Wishbone Ash @ Wildey Theatre

Half a century spent touring while continually releasing live and studio albums, Wishbone Ash is now gearing up for their “Wishlist Tour” featuring Argus, an evening of requests gathered from their fans on social media.

“I love the interactive element of this,” says Andy Powell, founding guitarist, vocalist and songwriter.  “We have so many chapters, lineups and flavors in our music. There’re more than 500 songs, and we continue to write new ones. It is fun to let the fans decide.”

“In some ways our career is like a smaller but global version of the Grateful Dead’s, where radio was not the primary path where people discovered our music. Many of our fans came on board through word of mouth and exposure to our fan community. With such a long and varied history, fans have followed us closely through certain eras during which they might have come of age musically speaking. They’ll have their favorite songs that they’ll ask us to play. So, we decided to give them the show they want!”

Continual touring has kept the band in top shape, and kept fans engaged to share their concert experiences with their friends, which continues to bring more fans, even through the pandemic period.