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Ash have announced details of a UK spring tour. Having re-invigorated the live circuit with their gruelling A-Z tour zigzagging across the UK late last year, Ash return to some more familiar venues this April and May. All tickets go on sale Tuesday 12th January 2010 priced £15 regionally and £16.50 in London. The dates are as follows:

19/04/10 Southampton – University
20/04/10 Cambridge – Junction
21/04/10 Norwich – Waterfront
23/04/10 Birmingham – Irish Centre
24/04/10 Leeds – Metropolitan University
25/04/10 Newcastle – O2 Academy
27/04/10 Glasgow – O2 ABC
28/04/10 Manchester – Academy 2
30/04/10 Bristol – O2 Academy
01/05/10 Brighton – Concorde 2
02/05/10 Oxford – O2 Academy
04/05/10 London – Electric Ballroom

Ash have announced they will be playing a special show at Inside Out, Beaumont Street, Darlington on Friday 18th December. Tickets are available now priced £16.50.

Due to the success of the A-Z tour and demand for tickets, Ash will follow their show at the Tunbridge Wells Forum on Saturday 14th November with a second, special ‘1977′ show, the next day, Sunday 15th November.

The band played two successful ‘1977′ era themed gigs in September last year and this offers fans another chance to see the band perform their debut album in full. Tickets are available now.

Ash have today announced details of two shows taking place in Ireland in November. Tickets for both shows go on Sale on Monday 12th October at 9am.

25/11 – Dublin Button Factory
26/11 – Belfast Spring and Airbrake

Ash have today announced a 26 date UK tour for this autumn. Working alphabetically through the towns and cities of the British Isles from Aldershot to Zennor, Ash will be dropping in on the UK’s lesser–visited concert venues. The tour provides the launch pad for the bands unique A–Z Series, kicking off with the electro–ballad True Love 1980 on October 12th. The A–Z series will see a collection of 26 limited edition 7" and digital download singles, released fortnightly over the coming year. Tickets for all shows are on sale from Thursday 27th August.

October 19 – ALDERSHOT, West End Centre
October 20 – BRADFORD, The Gaswork
October 32 – CARLISLE, The Brickyard
October 22 – DUNDEE, Fat Sam’s
October 24 – EAST GRANGE, The Loft
October 25 – FALKIRK, Behind The Wall
October 27 – GLOUCESTER, Guildhall
October 28 – HASTINGS, Crypt
October 30 – IPSWICH, 77 Live
October 31 – JERSEY, St.Helier Havana Club

November 2 – KINGSTON, The Peel
November 3 – LOUGHBOROUGH, University
November 4 – MILTON KEYNES, Woughton Centre
November 6 – NEWPORT, Tjs
November 7 – OLDHAM, Castle
November 8 – PLYMOUTH, Hippo
November 10 – QUEENS PARK, Corrib Rest
November 11 – ROTHERHAM, The Vault
November 12 – SWANSEA, Sin City
November 14 – TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Forum
November 16 – UPPER NORWOOD, Gipsy Hill Tavern
November 17 – VENTNOR, Winter Gardens
November 19 – WORCESTER, Dive Bar
November 21 – EXMOUTH, Pavilion
November 22 – YEOVIL, Orange Box
November 23 – ZENNOR, Village Hall

Ash have today been confirmed as headliners of the 2nd stage at the Splendour Festival at Wollaton Park in Nottingham on July 19th. They will be joined by around eight other bands yet to be confirmed. For the first time Splendour will feature an additional two stages, plus a comedy stage.

The main stage line-up for the event on Sunday July 19 is now complete with Madness, The Pogues, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Imelda May, The Rifles, Kid British and Dog Is Dead appearing.

Tickets are available from Rock City and the Royal Centre, www.gigantic.com and www.alt-tickets.co.uk.

To warm up for their two dates at the Bloomsbury Ballroom on the 6th and 7th June Ash will be playing two warm up shows:

Weds 3rd June – Concorde 2 Brighton
Thurs 4th June – Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth

Pre-sale tickets for the warm up shows and Bloomsbury Ballroom tickets are available now. Tickets for the warm up shows go on general sale 9am Tuesday 5th May.

Due to phenomenal demand Ash will follow their show on Saturday 6th June with a second night at the Bloomsbury Ballroom, London on Sunday 7th June 2009.

Tickets go on general sale on 9am Monday 27th April from www.gigsandtours.com .