Wheeler's Way

Here comes Tim Wheeler and gig number 28 in a series that's taken them on an A-Z trajectory across the UK, onwards to Dublin and finally Belfast. He looks spry and self-possessed and his mission is to tackle music industry blues by playing to the faithful and peppering the web with ace tunes. You have to admire the guy.

Whatever happens to Ash (and we assume it will be positive), they are forever in possession of a tidy back catalogue that future generations will love. It's also guaranteed to expand as a series of new live tracks show that the Wheeler touch is intact, even if social patterns aren't directing the multitudes this way. The Spring & Airbrake is rammed (though apparently not as intense as the Exmouth Town Hall) and hearts are receptive. For now, that's reward enough.