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May 22, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Richard Ashcroft, formerly of The Verve, has released “Lover,” his first new song in seven years, shared via a music video. He will be opening for Oasis during their massive reunion shows in the UK this summer. Check out the song below, followed by the tour dates.

Ashcroft’s last solo album of original material, Natural Rebel, came out in 2018. In 2021 he released Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1, but that album features stripped down versions of some of his previous songs.

Ashcroft wrote “Lover” and co-produced it with Emre Ramazanoglu. It incorporates elements of Joan Armatrading’s song “Love and Affection,” one of Ashcroft’s favorites. He got Armatrading’s blessing before recording the song.

Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1 included a seven-minute acoustic version of his most iconic song, “Bittersweet Symphony.” In 2019, Ashcroft got the publishing rights to “Bittersweet Symphony” back from The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, making the new version of the song all the more triumphant.

Richard Ashscroft Tour Dates:

Opening for Oasis:

7/4 - Cardiff, UK @ Principality Stadium
7/5 - Cardiff, UK @ Principality Stadium
7/11 - Manchester, UK @ Heaton Park
7/12 - Manchester, UK @ Heaton Park
7/16 - Manchester, UK @ Heaton Park
7/19 - Manchester, UK @ Heaton Park
7/20 - Manchester, UK @ Heaton Park
7/25 - London, UK @ Wembley Stadium
7/26 - London, UK @ Wembley Stadium
7/30 - London, UK @ Wembley Stadium
8/2 - London, UK @ Wembley Stadium
8/3 - London, UK @ Wembley Stadium
8/8 - Edinburgh, UK @ Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
8/9 - Edinburgh, UK @ Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
8/12 - Edinburgh, UK @ Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
8/16 - Dublin, IRE @ Croke Park
8/17 - Dublin, IRE @ Croke Park
9/27 - London, UK @ Wembley Stadium
9/28 - London, UK @ Wembley Stadium

Headline and Festival Dates:

5/25 - Stevenage, UK @ SMR 2025 at Lamex Stadium
6/7 - São Paulo, BR @ Blues & Rock Festival
6/19 - Oxfordshire, UK @ Blenheim Palace
7/27 - Newmarket, UK @ Racecourses
8/23 - Cornwall, UK @ Live at Scorrier House

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