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On Sunday the16th of November, the Northern Irish band continued their legacy, returning to Swansea for a highly anticipated show at Sin City,&nbsp;where I caught up with drummer Rick \u201cRock\u201d McMurray and frontman Tim Wheeler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cIt was being in the right place, right time\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-03-133329.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-03-133329.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-03-133329.png 903w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-03-133329-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-03-133329-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Courtesy of Ellie Evans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even three decades later, their greatest moments sound like pure rock chaos. Speaking about that record-breaking Glastonbury slot, Wheeler recalls the thrill of being a last-minute headliner: \u201cIt was being in the right place, right time.\u201d The moment Eavis asked them to fill in for Steve Winwood, who was unable to get on site with the apocalyptic weather, was unforgettable:&nbsp;\u201cWe got back to our tour bus and had a knock on the door, asking, \u2018Can you headline tomorrow night?\u2019\u201d. Headlining beside The Prodigy and Radiohead, while being only nineteen years old, Ash remembers the experience as \u201csort of a magical thing\u201d as though a crowd of that size \u201cbecomes a sea\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the cult-like reaction to their debut album, <em>1977<\/em>, Ash was thrust into the limelight, where the pressure quickly became overwhelming; \u201cI think we were quite burnt out, because we weren\u2019t prepared for how much touring&nbsp;<em>1977<\/em>&nbsp;would bring\u201d, says McMurray. With many of their contemporaries being dropped by labels at the time, Ash was aware \u201cthat could be us\u201d, marking an era that forged their resilience: \u201cif that was going to happen, then let\u2019s go out at the top of our game\u201d. They instead redirected focus on \u201ctaking control of our identity\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cPost 1977, there was a lot of record label pressure. Where\u2019s the next album?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Approaching the controversial reaction to their sophomore album <em>Nuclear Sounds<\/em>, McMurray reveals, \u201cwe were being marketed in a very mainstream way\u201d during the Britpop era. The album is a clapback to \u201cjust put that idea to bed\u201d. Though the trio have no regrets with how they dealt with the \u201cdownward dip\u201d as it \u201cgave us a lot of resilience\u201d, contributing to making Ash who they are today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of <em>Girl from Mars<\/em>, which McMurray notes inspired the title of their new album <em>Ad Astra<\/em>, a translation of \u201cto the stars\u201d. The number one hit was undeniably the loudest song of the night, closely tied with their cover of <em>Jump in the Line<\/em>. I hadn\u2019t known what to expect from an Ash audience, but the reaction was immediate: this was a crowd of&nbsp;die-hards. The passion and loyalty radiating from the long-term fans was an infectious force that drove the entire night. My personal favourite of the night was <em>Burn Baby Burn<\/em>, a track from their album <em>Free All Angels<\/em>: the eruption from the crowd felt inevitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three decades in, Ash is still hungry to prove themselves. 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