Richard Ashcroft is the first act to be announced for next summer’s Nocturne Live concert series at Blenheim Palace supported ...

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The Verve had been a much-admired ... for what would happen with their third album release. On the chart of October 11, 1997, Urban Hymns entered at No.1, as it started a mission that saw it ...

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