I had been looking forward to this show for two years
and the band did not disappoint. The 9:30 Club, at
this time, was in the middle of downtown DC and was a
little hole-in-the-wall kind of place that only held
about 400 people. We got there early, before they
opened the doors to the main room. When they finally
did open the doors, I was able to walk right up to the
front of the stage, right between where Richard and
Simon would soon take their places.

Hum opened and played well, though nobody really
seemed to care. Finally, the lights went down, smoke
started to fill the stage, and "Rock On" blasted
through the PA. The band took the stage and
immediately cranked into A New Decade. Just before
Nick's guitar exploded into the song, Richard held up
a dollar bill and screamed "It's all for fucking
money!" This is the setlist as best I can remember
it, though it may not be in the right order.

A New Decade
Slide Away
This Is Music
The Rolling People
Come On
Man Called Sun
Life's an Ocean
She's a Superstar
Gravity Grave->Echo Bass
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Drugs Don't Work (Richard solo acoustic)
On Your Own
The Sun, the Sea

The whole vibe was completely different than the
Storm in Heaven tour. Instead of staring off into
space, Richard and Simon were constantly looking the
audience directly in the eyes and screaming "Come on!"
and other such things. The show was much more upbeat
and confrontational than the previous show I had seen.
The sound was amazing, but there seemed to be some
tension between Nick and Richard.

She's a Superstar and Gravity Grave remain to this
day as the most amazing performances I've ever
witnessed. The Sun, the Sea was the perfect finale to
this incredible show, with Richard singing "There's a
storm in heaven! There's a storm in Washington!" The
Verve definitely lived up to the hype this night. I
remember getting into my car after the show, and A
Northern Soul was in the tape player. After what I
had just witnessed, it sounded like a toy version. 
The Verve was definitely a live band.