News

2002

March 1 TOUR DATES RELEASED

Feb 21 Clones is now on rotation on MTV2. It rocks! VOTE FOR IT NUMEROUS TIMES

Oh yes and ALSO.... Mark has posted on the ash board that on the tour the whole of the new album, Meltdown, will be played along with resurrections of Project, Petrol and Darkside Lightisde along with Ash classic crowd-pleasers. 

Feb 20 The first play of the new 'Clones' video was on MTV2 this morning at 8.30 and apparently it rocks. There is speculation that it will be played between 6-8 today on Gonzo or the NME Chart Show.

Feb 10 The first play of the new Ash single CLONES was on Radio 1 last night. Rocked my socks off is an understatement. The single will be available for download on Ash Wednesday (25th February) from the official Ash site (which is going to be revamped before then). You can also listen to a repeat of  Lamacq's Live at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/listen/index.shtml?hp_la for a week only.

Jan 28 Dmh posted an update on the Ash board regarding the upcoming mini tour and ALBUM. Click here to see a copy of it.

Jan 26 Ash tour Ash tour Ash tour Ash tour Ash tour. Ash are doing a very low-key tour of small venues. Tickets for these shows will be available to the general public from Wednesday 28th January. Tickets on sale NOW click here for tickets .

Jan 8 Bit late I'm afraid but there is now a review of THE NEW ASH ALBUM on www.audiojunkies.net  which is supposedly to be released in April, followed by some promotional UK dates. Also, the first single will probably be Evil Eye. 

Dec 2 Tim's thumbprint up for auction. MORE

Nov 9 Tim's diary - speaking about the recording of their new album, lyrics of new songs and other random things on the Ash Official messageboard. HERE

Oct 18 News on new album from Tim Wheeler himself and NME.com. HERE

Sept 29 News on Ms. Charlotte Hatherley's solo album HERE

             News on Ash's new songs direct from dmh (Ash bassist Mark Hamilton) can be find on Ash-unofficial HERE

             Ash's next single will probably be Evil Eye and may be released before 2004 (MORE) 

             There  is a whisper of a rumour that Ash will do a UK tour around Christmas this year.

Sept 20 This is a bit late but news on Ash's new songs direct from dmh (Ash bassist Mark Hamilton) can be find on Ash-unofficial HERE

June 20 Ash confirmed to be playing the Edinburgh Corn Exchange as part of T on the Fridge on the 18th of August (one day after V).

April 27 Free Ash gig - Manchester Apollo, May 8th ! MORE

April 1 Details on new Ash songs posted on Ash-Official messageboard. MORE

Feb 9  BIG NEWS Ash are doing a 1 off charity gig with Supergrass at the Royal Albert Hall in London, more details on the Tours page.

Nov 28 New limited edition 7" single from Ash MORE

Nov 7 More on the re-release of Jack Names The Planets. MORE

Nov 3 Ash are going to re-release their first single, Jack Names The Planets on the 18/11/02.

Oct 11 Organizers confident Leeds Festival will continue despite this years riots. MORE

Oct 9 Tim Wheeler plays guitar on ‘1.36’, Coldplay's B-side to new single ‘The Scientist’ MORE

Oct 8 BIG NEWS  Ash will do a UK tour in February, dates to be announced.

Oct 7 You may of already heard but Ash are releasing a spoof horror film called Slashed, the film features people such as Coldplay's Chris Martin, Dave Grohl,  Moby, The Hives, The Vines, James Nesbitt and Neil Hannon. For all the info (and there is quite a lot) visit www.ash-unofficial.com. 

Oct 6 Ash blame coach driver for crash. MORE

Sept 15 Intergalactic Sonic 7s debuted at number 3 in the album charts. Atomic Kitten was number 1.....what more can I say?

Sept 12 The waiting is over, Intergalactic Sonic 7s has been released! It got a fantastic 5Ks (Classic rating, can't get a higher one) in Kerrang magazine so hopefully Ash will have it's 3rd number 1 album!

Sept 7 Tim Wheeler says Westlife are embarrassment for Irish music MORE

Sep 1 Envy only got to number 21 in the UK charts, bit of a disappointment really. Lets hope the new album does better.

August 30 Ash tour with Foo Fighters. MORE

August 16 Ash crash!!! MORE

July 15 BIG NEWS Details on Ash's coming album! MORE

July 7 Ash are to play Reading on 24th August and Leeds on 25th August. To find out more visit the Leeds Festival web site.  

July 5 New single "Envy" is confirmed and artwork  is revealed. MORE

June 12 Ash will be playing the sold-out Glastonbury festival this year, and a new single and singles compilation will be released this year.

May 23 Ash win an Ivor Nevello award for 'Shining Light'. To see a full list of the winners, visit the BBC Radio 1 web site. 

April 26 Ash win two awards at the Irish Music Awards for 'Shining Light (best single) and 'Free All Angels' (best album). Ash also opened the evening with a performance of 'Burn Baby Burn'.

April 23 Rumours on the US Ash Tour. MORE 

April 1 The NME have today stated that Tim Wheeler has been nominated for an Ivor Novello award for 'Shining Light'.

March 15 Ash have been confirmed as playing at the one-day Isle of Wight festival, on June 3, in Newport. See NME news page for more details.

March 6 Ash's very own Tim Wheeler sings on a track from Arthur Baker's forthcoming solo album. Baker is notable for having produced New Order's Blue Monday.

March 2 Ash announce that they will be snowboarding in France next month and releasing a B sides Album. Somehow the tracks included will be selected by the web site's users, some sort of voting poll thing, but the details are to be finalized.

March 1 Ash have donated their NME Brat Award to a seriously ill fan. MORE

Feb 25 Ash win best single of the year at the NME Carling Awards for Burn Baby Burn. See NME.COM for more details.

Feb 24 The official Ash merchandise site has added several new t-shirts to it's lineup, and is having a sale on it's pre-2002 merchandise. The new shirts are mostly babydoll cut for girls, so go check it out at the shop section of Ash Official.

Feb 20 A new Soundtrack coming out for "Roswell" Shining Light by Ash is appearing on the sound track :) it also features other artists such as: Coldplay, Zero 7, Dido and Travis. 

Feb 6 Ash pay tribute to EMF and Feeder. MORE

Jan 7 First gig of 2002 confirmed. MORE

2001

Dec Ash burn Westlife CDs. MORE