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Update 4.2.12
James will be playing the Rock In Rio - Lisbon festival on Sunday June 3 on
the same bill as Bruce Springsteen. Tickets and more information can be
found at the
official festival site.
Update
20.1.12
James have announced two additional shows for 2012. On Saturday 28
April, they will be playing at the 7,000 capacity
Teatro Caupolicán in Santiago, Chile.
Tickets are on sale
here.
On Sunday 6 May, they are headlining The Big Stooshie, a charity festival at the Howe Country Centre in Giffordtown, Fife. Day tickets for the Sunday are £50 and weekend tickets £90. There will only be 500 day tickets available, so it's advisable to book up soon. Tickets are available from the festival website at the above link.
Update
10.1.12
James are playing the Coachella Festival in Indio, California on Friday 13 and
Friday 20 April. Other bands on the line-up on the same day include
Pulp, Arctic Monkeys, Mazzy Star, The Horrors and The Black Keys. Ticket
details haven't been announced yet.
Update
2.1.12
Happy New Year!
Tim appeared on BBC Radio 6 today as part of an exclusive broadcast of She's A Star and Alaskan Pipeline from one of the Liverpool orchestra shows in October. The songs can be heard by following this link for the next week - it starts at around 1hr 44min into the show and Alaskan Pipeline is repeated around 2hr 51minas the DJ left his mic on over the top of the introduction to the song.
Tim also revealed James would be playing a small tour in America including with the Arctic Monkeys at Coachella Festival (dates are 13-15th and 20-22nd April), there would be activity in South America, some major UK festivals and that there was unlikely to be a UK tour in 2012 as the band would be taking time out to do songwriting and recording.
Update 29.12.11
BBC 6 Music will exclusively be playing 2 songs recorded
during the two nights James played with the Orchestra of the Swan and the
Manchester Consort Choir at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall in October during Mike Joyce's show between 1 and 4pm on
Monday January 2nd. Tim Booth will also be interviewed live from Los
Angeles during the show.
Update 8.12.11
James have been announced by the festival organisers as headliners of the
Wychwood Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on Saturday 9 June.
Tickets are available from the official site. There has been no official
confirmation of this date from the band as yet. Tickets bought before
December 31 attract an early bird rate. Day tickets are not available at
this point, but the website seems to indicate they would be on the day should
the festival not be sold out.
The Gathering Sound boxset will not now be released before Christmas. Universal's catalogue for distributors now indicates a release date of Monday 30 January 2012, but given the delays to date, there is probably a risk of that going back further. No news from Universal as yet.
Update 5.11.11
James completed their tour with the Orchestra Of The Swan and Manchester
Consort Choir last night with a sold-out show at London Royal Albert Hall.
They played
Set 1 : Dust Motes, Hello, Alaskan Pipeline, The Shining, Fairground, Lookaway,
Just Like Fred Astaire, Someone's Got It In For Me, Bubbles, Hey Ma, We're
Going To Miss You
Set 2 : She's A Star, Space, English Beefcake, Riders, The Lake, Fire So
Close, Of Monsters And Heroes And Men, Say Something, Hymn From A Village,
Medieval, Sometimes
Encore : Dream Thrum, Tomorrow, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Top Of
The World
VIP Soundcheck : Bubbles, English Beefcake, Dream Thrum
A review can be found
here.
Update 3.11.11
James continued their tour with the Orchestra Of The Swan and Manchester
Consort Choir last night with the penultimate show of the tour at Gateshead
Sage. They played
Set 1 : Dust Motes, Hello, Alaskan Pipeline, Really Hard, The Shining,
Fairground, Just Like Fred Astaire, Someone's Got It In For Me, Hey Ma, We're
Going To Miss You
Set 2 : She's A Star, Space, Riders, The Lake, Fire So Close, Say Something,
Boom Boom, Medieval, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Sometimes
Encore : Top Of The World, Hymn From A Village, Tomorrow
VIP Soundcheck : Strangers, Really Hard, Boom Boom
A review can be found
here.
There have also been a number of articles in the press about the unveiling of
the plaque at the site of the Hacienda night club, where the band and venue
were honoured by the Performing Rights Society. The Manchester Evening News
ran a piece on Tim's stalker as well.
Update
2.11.11
James continued their tour with the Orchestra Of The Swan and Manchester
Consort Choir last night with the second of two nights at Manchester's
Bridgewater Hall. They played
Set 1 : Dust Motes, Hello, Alaskan Pipeline, The Shining, Someone's Got It In
For Me, Fairground, Just Like Fred Astaire, Upside, English Beefcake, We're
Going To Miss You, Hey Ma
Set 2 : Dream Thrum, Space, She's A Star, Riders, The Lake, Fire So Close, Say
Something, Medieval, Tomorrow, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)
Encore : Top Of The World, Hymn From A Village, Sometimes
VIP Soundcheck : Upside, Boom Boom, English Beefcake
A review can be found
here
The band also said during the VIP soundcheck that the new release date for The
Gathering Sound boxset is December 5th. It would appear that the issues with
the USB stick have now been fixed.
Update 1.11.11
James continued their tour with the Orchestra Of The Swan and Manchester
Consort Choir last night with the first of two nights at Manchester's
Bridgewater Hall. They played
Set 1 : Dust Motes, Hello, Alaskan Pipeline, The Shining, Someone's Got It In
For Me, Fairground, Just Like Fred Astaire, Hymn From A Village, We're Going
To Miss You, Hey Ma
Set 2 : She's A Star, Space, Lookaway, Riders, The Lake, Fire So Close, Say
Something, Tomorrow, Medieval, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)
Encore : Top Of The World, Of Monsters And Heroes And Men, Sometimes
VIP Soundcheck : Just Like Fred Astaire, Tomorrow, Fairground
A review can be found
here.
Update
30.10.11
James continued their tour with the Orchestra Of The Swan and Manchester
Consort Choir last night with a second show at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall.
They played
Set 1 : Dust Motes, Hello, Alaskan Pipeline, The Shining, Someone's Got It In
For Me, English Beefcake, Just Like Fred Astaire, Hymn From A Village, We're
Going To Miss You, Hey Ma
Set 2 : She's A Star, Lookaway, Space, Riders, The Lake, Fire So Close, Say
Something, Tomorrow, Medieval, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)
Encore : Top Of The World, Of Monsters And Heroes And Men, Sometimes
VIP Soundcheck : Tomorrow, The Shining, Sometimes
A review can be found
here
Update 29.10.11
James continued their tour last night at Liverpool Philharmonic last night
with Orchestra Of The Swan and the Manchester Consort Choir. Riders made its
first appearance in the set, which read
Set 1 : Dream Thrum, Lookaway,
Fairground, Say Something, Dust Motes, Hello, Riders, Just Like Fred Astaire,
Of Monsters And Heroes And Men, Hey Ma, We're Going To Miss You
Set 2 : William Tell Overture, She's A Star, Hymn From A Village, Bubbles, The
Lake, Really Hard, Fire So Close, Alaskan Pipeline, Sometimes, Someone's Got
It In For Me, Medieval
Encore : Top Of The World, Space, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)
VIP Soundcheck : The Lake, Space, The Shining
A review can be found
here.
Update 28.10.11
James continued their tour last night
at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall last night with Orchestra Of The Swan and the
Manchester Consort Choir. Riders made its first appearance in the set, which
read
Set 1 : Dream Thrum, Lookaway,
Fairground Say Something, Dust Motes, Hello, Riders, Just Like Fred Astaire,
Of Monsters And Heroes And Men, Hey Ma, We're Going To Miss You
Set 2 : William Tell Overture, English Beefcake, Hymn From A Village, The
Lake, She's A Star, Fire So Close, Alaskan Pipeline, Sometimes, Someone's Got
It In For Me, Medieval
Encore : Top Of The World, Space, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)
VIP Soundcheck : Riders, Really Hard, Hello
A review can be found
here.
Some of the soundcheck was recorded for broadcast on Mike Joyce (from The
Smiths)'s radio show - details of that to follow.
James are also performing a session for XFM at 3pm on Monday 31 October.
Update 26.10.11
James played Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
with Orchestra Of The Swan and the Manchester Consort Choir last night. The
set was:
Set 1 : Dream Thrum, Lookaway,
Fairground, Really Hard, Say Something, Dust Motes, Hello, Just Like Fred
Astaire, Of Monsters And Heroes And Men, Hey Ma, We're Going To Miss You
Set 2 : William Tell Overture, Boom Boom, The Lake, She's A Star, Fire So
Close, Alaskan Pipeline, Hymn From A Village, Sometimes, Space
Encore : Top Of The World, Medieval, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)
VIP Soundcheck : Boom Boom, Riders, The Shining
A review can be found
here.
Update 25.10.11
James continued their tour with
Orchestra Of The Swan and the Manchester Consort Choir at Birmingham's
Symphony Hall last night. They played :
Set 1 : Dream Thrum, Lookaway, Fairground, Really Hard, Say Something, Dust
Motes, Hello, Just Like Fred Astaire, Of Monsters And Heroes And Men, We're
Going To Miss You, Hey Ma
Set 2 : English Beefcake, Bubbles, The Lake, She's A Star, Fire So Close, Top
Of The World, Hymn From A Village, Sometimes, Someone's Got It In For Me,
Space
Encore : Alaskan Pipeline, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Medieval
VIP Soundcheck : We're Going To Miss You, Alaskan Pipeline, Fire So Close
A review can be found
here.
We will also try and get some pictures of the merchandise posted on the
facebook page, which you can view by liking the link at the top of this page.
In other news, Universal's latest mailout to distributors would seem to
indicate The Gathering Sound boxset has been delayed until December 5,
although this is unconfirmed at present.
Update 24.10.11
James opened their tour with Orchestra Of The Swan and the Manchester Consort Choir at Cardiff's Millenium Centre last night. They played two sets which read as follows :
Set 1 - Dream Thrum, Lookaway, Fairground, Really Hard, Say Something, Dust Motes, Hello, Just Like Fred Astaire, Of Monsters And Heroes And Men, We're Going To Miss You, Hey Ma
Set 2 - English
Beefcake, Bubbles, The Lake, She's A Star, Fire So Close, Top Of The World,
Hymn From A Village, Sometimes, Someone's Got It In For Me, Getting Away With
It (All Messed Up), Space
Encore - Alaskan Pipeline, Medieval
A review can be found here.
Update 21.10.11
James will be starting their shows at 8pm each night on the forthcoming tour with the Orchestra Of The Swan and Manchester Consort Choir. The set will consist of two parts with an interval and should finish by 10.30pm. According to a post by Joe Duddell, who has arranged and scored the set, 31 songs have been rehearsed so there should be plenty of scope for the set to evolve during the tour.
James are to be honoured by the Performing Rights Society who are erecting a plaque to commemorate James' first Manchester gig at the Hacienda on 17 November 1982. The unveiling will take place on Tuesday 1 November during the upcoming tour. For more details of the award, visit the PRS website.
It would appear now that The Gathering Sound boxset has been delayed until at least November 7. Universal's press release and the HMV site have this date, although the fact the band haven't confirmed the date could mean the possibility of more delays.
Update 3.10.11
On Saturday night, James headlined the Fiz Festival in Zaragoza, Spain. They played Lose Control, Seven, Waltzing Along, Born Of Frustration, Waterfall, Ring The Bells, Dream Thrum, Senorita, Whiteboy, Stutter, Out To Get You, Sound, Getting Away With It, Tomorrow and Sit Down with an encore of Laid. A review can be found here. You can find videos of the set and all the latest news, particularly during tours on One Of The Three's Facebook Page - Like the page to receive updates including from the upcoming orchestra and choir tour.
The band revealed that the set for the orchestra tour will be in two sections with an interval in the middle, and with no support. Prior to flying to Spain they had two full days of rehearsals with the choir and the orchestra and are excited about the choice of songs and the sound. Contrary to some rumours, the whole band will be playing on the tour. James did publish a live performance of Top Of The World from a workshop they did at Salford University on July 11-12 last year with the Manchester Consort Orchestra and Choir.
Tonight, James did an acoustic surprise set at the Ξαρχάκος bar in Thessaloniki. They played Rabbit Hole, Senorita, Say Something, I Wanna Go Home, Government Walls, She's A Star, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) and Laid.
Update 18.9.11
Last night, Jim, Larry and Dave headlined Cavfest, a school PTA concert at Cavendish Primary School in Didsbury, Manchester, with Tom Hingley on guest vocals replacing Tim. They played a mix of James and Inspiral Carpets songs - Johnny Yen, She's A Star, Beast Inside, I Want You, Hymn From A Village, Chain Mail, Say Something, She Comes In The Fall, Laid, Sit Down and Sleep Well Tonight. A review can be found here.
James are also playing the Refresh The Venue in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday October 6. Tickets are 35 Euro and available from Billetix.
Update 22.8.11
James completed their mini-tour of Portugal by playing at the Funchal Music Festival on Madeira on Sunday night. They played Lose Control, Come Home, Seven, Ring The Bells, Say Something, Sunday Morning, Government Walls, Waltzing Along, I Wanna Go Home, Out To Get You, Stutter, Tomorrow, Sound, Sit Down, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Sometimes and Laid.
Portuguese internet provider Sapo interviewed James back in July when they played in Porto - the interesting and candid interview can be viewed below (in two parts) :
Update 21.8.11
James have played two Portuguese mainland shows this weekend.
On Friday they played at the Festas do Mar in Cascais, starting the show with Tim, Larry and Andy playing Lose Control from a boat in the bay. The whole set read Lose Control, Come Home, Seven, Waterfall, Ring The Bells, Born Of Frustration, Dream Thrum, Government Walls, Say Something, Waltzing Along, Whiteboy, Honest Joe, Stutter, Destiny Calling, Tomorrow, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) and Sit Down, followed by an encore of I Wanna Go Home, Sound, Sometimes and Laid.
Lose Control on the boat has appeared on youtube
On Saturday night, they played the Feira do Sao Mateus in Viseu. The set read Lose Control, Johnny Yen, Seven, Waterfall, Ring The Bells, Dream Thrum, Sunday Morning, I Wanna Go Home, Say Something, Come Home, Waltzing Along, Government Walls, Whiteboy, Honest Joe, Stutter, Out To Get You, Tomorrow, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) and Sit Down with an encore of Sound, Sometimes and Laid.
The James Portugal facebook group recorded the soundcheck of Sunday Morning
Update 15.8.11
James have announced (finally) the release of The Gathering Sound, the career spanning boxset originally scheduled for release last year. The boxset will be released on October 17, but will be available for pre-order from 4pm on Tuesday (16th August) from the Universal boxset store. The first 500 copies will come with a signed print. All preorders from the boxset store will come with an instant download of exclusive demos of Make For The City, Lookaway and Dust Motes. Tracklisting details can be found at our Gathering Sound special feature and on the official James site.
Update 6.8.11
Update 25.7.11
James have announced that they will headline the FIZ Festival in Zaragoza, Spain on Saturday October 1.
Update 18.7.11
James have announced a replacement show in Thessaloniki at the PAOK Sports Arena on Tuesday October 4. Tickets are available from ticketarena.
Update 4.7.11
The promoters have announced that James' performance at the 2310 Festival in Thessaloniki, Greece this Thursday (7th) has been cancelled because of a general strike in Greece on that day. They claim James will play a replacement gig in September or October, although there is no confirmation from the band of this.
Ents24 have announced that the James boxset The Gathering Sound will be released on Monday 3 October. No confirmation from the band again and no dates on any of the major UK retail sites to confirm this as yet.
Update 3.7.11
Tim Booth played Hop Farm Festival yesterday. He played Monkey God, Shatters, Bone, Down To The Sea, Buried Alive, Monsters and All About Time. A review can be found here.
Update 2.7.11
James' original drummer, Gavan Whelan, has resurfaced in the music business with a band called Culprit, that have just released their debut EP and have been playing shows around Manchester. To have a listen to some of their songs, head over to their myspace profile. They are supporting James fan and ex-Daniel Land and the Modern Painters drummer Marcus Mayes' new band Riggs at The Ruby Lounge in Manchester next Friday, 8 July.
Update 1.7.11
VIP tickets are now on sale for the additional Liverpool show - at www.crowdsurge.com/james
Tickets are now on general sale for the tour. Manchester is pretty much sold out already. Seetickets are advertising a second Liverpool show on Friday 28th October, on sale at noon. It would appear they've jumped the gun in terms of announcing it, but given the Saturday is sold out, the date looks genuine.
Update 28.6.11
James will be playing a two-week tour of the UK with the Orchestra of the Swan and the Manchester Consort Choir.
Sunday 23rd October -
Cardiff Millennium Centre
Monday 24th October - Birmingham Symphony Hall
Tuesday 25th October - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Thursday 27th October - Nottingham Royal Centre
Saturday 29th October - Liverpool Philharmonic
Monday 31st October - Manchester Bridgewater Hall
Tuesday 1st November - Manchester Bridgewater Hall
Wednesday 2nd November - Gateshead The Sage
Friday 4th November - London Royal Albert Hall
Tickets go on general sale at 9.30am on Friday, 1 July. A fan pre-sale, including VIP packages, will go on sale tomorrow morning at 9.30am.
Update 27.6.11
James played a stripped-down set backstage at Hard Rock Calling for Absolute Radio. The set features Say Something, Dust Motes, She's A Star, Lullaby and Laid. To listen to the session for a limited time, click here.
Absolute also have highlights of James set, featuring Ring The Bells, Whiteboy, Out To Get You, I Wanna Go Home and Laid, again for a limited period on their website. To listen, click here.
Update 25.6.11
James played Hard Rock Calling in London's Hyde Park last night, supporting The Killers. They played Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Ring The Bells, Whiteboy, Sit Down, Stutter, Out To Get You, I Wanna Go Home, Born Of Frustration (aborted), Tomorrow, Sometimes and Laid. A review can be found here.
James were interviewed by Ben Jones at Absolute Radio before their set. Click here to view it.
Update 17.6.11
James are headlining The Wicker Man festival in Dumfries and Galloway on Friday July 22. Weekend tickets are £90 from the official festival website.
Update 10.6.11
Tim has tweeted to tell everyone that the venue and promoters had got ahead of themselves and announced the Edinburgh show, which is not going to happen.
Update 9.6.11
According to the venue website, Tim Booth is playing Edinburgh Liquid Rooms on Saturday August 6.
Update 4.6.11
James played a five-song set featuring Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Say Something, Sit Down, Sometimes and Laid as part of Rádio Renascença's 75th anniversary at Porto's Estadio do Bessa last night. There is a short clip of James at their website as well as an interview.