Ash To Receive A Legend Award In Belfast

Ash will receive a special Legend award presentation at the Mandela Hall, Belfast, November 11. They will then perform their debut album 1977, which was released 20 years ago.

Ash will be the latest recipients of the Oh Yeah Legend Award. It recognises the exceptional contribution of a musician or a music industry figure from Northern Ireland.

“Ash have played a major part in the story of Northern Irish music and in the story of Oh Yeah too,' Charlotte Dryden, CEO the Oh Yeah Music Centre said. "Our centre is named after the very song which features on their debut album, 1977. How brilliant to finally honor and celebrate the band with an Oh Yeah Legend Award. We can’t wait to hear this classic album performed live and in full on the twentieth anniversary of its release. It is going to be a momentous evening.”

The Ash story is a remarkable one. Formed at Downpatrick High School in 1992, they secured two Number One albums in the UK plus 18 Top 40 singles. Frontman Tim Wheeler won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Pop Song in 2001 for ‘Shining Light’. Their music has featured on numerous film soundtracks and video games. They have sold over eight million records worldwide.

The band are currently working in New York at their Atomic Heart Studios, writing new songs for a follow up to their 2015 album Kablammo!.