After four rapturously-received shows in Glasgow and Blackpool, the long-anticipated Verve reunion tour arrived in London last night, and Uncut was at the front to witness their powerful return. Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Peter Salisbury and Simon Jones played a greatest hits set that lasted f...
After four rapturously-received shows in Glasgow and Blackpool, the long-anticipated Verve reunion tour arrived in London last night, and Uncut was at the front to witness their powerful return.
Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Peter Salisbury and Simon Jones played a greatest hits set that lasted for over two hours. One new song was unveiled, called “Sit And Wonder”, while one rarity, “Let The Damage Begin” (the b-side to “This Is Music”) was dusted down.
You can read a full report of the show at Uncut’s Wild Mercury Sound blog.
The Verve play The Roundhouse again tonight (November 9), before embarking on a sold-out arena tour next month.
Here’s last night’s setlist:
1 This Is Music
2 Space And Time
3 Gravity Grave
4 Weeping Willow
5 Life’s An Ocean
6 Sonnet
7 Sit And Wonder
8 Velvet Morning
9 Already There
10 Stormy Clouds
11 Let The Damage Begin
12 On Your Own
13 The Rolling People
14 The Drugs Don’t Work
15 Bittersweet Symphony
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16 A Northern Soul
17 History
18 Lucky Man
19 Come On
