On May 24, 1998 – an astonishing quarter of a century ago – The Verve came home to Wigan to play in front of thousands of fans at their now legendary Haigh Hall concert.
In 1998 – an astonishing quarter of a century ago – The Verve came home to Wigan to play in front of thousands of fans at their now legendary Haigh Hall concert.
The Verve were a British rock band formed in Wigan, England in 1989. The band consisted of Richard Ashcroft (vocals, guitar), Nick McCabe (guitar), Simon Jones (bass guitar), and Peter Salisbury (drums). The Verve gained critical acclaim and commercial success in the 1990s with their unique blend of shoegaze, Britpop, and psychedelic rock. The band's