Nathan Aspinall reveals plan to ditch iconic Mr Brightside walk-on song

Nathan Aspinall has said that his walk-on song, Mr Brightside, will be ditched at some point.

The smash Indie hit by The Killers can be heard up and down clubs across the United Kingdom and has become synonymous with The Asp.

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Mr Brightside has more than three billion listens on Spotify and is the longest-running track to be in the UK charts since its debut in 2003.

And 34-year-old Aspinall has made it a key part of any match he’s in.

During the 2025 Premier League, The Asp might not have performed very well, but he always got the crowd going with this banger.

But he has revealed that there will be a point that it goes.

Speaking to Oche 180, the World No.14 said: “Everyone associates Mr. Brightside with me. 

“I’ve kept him in the top 40 for the last 10 years. You know what I mean? 

“I might be called Nathan Aspinall, but I walk down the street and, oh, Mr. Brightside. It grates on me.

“Everyone absolutely loves it and it’s part of the darts now. 

“I think there’s certain walk-ons that are iconic. Obviously, Michael’s, Phil’s, Barney’s, Gary Anderson, Adrian Lewis, there’s certain ones that you can never change. 

“And I can’t change it until it’s my final year, and I will change it to Lose Yourself. Yeah, a million percent.” 

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He has already thrown Lose Yourself by Eminem in on occasion.

The most recent of those was at the German Darts Grand Prix, where The Asp came up against Kevin Doets in the semi-final.

It proved to be a successful transition with Aspinall beating the Dutchman and going on to win the title.

And there is now a clear time frame for when Aspinall will put Mr Brightside away for good.

Not bothered

In the same interview, The Asp also revealed that winning titles doesn’t really bother him anymore.

Instead, the 34-year-old just wants to make sure that he and his family don’t have to worry financially in the future.

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On what motivates him to keep playing, Aspinall said: “I don’t care about trophies. I do this game because it’s my job and I don’t ever want my kids or me to have to ever worry about money. 

“Honest to god, I couldn’t care less about the trophies.  

“Of course, I want to win tournaments and I’ll be buzzing to add another trophy to my trophy cabinet.

“But, for me, it’s very much a case of trying to make as much money as I possibly can over the next ten years.”

Despite admitting that he wants to keep playing darts for the money, Aspinall still has two major PDC titles to his name.

In 2019, he claimed the UK Open and followed that up four years later with victory in the World Matchplay.

As mentioned, in 2025, he made it into the Premier League as well, and though his form has somewhat dipped, he’s still a dangerous opponent for anyone who takes him on.