Urban Hymns Tour

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Urban Hymns Tour
Tour by The Verve
Dates	November 1, 1997 - August, 1998
Legs	5
Shows	46

The Urban Hymns Tour was a concert tour by British Britpop band The Verve from November 1997 till August 1998. The tour began less than five weeks after the Urban Hymns album had been released. The tour consisted of 5 legs, containing 46 shows in total.

Contents 1 Notable shows 1.1 Haigh Hall show 1.2 Slane Castle show 2 Tour legs 2.1 1. United States 2.2 2. United Kingdom 2.3 3. Western Europe 2.4 4. North America 2.5 5. United Kingdom 3 Live Set

[edit] Notable shows

[edit] Haigh Hall show

The Haigh Hall show in Wigan, UK, was the bands "homecoming gig". they had not played in their home city since 1992 on the Gravity Grave Tour. The band were supported by John Martyn, Beck (who was playing his only UK date of that year) and Eumir Deodato. The show was a complete sell out and the show became one of (if not) the most famous performances of the band.

[edit] Slane Castle show

The Verve were the main band, headlining the annual Slane Concert. They were backed by David Gray, James, Robbie Williams and the Manic Street Preachers. The show was almost capacity, with over 80,000 fans purchasing tickets. It was to prove to be the band's last ever gig. The show ended with a 15 minute jam of Bittersweet Symphony.

[edit] Tour legs

[edit] 1. United States

• Leg consisted of 13 shows.
• Shows in Los Angeles, Seattle, New York and Detroit, among others.

[edit] 2. United Kingdom

• Leg consisted of 10 shows.
• Shows in Glasgow, Manchester, London, and a "homecoming" show in Wigan.

[edit] 3. Western Europe

• Leg consisted of 5 shows.
• Shows in The Netherlands, France, and Germany.

[edit] 4. North America

• Leg consisted of 13 shows.
• Eleven shows in the United States, and two in Canada.

[edit] 5. United Kingdom

• Leg consisted of 3 shows.
• Shows in Chelmsford, Leeds and Dublin, Ireland, which was, in fact, the bands last ever gig.

[edit] Live Set

The set list was chosen from a selection of these:

• "New Decade"
• "This Is Music"
• "Life's An Ocean"
• "Man Called Sun"
• "Sonnet"
• "One Day"
• "Catching the Butterfly"
• "Weeping Willow"
• "The Rolling People"
• "On Your Own"
• "The Drugs Don't Work"
• "Space and Time"
• "A Northern Soul"
• "Stormy Clouds"
• "Stormy Clouds (Reprise)"
• "Bittersweet Symphony"
• "History"
• "Lucky Man"
• "This Time"
• "Come On"
• "Velvet Morning"
• "See You in the Next One (Have a Good Time)"

The Verve
Nick McCabe | Richard Ashcroft | Simon Jones | Peter Salisbury | Simon Tong
Discography
Studio albums: A Storm in Heaven | A Northern Soul | Urban Hymns
EPs: Verve EP | Five by Five
Compilations: No Come Down | This is Music: The Singles 92-98
Singles: "All in the Mind" | "She's a Superstar" | "Gravity Grave" | "Blue" | "Slide Away" | "This Is Music" | "On Your Own" | "History" | "Bitter Sweet Symphony" | "The Drugs Don't Work" | "Lucky Man" | "Sonnet"
Tours: Gravity Grave Tour | Urban Hymns Tour
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