The Verve were an English rock band formed in Wigan in 1990 by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury.

On May 24 1998, over 30,000 fans gathered in a Wigan country park for what would become one of The Verve’s most iconic shows - the now-legendary Haigh Hall hometown concert.

After months of work in Metropolis and Olympic studios in London, The Verve created a groundbreaking chart-destroyer, Urban Hymns, which was not only hailed as the best album of 1997, but one which …

Nov 13, 2025 · Formed in 1990 in Wigan — the Greater Manchester town within the part of England that has given us some of the country’s greatest rock bands ever — The Verve originally cultivated …

Mar 20, 2024 · It was the band’s first release under the name “The Verve”, following legal difficulties with jazz label Verve Records. The band then played on the travelling US alternative rock festival …

The Verve, long regarded as one of the most original and enthralling bands on the modern British pop scene, eventually broke through to a wider worldwide audience in 1997 with the immediate classic …

Apr 22, 2024 · The vast sonics and reverb-drenched, effect-heavy guitars suggest a shoegazing band, but where those groups often hid inside their cavernous sound, The Verve contained a charismatic, …

Listen to music by The Verve on Apple Music. Find top songs and albums by The Verve including Bitter Sweet Symphony, Lucky Man and more.

The Verve were a British rock and roll band of the 1990s, originally formed in Wigan, England in 1989 by vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury.

1 day ago · Initially released in 1997, "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by the Verve became one of the defining tracks on the soundtrack for Cruel Intentions in 1999. Coming off The Verve's album Urban Hymns, it …