Rob Clamp & The Ashmen

Name: Rob Clamp & The Ashmen
Start: 2025-04-05T20:30:00+01:00
Location: The Brook

Schedule

Sat Apr 05 2025 at 08:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Brook | Southampton, EN

£14 Adv / £16.50 Door / Age 18 And Up (14+ accompanied)
Tickets:
https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/rob-clamp-the-ashmen-the-brook-tickets/13608034?REFERRAL_ID=twfb
ROB CLAMP & THE ASHMEN
With Special Guest
MATT OWENS
Having supported the likes of; Frank Turner, James Walsh (Starsailor) and The Bluetones, Rob Clamp is making a name for himself as a dynamic and captivating performer. 'It’s not often you come across a voice with such controlled power: even at the emotional heights and depths of the songs, Rob’s voice retains a purity and focus that is all too rare. Wherever his songwriting leads him, his voice adapts to the genre, from pop through folk and roots. A classic voice for classic music.' Hailing from Southampton, Rob has been featured on BBC introducing, has won the highly regarded ‘Purbeck Rising 2022’ imprinting himself onto the UK folk scene, and won the ‘Sofia International Singer Songwriter Festival 2022’ in Bulgaria.Heavily influenced by the likes of; Ben Howard, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Bruce Springsteen - Rob’s music is filled with real life experiences, performed in his own compelling storytelling style, with acoustic guitar accompanied by a variation of foot percussion.
Recent years have been eventful for Rob, selling out numerous shows across the South of England and Europe. His debut album ‘Lost Soul’ was released in Spring 2024 featuring his longstanding supporting band, ‘The Ashmen’. The band consists of; Sam Weeks (drums & banjo), Ben Reid (piano, guitar and mandolin), Ed Bentley (bass) and Dave Elliott (violin & harmonica). The group have become synonymous with dynamic and powerful performances and have been touted as having a sound big enough to work well in front of several thousand people.
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MATT OWENS
British born singer-songwriter and musician Matt Owens first came to prominence as a founder member of indie-folk band Noah and the Whale. Releasing four albums, Noah and the Whale achieved huge success in the UK and overseas, selling over one million albums in the UK alone. The band toured the world between 2006 and 2014, playing hundreds of festivals, including Austin City Limits, Fuji Rocks and Lollapalooza, as well as touring with the likes of Arcade Fire, Bahamas, and Feist.
4 albums in to a critically-acclaimed solo-career, Matt's 2024 release "Way Out West" has been hailed as a “Masterpiece” by Uncut & a “Career Zenith” by Classic Rock Mag. Bath’s favourite son and his killer band of All-stars The Delusional Vanity Project have long been establishing a reputation as one of the fiercest live acts in the country and are set to play 30 festivals this year including Glastonbury. Matt's also highly in demand as a co-writer and session musician, writing many big hits for AMAUK live act of the Year Elles Bailey, regularly guesting with AMAUK Artists of the Year Robert Vincent and Hannah White, and has played with everyone from Dave Stewart, Thea Gilmore to Laura Marling.

Tickets:
https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/rob-clamp-the-ashmen-the-brook-tickets/13608034?REFERRAL_ID=twfb