Liverpool pop legends over the evening, joining...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 April 2011
Beady Eye Support 'Old Friends' In Japan
Beady Eye organised a charity concert for earthquake victims in Japan because they have "old friends" there.The 'Bring The Light' band decided to organise the event in London - which will include performances from Primal...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 March 2011
Liam Gallagher To Host Japan Charity Show
Liam Gallagher has rounded up his rock pals Paul Weller, Primal Scream and Richard Ashcroft to appear at a benefit show he's organised for aid efforts in Japan.The former Oasis star's new band Beady Eye...
By WENN on 22 March 2011
Beady Eye Announce Japan Benefit Show
Beady Eye, Primal Scream and Paul Weller and will play a charity show for the victims of the earthquake in Japan. The groups will also be joined at London's Brixton 02 Academy on April 3...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 March 2011
Bryan Adams Joins Killing Cancer Concert
Bryan Adams has joined the bill of the KILLING Cancer charity show. The Canadian rocker joins The Who, Jeff Beck, The Verve's Richard Ashcroft and Blondie legend Debbie Harry for the concert which is being...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 November 2010
Rockers To Play Cancer Charity Gig
THE WHO are teaming up with DEBBIE HARRY, RICHARD ASHCROFT and JEFF BECK to put on a charity concert to raise funds for a pioneering new cancer treatment.Legendary promoter Harvey Goldsmith and The Who's manager...
By WENN on 12 November 2010
Richard Ashcroft's Jailed Collaborators
Richard Ashcroft couldn't collaborate with the people he wanted to because many of them were in prison.The former Verve frontman is currently working on a new venture, United Nations of Sound - in which he...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 August 2010
Ashcroft Storms Off Stage Down Under
Former THE VERVE frontman RICHARD ASHCROFT disappointed fans in Australia by storming off stage at a music festival after just one song.The singer was due to perform a set at the Splendour in the Grass...
By WENN on 02 August 2010
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