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The Verve reunite for tour

Richard Ashcroft and co write new songs

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The Verve are set to reunite for a winter tour.

The original band of Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe,Simon Jones and Pete Sailsbury have got together for the first time in almost a decade.

In a statement, the band have announced they were: "Getting back together for the joy of the music."

It is believed they will take a summer break and then return to the studio to complete their next album.

The band broke up in 1999, with the tumultuous relationship between Ashcroft and McCabe being well documented with the two exiting the band repeatedly since they began in 1993.

The band are set to play:

Glasgow Academy (November 2,3)
Blackpool Empress Ballroom (5,6)
London Roundhouse (8,9)

Tickets are set to go on sale on July 6.

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6 gigs?

This side of the atlantic, you dont hear much news of them, so I was a bit surprised to just now learn of this brilliant bit of news. They were perhaps one of the most underrated bands of the past decade, at least over here.

More people should appreciate such a top notch band. So please, do so.
Looking forard to their new album due out later in the year.

Also, this is a HOT TRACK:

YouTube - The Verve - Velvet Morning.