The only band to fill gigs with screaming girls and air-guitar rockers, Ash are Northern Ireland’s very own guitar-wielding space cadets. Ash are one of the most successful post-Brit-pop bands of the mid-’90s, rocketing to the top of the UK charts with their infectious punk-pop. Like Nirvana, the trio combines pop melodies with an indie-punk rush and heavy guitars. What distinguishes Ash is their very youth – all three members were still in their teens when their first recordings were released, and their music reverberated with the surging emotions and obsessions of youth. Ash sound incredibly raw and gut-wrenchingly powerful live. Quite a remarkable experience indeed…