Ride

Ride, a rock band formed in Oxford and playing alternative rock and shoegaze, performs at Albert Hall in Manchester, with Swervedriver and The Healing Power of Horses in support.

Ride formed in Oxford in 1988 and have built their reputation on alternative rock and shoegaze. Signed to Creation Records, the group issued its first album, Nowhere, in 1990. After a period apart, the line-up of Andy Bell, Laurence "Loz" Colbert, Mark Gardener and Steve Queralt came back together in 2015, aiming to recreate the sound of their earlier work.

Their latest album, Interplay, keeps the forceful guitar playing, trance-like grooves and melodic hooks of their early records, but sets them within a broader sonic framework. The record draws on 1980s pop, with Tears for Fears, Talk Talk and early U2 cited as inspirations.

Swervedriver and The Healing Power of Horses are on the bill in support. Albert Hall is a concert and performance venue in Manchester.