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The Verve set for reunion?

Richard Ashcroft could reunite with his The Verve bandmates to celebrate 30 years of Urban Hymns next year.

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Yungblud wants to record a Bond theme with Oasis

Yungblud has revealed he would jump at the chance to team up with Oasis on a James Bond theme.

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Richard Ashcroft banned from driving for six months after speeding

Britpop star fined nearly £3000 after being caught speeding on the M4 in West London

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Sam Fender wins Mercury prize: ‘Geordie Springsteen’ is voice of a UK ravaged by industrial decline

The Mercury prize almost always produces surprises – among them, Gomez not The Verve in 1998, and English Teacher not Charlie XCX in 2024 – but perhaps the biggest surprise is that the prize has survived for so many years. That it has been won this year by Sam Fender…

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Richard Ashcroft amazed by Liam Gallagher's 'discipline'

The Verve star Richard Ashcroft has revealed he was amazed by Liam Gallagher's "discipline" when he joined them on Oasis' reunion tour this summer - insisting the frontman won't allow himself to "be in any situations where he can go off track".

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Richard Ashcroft rules out reunion for The Verve

Richard Ashcroft has ruled out a reunion for The Verve because he doesn't think it would "work".

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10 Reunions That Went Wrong

They don't all go as smooth and successfully as Oasis, as The Verve, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Cocteau Twins and more will tell you...

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Richard Ashcroft set list for Oasis shows at Wembley

Oasis are at Wembley this weekend with special guest Richard Ashcroft

Evening Standard

Richard Ashcroft: I’m happy Oasis are getting chance to have victory lap

The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft, who is supporting Oasis on their reunion tour, said the two bands have been together since the beginning.

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UK Rock Legends Oasis Kick Off 'Historic' Comeback Tour

British pop legends Oasis kicked off a hotly anticipated worldwide reunion tour in Cardiff on Friday, commencing an unlikely comeback few thought possible nearly 16 years after last performing together.

International Business Times

Here’s the line-up of every major festival in 1995… and it actually isn’t very different to how they’ve shaped up 30 years later

Britpop was thriving, Pumpkins were Pumpkinsing, and Skunk Anansie tried to get on every bill going…

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Richard Ashcroft told Noel Gallagher he was the 'only person' who could open for Oasis

The Verve star Richard Ashcroft has revealed he told Noel Gallagher he was the "only person" who could open for Oasis when they hit the road for their reunion tour this summer.

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“The lyrics are quite nonsensical… I was hammered when I wrote it”: Noel Gallagher on the making of Some Might Say, the song that showed Oasis were set for the big time

The Britpop legends’ first Number One heralded the moment they turned from thrilling rock’n’roll band to cultural phenomenon. Here's how it came together.

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"In the early days, it was actually Oasis supporting us, but that changed very quickly. I suppose it was easy to look at what was happening to Oasis and think, ‘I want a bit of that’": Former Verve guitarist Nick McCabe on Britpop and musical inspiration

“I could never see the connection with the Verve, really," says McCabe. "I had nothing against Britpop at all and there was some amazing music that came out of it, but it wasn’t the sound that we wanted to make"

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The Guardian - UK

Disgusting, isn’t it? John Lewis’s shocking Christmas advert is actually about … shopping

Where’s the lonely man on the moon? Where’s the plaintive piano ballad sung by a wan Victorian girl? This year’s John Lewis ad is packed with unforgivable sins

The Independent UK

Who sings ‘Sonnet’, the song featured in the 2024 John Lewis Christmas advert?

Richard Ashcroft’s acoustic rendition of The Verve’s 1998 single ‘Sonnet’ features after the musician was announced as an opening act for Oasis’s 2025 reunion

Evening Standard

Oasis tour: Thousands of tickets sold on unofficial resale websites will be cancelled

Tour organisers say around 50,000 tickets could be cancelled after being sold on unofficial resale sites

The Independent UK

Liam Gallagher hits out at fan ‘complaint’ about Oasis reunion tour

Richard Ashcroft was confirmed this week as the opening act for Oasis’s UK and Ireland shows

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Richard Ashcroft announced as special guest for Oasis Live '25

Richard Ashcroft will join Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher for the UK and Ireland dates of their 'Oasis Live '25' tour.

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Richard Ashcroft confirmed as special guest for Oasis tour

The former Verve frontman is a close friend of both Noel and Liam Gallagher

The Independent UK

Richard Ashcroft confirmed as Oasis support for UK and Ireland shows

Ashcroft said that Noel and Liam Gallagher had inspired some of his ‘best work’ as he declares it’s time to ‘create more memories’

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Oasis UK and Ireland tour support acts 'revealed' as fellow 90s icons

It is reported the two acts have with long-standing ties to the Gallagher brothers

The Independent UK

Oasis support acts for UK and Ireland tour revealed

Exclusive: Source close to the band confirms two opening acts, both who have a long history with the Gallagher brothers, for their sold-out 2025 tour

The Independent UK

‘Justin Hawkins made me laugh a lot’: From Oasis to Slash – photographer Scarlet Page on her favourite shots

Exclusive: Photographer’s work spanning 30 years is the subject of a new exhibition, featuring choice shots of Amy Winehouse, David Bowie, Stereophonics, Foo Fighters and The Rolling Stones. She tells the stories behind some of her most iconic portraits

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Your essential guide to every album by The Verve

When they weren't splitting up on a monthly basis, The Verve made some fabulous records

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