Richard Ashcroft Splendour in the Grass set so we cancelled all promotional activity for Sunday," the statement said. It continued: "It wasn't until he got on stage on Sunday night at Splendour that he realised his voice wouldn't make it through the set." Ashcroft was reportedly "ordered not to speak or sing for 72 hours" by a doctor. Notes Richard Ashcroft Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971) is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their original split in 1999. He
Richard Band Richard Band Richard Howard Band (born December 28, 1953) is an American composer of film music. He has scored more than 85 films, including "From Beyond", which won the award for Best Original Soundtrack at the Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival. Band was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of the film director/producer Albert Band, the brother of director/distributor Charles Band, and the uncle of Alex Band. Since the late 1970s Band has been composing film music for horror and science fiction films regularly. His first notable score was for 1977's "Laserblast", which he co-composed with