Ash bring 1977 to Adelaide for 30th anniversary lap

Irish power pop trio Ash perform their 1996 debut album 1977 in full for its 30th anniversary, touring Australia and New Zealand with the Adelaide show at Lion Arts Factory on Tuesday 8 September. The album, which spawned UK Top 20 singles including 'Girl From Mars', 'Kung Fu' and 'Goldfinger', was written and recorded when the band members were 19 and has sold over 2 million copies worldwide.

"Ash rule. They are geniuses. Gods maybe."- **NME**

Ireland’s favourite power pop trio **ASH**, finally return to Australia and New Zealand to **Celebrate the 30th Anniversary** of their iconic debut album,*** 1977***, by performing the album in full. Released in 1996, the album’s title references both the decade the band members were born in and the year Star Wars first hit cinemas.

***1977*** has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and was written, recorded and released when most of Ash were still only 19. A cinematic punk-pop soundtrack to binge drinking, chasing girls, youth and frustrated adolescent idealism, the album fused power pop, glam rock, post-grunge and Britpop into a loud, melodic and exuberant sound.

It struck a chord with the hearts, minds and hormones of a generation of like-minded teens, delivering a run of singles **including ‘Girl From Mars’, ‘Kung Fu’, ‘Angel Interceptor’, ‘Goldfinger’ **and **‘Oh Yeah’** all of which reached the UK Top 20 and helped cement Ash’s reputation.

The 30th Anniversary Celebration of ***1977 ***will give Ash fans the chance to relive the album that featured “hit after honey-topped hit” and Britpop ruled the airwaves. Oh yeah!

**ASH 1977 - 30th Anniversary Australian Tour Dates:**

Friday 4th September PERTH, Rosemount Hotel
Saturday 5th September FREMANTLE, [Fre.Social](http://Fre.Social)
Tuesday 8th September ADELAIDE, Lion Arts Factory
Thursday 10th September BRISBANE, The Tivoli
Friday 11th September MELBOURNE, Northcote Theatre
Saturday 12th September SYDNEY, Metro Theatre
Monday 14th September AUCKLAND, Tuning Fork
Tuesday 15th September WELLINGTON, Sn Fran

**Tickets On Sale Now From: ****[https://metropolistouring.com/newzealand/ash/](https://metropolistouring.com/newzealand/ash/)**

**NZ: ****[https://metropolistouring.com/newzealand/ash/](https://metropolistouring.com/newzealand/ash/)**** **

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