If you were lucky enough to grab a ticket, mark your calendar: Richard Ashcroft plays the OVO Hydro on Tuesday 31 March, and it promises to be one of the standout gigs of the month.

The Glasgow date — added after the original four-city tour sold out in minutes — is itself now sold out, according to Ashcroft's official website. That puts the Hydro show in rare company: Cardiff, Liverpool and London's O2 all went the same way. If you're still hoping to attend, resale tickets may appear on Ticketmaster closer to the date, but availability isn't guaranteed.

The Essentials

  • Date: Tuesday 31 March 2026
  • Venue: OVO Hydro, Glasgow
  • Doors: 6:30pm
  • Tickets: Sold out (face value was £47.35–£81.95 inc. fees). Check Ticketmaster resale for availability.
  • Age restrictions: Seating — under 14s must be accompanied by an adult (18+). Standing — over 14s only, under 16s with an adult (18+).
  • Tickets are digital via the Ticketmaster app (Safetix) — no paper tickets.

What to Expect From the Setlist

Ashcroft's sold-out headline show at Manchester's Co-op Live in November offered a generous two-hour set mixing Verve classics with solo material spanning his entire career. 'Bitter Sweet Symphony', 'The Drugs Don't Work', 'Lucky Man' and 'Sonnet' all featured, alongside deeper cuts like 'Velvet Morning', 'C'mon People (We're Making It Now)' and 'Music Is Power'.

Expect new tracks from Lovin' You, his seventh solo album released in October 2025 — including the single 'Lover' and the Mirwais-produced 'I'm A Rebel'. The album was co-produced with Chris Potter and Emre Ramazanoglu, and its songs have been earning their place in the live set since the Oasis stadium run last summer.

A Career in Full Flow

It's been quite a couple of years for Ashcroft. His slot as special guest on Oasis's blockbuster 2025 reunion tour reminded millions why he's one of British rock's most compelling frontmen. That exposure fuelled demand for these headline arena dates — a scale of venue Ashcroft hasn't regularly headlined as a solo artist before.

From The Verve's epoch-defining Urban Hymns to a solo catalogue that includes Alone with Everybody and Keys to the World, Ashcroft has always written songs that feel bigger than the room they're played in. The Hydro's 14,000 capacity should suit them perfectly.

The Bigger Picture

The Glasgow show rounds off a run of four sold-out arena dates in late March before the tour continues to Leeds, Birmingham and Newcastle in early April. Ashcroft also returns to Glasgow later in the summer as part of the TRNSMT Festival lineup on 19 June — so if you missed out this time, there's still a chance to catch him.

As a way to close out March, a night of 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' echoing around the Hydro takes some beating.