JAMES - NEWS UPDATES - NOVEMBER 2000

Update 28.11.00

According to band management, the next six months of next year will see the busiest James release schedule ever - with the new album, the b-sides album and the "Remasters" of previous Mercury albums all in the first six months of the year.

However, posters seen in the MVC chain advertising a release of a James album on January 22 are incorrect as no release is scheduled for that date.

Update 23.11.00

The projected b-sides album will not now be released until after the new album which means release date is unlikely to be before Autumn 2001 at the very earliest.

Update 21.11.00

One Of The Three is being used as the backing music for a TV advert for a product called Tylenol in the US. Don't ask me what it is because it sounds like a medicine for some kind of embarrassing condition,

Update 15.11.00

According to James management, the video cameras recording last week's Brixton Academy show were working for the band and the footage used will be offered to any television programmes producing features on James.  It is unlikely at this stage to be used for a live video release.

Update 14.11.00

James played a triumphant set last Saturday at the 5Fm Birthday Party at the Centurion Supersport Park.  The set featured most of James best known tracks including Sit Down and Sound which had been ignored on the recent UK tour.  Pleased To Meet You was the only new song to make an appearance.

Update 9.11.00

James are playing on Saturday (November 11) at Supersport Park, Centurion near Pretoria and Johannesburg to celebrate 5 FM's 25th Birthday Party.  The band will be on stage at 8pm local time and will play an hour set before headliners Smashing Pumpkins.

James are planning a tour of similar sized venues to the recent tour to coincide with the release of the album in April/May before playing festivals and possibly an arena tour in the summer and autumn.  Everything is still at an early stage though.

Update 5.11.00

James played another storming set at Norwich UEA last night, opening with five new songs and premiering a track called "English Beefcake"

Following the tour, the band are going to South Africa for four days to perform at a radio festival headlined by Smashing Pumpkins before going back into the studio.

Update 1.11.00

Friday's Grimsby Auditorium show is cancelled due to damage to the roof caused by the storms.  No details yet on a rescheduled date.