Richard Ashcroft

Wigan's two-time Ivor Novello winner (Songwriter of the Year in 1998 and Outstanding Contribution to British Music in 2019) has released six Top 5 solo albums, including the chart-topping debut Alone With Everybody.

He first came to attention with The Verve, with who he released one of the biggest albums of the era in the shape of Urban Hymns as well as a succession of anthems which remain staples of his live set today, including The Drugs Don’t Work, Bitter Sweet Symphony, Lucky Man and Sonnet.