The Sun said today...

Unfinished Symphony for Verve

THE Drugs Don’t Work — but now Nineties Indie darlings THE VERVE do. RICHARD ASHCROFT, NICK MCCABE, SIMON JONES and PETE SALISBURY have become the latest band to reunite. They’re recording an album and will tour in November. Their classic third album, Urban Hymns, won a Brit for the Wigan lads who, in their heyday, were pushing pals OASIS for the title of Britain’s best band. The reunion will spark a huge bidding war from labels for the creators of monster hits such as Lucky Man, Bitter Sweet Symphony and sole No1, The Drugs Don’t Work. A figure of £5million is being rumoured for the comeback. The drug-plagued band split when guitarist Nick quit after a fallout with frontman Ashcroft. There was a re-formed line-up with a new guitarist, but it was short-lived. Ashcroft later said there was more chance of all THE BEATLES getting back together than The Verve reuniting. But yesterday they announced two gigs each in Glasgow, Blackpool and London. They are “getting back together for the joy of the music.” They plan a break before returning to the studio to finish the album.


With the figures being talked about, no wonder they are all singing from the same hymn-sheet again...