Ash are finally heading back our way, and they’re not messing around.
Irish trio Ash have locked in an Australian tour celebrating 30 years of ‘1977’, the record that launched them out of teenage fun and straight into Britpop’s bloodstream.
For fans who grew up with it blasting through dodgy speakers and scratched CDs, this one hits different, the band will be performing the album in full, front to back, exactly as it landed in 1996.
Ash ‘1977’ Tour Dates
Ash ‘1977’ Tour Dates
- Friday, September 4th – Perth, Rosemount Hotel
- Saturday, September 5th – Fremantle, Fre.Social
- Tuesday, September 8th – Adelaide, Lion Arts Factory
- Thursday, September 10th – Brisbane, The Tivoli
- Friday, September 11th – Melbourne, Northcote Theatre
- Saturday, September 12th – Sydney, Metro Theatre
Tickets
Pre-sale: Wednesday, May 13th at 10:00am local time
General on sale: Friday, May 15th at 10:00am local time
Details here.
A debut that still hits
‘1977’ wasn’t just a debut, it was a moment. Written and recorded while the band were barely out of school, it bottled that restless, messy energy of youth and fired it straight into the charts.
Tracks like ‘Girl From Mars’, ‘Kung Fu’, ‘Angel Interceptor’, ‘Goldfinger’ and ‘Oh Yeah’ didn’t just land, they stuck, each cracking the UK Top 20 and helping push the album past two million copies sold worldwide.
It’s loud, hook heavy, and unapologetically young, a snapshot of a band figuring it out in real time, and somehow getting it right.
“Ash rule. They are geniuses. Gods maybe.” – NME
Not just nostalgia
Anniversary tours can feel like museum pieces if you’re not careful, but ‘1977’ still has teeth, there’s a rawness in those songs that doesn’t fade with time.
This run leans into that, it’s less about polishing the past and more about throwing fans back into it beer soaked floors, ringing ears, and all.
And yeah, Britpop might not dominate the airwaves anymore, but records like this remind you why it mattered in the first place.
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