Ash will release ninth studio album ‘Ad Astra‘ on 3rd October 2025 via Fierce Panda.
The band recently unveiled the album's lead single, ‘Give Me Back My World', which is one of the 11 tracks on the album. Fans can also expect their raucous take on ‘Jump in the Line' to be included along with two Graham Coxon collaborations.
‘Ad Astra' is the follow-up to ‘Race The Night', the band's highest charting album for 20 years, and it's being released two years and one month later. Ash vowed that the fierce pandemic-induced five year chasm between 2018 album ‘Islands' and ‘Race The Night' would never happen again.
Lead singer and guitarist Tim Wheeler comments on new single ‘Give Me Back My World': “If I told you this song dates back to 2020 you'd hardly need a degree from the school of Marple, Holmes and Poirot to figure out what it's getting at. And although those sentiments may be just a memory from the stand point of 2025, the song's heart still feels relevant. In a time of chaos, disruption and angst there's still a beautiful world out there and it's worth fighting for.”
Continuing he says: “Have you ever had one of those moments where you feel the rug has been pulled from under you? Everything you took for granted goes up in smoke and you are no longer in control, and you can only look back in hindsight at a life that's no longer yours? I think we've all had those moments. I think you can all relate to this song. But luckily for you it a) rails against this loss of control and b) is a total banger. So, fire it up and rage with us against the dying of the light.”
The track listing for ‘Ad Astra' is:
1. Zarathustra
2. Which One Do You Want?
3. Fun People (feat Graham Coxon)
4. Give Me Back My World
5. Hallion
6. Deadly Love
7. My Favourite Ghost
8. Jump In The Line
9. Keep Dreaming
10. Dehumanised
11. Ghosting
12. Ad Astra (feat Graham Coxon)
Ash – Upcoming live dates 2025
Tickets are available here
2nd August – Audley End House, Essex, UK (with Manic Street Preachers)
7th August – Sonorama, Aranda del Duero, Spain
9th August – Custom House Square, Belfast, UK (with The Darkness)
22nd August – Victorious Festival, Portsmouth, UK
23rd August – Live at Scorrier House, Redruth, UK (Supp. to Richard Ashcroft)
9th September – Scala, London, UK
10th September – Scala, London, UK
26th September – Visor Festival, Valencia, Spain
14th October – Zepp, Fukuoka, Japan
16th October – Zepp, Osaka, Japan
17th October – Zepp, Nagoya, Japan
20th October – Gigs, Sendai, Japan
21st October – KT Zepp, Yokohama, Japan
14th November – Shiiine On Weekender, Minehead, UK
16th November – Sin City, Swansea, UK
18th November – Boiler Shop, Newcastle, UK
19th November – New Century Hall, Manchester, UK
20th November – SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow, UK
22nd November – Bootleg Social, Blackpool, UK
23rd November – The Foundry, Sheffield, UK
25th November – O2 Academy, Oxford, UK
5th December – Mike The Pies, Listowel, Ireland
6th December – Spirit Store, Dundalk, Ireland
7th December – Róisín Dubh, Galway, Ireland
9th December – Cyprus Avenue, Cork, Ireland
10th December – Dolans Warehouse, Limerick, Ireland
11th December – The Academy, Dublin, Ireland
13th December – Ulster Hall, Belfast, UK
Ash – Upcoming live dates 2026
6th February | The Forum, Tunbridge Wells, UK
7th February | Junction, Cambridge, UK
8th February | The Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes, UK
10th February | Phoenix, Exeter, UK
11th February | The Trinity Centre, Bristol, UK
13th February | Grand Central Dome, Liverpool, UK
14th February | The Sugarmill, Stoke-On-Trent, UK
15th February | The Welly, Hull, UK
17th February | Epic Studios, Norwich, UK
19th February | O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
