Ride are set to join Richard Ashcroft at this year’s South Facing Festival.
Back in March, it was announced that theĀ former Verve frontman would make a headline appearance at the festival at Crystal Palace Bowl on Saturday, August 6.
Now, Ride have been announced as Ashcroft’s “special guests” on the day, alongsideĀ Steve Lamacq, BDRMM, Tess Parks and Alan McGee.
At the event, Ride will celebrate the 30th anniversary release their classic 1990 debut album ‘Nowhere’ and will perform the album in full at the event.
South Facing Festival, which launched last year, runs between July 29 and August 21. The open-air concert series will also host performances from the likes of London Grammar, Bombay Bicycle Club, Jungle and Becky Hill.
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Last yearās inaugural South Facing Festival included sets from Dizzee Rascal, SupergrassĀ andĀ The Streets.
Ashcroft, who released his latest album āAcoustic Hymns Vol.1ā last October, is also due to perform at Millennium Square in Leeds this summer. You can find his full schedule and ticket details here.
Back in January, the singer-songwriter shared a new remix of his track āCāmon People (Weāre Making It Now)ā featuring Liam Gallagher.
In aĀ three-star review, NME said that Ashcroftās āAcoustic Hymns Vol.1ā ā a re-imagining of āclassic songsā from his back catalogue ā was āwell worth a listen, and an excellent reminder of some of both Ashcroft and The Verveās finest workā.
Meanwhile, earlier this year,Ā RideĀ announced new reissues of their early albums and EPs to mark the 30th anniversary of their debut album.
The Oxford group, who formed in 1988, are set to re-release their seminal first album āNowhereā (1990) and its follow-up āGoing Blank Againā (1992) on November 4 via Wichita Recordings.
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