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Update 16.3.10
It would appear the press release sent out to journalists with promos of the album, including blogsite Battery In Your Leg, lists the release date for The Night Before as 19 April, the Monday after the tour finishes. The album is now seven tracks long, listed on the amended wearejames news section as six tracks plus a bonus. All My Letters no longer appears.
Update 16.3.10
James are headlining the Saturday night of the Beautiful Days Festival in Devon on Saturday August 21st. More details and ticket arrangements can be found at the festival's official site.
According to music site Musicfix, The Night Before has been delayed to 19 April, although pre-sale listings at Play and CDWOW still suggest 5 April. It is rumoured, with a quote, that James will spend five days after the upcoming UK tour recording the follow up mini album The Morning After for release in July. Crazy is slated to be the lead track from the album, and is meant to be about Tim's recovery for his liver disease. The article confirms stories from conversations with the band that the album was created through an innovative ftp upload site that the band had access to with Lee Baker using the results to produce the final mixes of the album.
Update 8.3.10
Two Greek dates have been confirmed :
Friday 30th April -
Patras Old Theatre, Patras
Saturday 1st May - Tae Kwon Do Arena, Athens
Tickets will be 30 Euro (standing) and 35 Euro (seated) in Patras, and 40 Euro
(standing) and 50 Euro (seated) for Athens.
Tickets go on sale on Wednesday 10th March 2010, and will be available from
the following outlets:
www.ticketarena.gr
www.i-ticket.gr
Update 3.3.10
There are unconfirmed rumours that James will be performing at Theatre Tae Kwo Do in Athens, Greece on Saturday 1 May. A link to a Facebook group can be found here (it's in Greek)
Update 28.2.10
The cover for the new mini-album The Night Before can be seen here
Update 17.2.10
James new mini-album The Night Before is, according to music distribution sources, due for release on Monday April 5 and will feature eight tracks - It's Hot, Crazy, Ten Below, Porcupine, Shine, Dr Hellier, Hero and All My Letters. This hasn't been officially confirmed by the band.
Update 16.12.09
James have confirmed they will headline The Big Top on the final day of the Isle of Wight Festival on Sunday 13th June next year. Click on this link for tickets.
The mini-album The Night Before can be pre-ordered now from the James store either on mp3 or cd.
Update 13.12.09
James headlined the Manchester versus Cancer gig at the Manchester Evening News Arena last night. Backed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, they played Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Waltzing Along, Fairground, Just Like Fred Astaire, Of Monsters And Heroes And Men, Say Something, Don't Wait That Long, She's A Star, Hymn From A Village, Laid and were then joined by Peter Hook for covers of Joy Division classics Transmission and Atmosphere, with ex Happy Mondays vocalist Rowetta also joining for the latter. A review can be found here.
James have also issued a statement regarding, mainly anonymous, claims by posters on the official messageboard complaining about transaction prices for the upcoming Mirrorball tour.
"Hello Everyone,
We've noted the comments made on the board about the ticket pre-sale and the
album pre-order and just want to clarify a few points.
As a band, we've decided we want to invest more in our website and offer more
to fans. In order to do this we need to offer things to sell via the site. A
company called Sandbag look after these transactions for us. They are a small,
but reputable company who also work with Radiohead and REM amongst others.
Regarding the ticket pre-sale, the allocation we secured for fans who are on
the mailing list were the best seats we were able to secure from the promoter
of our shows. Some of these are standing, some are seated. We put these on
sale in advance of general release so that those of you who are on the mailing
list get first choice.
The price of the tickets is the same as any other ticketing agent, and the
service charge that is applied is the same as any other agent. The only
difference in price is the postage. Tickets bought through our ticket store
are sent Royal Mail Special Delivery, and neither ourselves nor Sandbag make
any profit from the Royal Mail charge. The reason for using Special Delivery
is that sometimes tickets are sent to fans shortly before the event (for
reasons outside of our control and Sandbag's control); or sometimes tickets
are lost in the post or delayed. Ticketmaster charge £2.25 for "Standard Post"
which they admit is "non-secure". We appreciate Special Delivery is a few
pounds more but we would not want a loyal fan to miss a show because they
bought tickets from our store which then did not arrive.
Regarding the album pre-order, the price should be £4.99 and the postage &
packing fee, within the UK, is an additional £2. We appreciate that other
online stores such as Amazon offer low prices and in many cases free postage
and packing, but our store is very much a cottage industry and neither
ourselves nor Sandbag have the size and resource to match the same prices as
Amazon. We have asked that prices be as low as possible and we have asked that
all fans who buy from our store receive great service and, where possible,
exclusives that are not available anywhere else.
To ensure that all of you who buy through our store receive excellent service,
we have asked that there be a dedicated email address specifically for our
fans. If any of you have any questions or queries specifically regarding your
order whether that is for a ticket or the mini-album, you are welcome to email
jamestickets@sandbag.uk.com. You will receive a personal response from a real
human being who will help you with your query.
Hope this clears things up and thank you for your support!
Best,
James HQ"
Update 30.11.09
James have announced a series of live dates - entitled The Mirrorball Tour - for April 2010 and the release of a mini-album entitled The Night Before in the same month. Tickets go on general sale on Thursday (December 3) with a pre-sale for wearejames subscribers starting on Wednesday. The dates are :
Monday 5th - Edinburgh Corn Exchange (0844 4999 990) Tuesday 6th - Newcastle Academy (0844 477 2000) Thursday 8th - Sheffield Academy (0844 477 2000) Friday 9th - Preston Guildhall (01772 258 858) Saturday 10th - Cambridge Corn Exchange (01223 357 851) Monday 12th - Southend Cliffs Pavilion (01702 351 135) Tuesday 13th - Bournemouth Academy (0844 477 2000) Thursday 15th - Bristol Colston Hall (0117 922 3686) Friday 16th - London Royal Albert Hall (020 7589 8212) Saturday 17th - Liverpool University (0151 256 5555)
Update 15.10.09
James are headlining the Versus Cancer gig at Manchester's MEN Arena on Saturday December 12 and are playing with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets are on sale now from seetickets, ticketmaster and ticketline.
Update 19.9.09
Larry Gott is doing a charity skydive on October 1 for Disability Snowsport UK. He left the following message on the official James board :
"Hello you lovely lot, the new tracks are coming along nicely
and we are all beavering away in our respective workstations (how hi-tech are
we?) laying down our parts for lee to incorporate into the backing tracks we
have already recorded.
I personally will be sneaking off for a day because on the 1st oct im going to
be leaping out of a plane strapped to a Red Devil and hoping to raise some
money for Disability Snowsport UK whilst im at it (
http://www.disabilitysnowsport.org.uk/ ).
I know its short notice but Im standing in for someone who has pulled out and
i would like to ask you all for your help in achieving my target in this short
period. It would be lovely if you left a message along with any donation (
large or small :-) ) at
http://www.justgiving.com/larrygott/, then i can name check you
personally when i post my thanks afterwards.
Why the hell am i doing this?
Well I've always wanted to skydive and now the opportunity has arisen for me
to raise money for an amazing cause as well as tick off another 'bucket list'
entry. Fear not dear friends, your generosity will ALL go to the charity as im
funding the cost of the jump myself.
So why this charity?
The other day i had the honour of meeting some of the UK paralympic ski team
and their stories were both fascinating and inspiring. One comment above all
stuck in my mind :
"the first time i went up the mountain on the chairlift, I looked back at the
wheelchair I had left behind and realised that i was leaving my disability
behind with it. Skiing restores my freedom, independence and most of all, my
ABILITY!"
I know i take my mobility for granted and i know what a shock it would be to
have it taken from me. The magic of snowsports lies in its ability to restore
mobility to those who have lost it, and grant it to those who have never
experienced it.
Those of you who have enjoyed the thrill of snowsports can, im sure, imagine
how the slopes enable a wheelchair user for example, to experience an amazing
freedom and sense of grace absent in their normal lives.
I only have 2 weeks before the jump, so if you can, please visit
http://www.justgiving.com/larrygott/ soon and click on donate. It
doesn't matter how small the donation, every little bit helps. And if you
fancy letting the nice folks over on OOTT/egoiste etc know about this then i
would be extremely grateful.
Cheers.
larry
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Update 24.8.09
James completed their festival schedule for the summer with an extended set at the Chelmsford leg of the V Festival yesterday, due to a late cancellation by headliners Oasis. They played Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Ring The Bells, Born Of Frustration, Sit Down, Stutter, Upside, Out To Get You, Not So Strong, Sound, Tomorrow, Sometimes, Laid. A review can be found here.
Absolute Radio have an interview with Tim here - http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/player/7202/interview.html
And live songs here - http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/player/7193/live_music.html
Update 23.8.09
A review of the Stafford V Festival can be found here.
Update 22.8.09
Earlier this evening, James played a set on the main stage at the Stafford leg of the V Festival. On a stage bedecked in inflatable daisies, they played Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Ring The Bells, Sit Down, Hey Ma, Stutter, Out To Get You, Not So Strong, Sound, Sometimes and Laid.
Update 21.8.09
James today released the track Not So Strong for free to subscribers to their mailing list. The track, which was debuted in Hoxton in June 2007, did not make the final cut for Hey Ma, despite being a fan favourite. To get the track, you will either have received an email from www.wearejames.com or you will have to sign up to the mailing list on the site. The song has recently been re-recorded as the band are laying down preliminary tracks and demos for their next album.
Tim said about Not So Strong : “The song is about a boxing match. A genre of one unless you count Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘The Boxer’. I am interested in the paradoxical sense of peace that can arrive at the moment when you feel you have lost everything.”
Lyrics can be found here.
James played the Sonorama Festival in Burgos, Spain last Saturday. Their 11 song set of Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Ring The Bells, Born Of Frustration, Sit Down, Hey Ma, Stutter, Out To Get You, Not So Strong, Tomorrow, Sometimes and Laid was broadcast live on Spanish radio and can be relistened to here. Alternatively, it has been captured, converted to mp3 and uploaded to Megaupload.
James also played the Coca Cola Live Music Festival in Krakow, Poland last night. If we get setlist details, they will be posted here.
James conclude their summer festivals with performances at the V Festivals in Stafford tomorrow and Chelmsford on Sunday. They are on-stage around 4.35 - 4.40 and are scheduled to play for an hour. Reviews and setlists will appear here.
Update 9.8.09
James are playing the Coke Live Music Festival at the Krakow Airfield Museum on Thursday 20 August. More information can be found at the festival site - http://www.livefestival.pl/news_en.html
James played the Rock One Festival at Portimao, Portugal on Friday night. They played Johnny Yen, She's A Star, Ring The Bells, Stutter, Hey Ma, Say Something, Born Of Frustration, Not So Strong, I Wanna Go Home, Out To Get You, Upside, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Sit Down, Sound, Sometimes and Laid.
An interview with Jim and Saul can be found at this link, and two tracks, Johnny Yen and She's A Star at this link. Jim revealed plans to release a six to eight track mini-album early next year.
Update 4.8.09
Tim confirmed at the Cantanhede show that the song Not So Strong would be made available as a free download from wearejames.com in the next month or so.
James played the Expofacic Festival in Cantanhede, Portugal on Saturday. They played Gold Mother, Waltzing Along, Ring The Bells, Whiteboy, Hey Ma, Say Something, Born Of Frustration, Dream Thrum, Don't Wait That Long, She's A Star, Not So Strong, Out To Get You, Stutter, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Sit Down, Sound, Top Of The World, Sometimes, Laid and Tomorrow.
Update 19.7.09
James completed their run of three shows at Thessaloniki's Earth Theatre last night. They played Lose Control, Waltzing Along, Ring The Bells, She's A Star, Whiteboy, Dream Thrum, Born Of Frustration, Sit Down, Stutter, Lullaby, Out To Get You, Destiny Calling, Come Home, Tomorrow, Sometimes, Laid, Getting Away With It, Senorita, Sound, Top Of The World and Say Something.
Update 18.7.09
James played the second of three nights at Thessaloniki's Earth Theatre last night. They played Lose Control, Waltzing Along, Ring The Bells, Hey Ma, She's A Star, Don't Wait That Long, Senorita, Born Of Frustration, Stutter, Out To Get You, Dream Thrum, Upside, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Sometimes, Laid, Sit Down, Tomorrow, Say Something and Gold Mother. A review can be found here.
Update 17.7.09
James played the first of three nights at Thessaloniki's Earth Theatre last night. They played Lose Control, Oh My Heart, Ring The Bells, Whiteboy, English Beefcake, Bubbles, Senorita, Born Of Frustration, Gold Mother, Of Monsters And Heroes And Men, I Wanna Go Home, Out To Get You, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Sometimes, Laid, Sit Down, Sound and Say Something. A review can be found here.
There is now an acoustic session version of Laid from a WUST (Woodstock Radio) compilation album available to purchase on the UK I-Tunes store.
Update 13.7.09
James played three shows last week, at Dublin's Academy, the Oxegen Festival and T In The Park.
Setlists were :
Dublin Academy 8 July - Johnny Yen, Upside, Shine, Oh My Heart, Ring The Bells, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), I Know What I'm Here For, She's A Star, I Wanna Go Home, Out To Get You, Sound, Tomorrow, Sit Down, Sometimes, Laid.
Oxegen Festival 10 July - Oh My Heart, Ring The Bells, Sound, She's A Star, Stutter, Out To Get You, Tomorrow, Upside, Sit Down, Sometimes, Laid
T In The Park 11 July - Oh My Heart, Ring the Bells, Born Of Frustration, Sound, Stutter, Out To Get You, Sit Down, Sometimes, Laid
James are also playing a third night at Thessaloniki's Earth Theatre this Saturday, 18 July.
Update 5.6.09
James have been announced as Saturday night headliners at the Burgos Sonarama Festival on Saturday 15 August.
Update 4.6.09
James have been announced as Friday night headliners of the Rock One Festival in Portimao on the Portuguese Algarve on Friday 7 August.
Update 22.5.09
Tickets are on sale for a second James gig at Theatre Earth, Thessaloniki, Greece on Friday 17th July.
Update 19.5.09
Ticketmaster Ireland are advertising a James show at Dublin's Academy venue for Wednesday 8 July. Ticket onsale is 9am on Thursday.
Update 27.4.09
Tickets are on sale for a James gig in Thessaloniki, Greece on Thursday 16th July. No confirmation yet from the band. Tickets are available for 40 euro plus booking fee from Ticketquest.
Update 23.4.09
James have been announced by the organisers as playing the Expofacic Festival in Cantahede, close to Coimbra in central Portugal on Saturday 1 August. There's no official confirmation from the band so far.