Category Archives: Live Performance
Vila Nova De Paiva Barrelas Summer Fest – 31st August 2024
Setlist
Way Over Your Head / She's A Star / Ring The Bells / Life's A Fucking Miracle / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces / Sit Down / Waltzing Along / Better With You / Stay / Five-O / Shadow Of A Giant / Sound / Come Home / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Laid / Out To Get You / Beautiful Beaches / SometimesSupport
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Jim Macaulay from The Stranglers stood in for Debbie who was getting married.
Out To Get You saw them accompanied by a flute player from the crowd.
Crato Festival Do Crato – 30th August 2024
Setlist
Born Of Frustration / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Waltzing Along / Come Home / Way Over Your Head / Out To Get You / Shadow Of A Giant / Sound / Mobile God / Sometimes / Sit Down / Beautiful Beaches / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / LaidSupport
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Jim Macaulay from The Stranglers stood in for Debbie who was getting married.
Photos from official festival site
Dublin Wide Awake Festival – 26th August 2024
Setlist
Johnny Yen / Waltzing Along / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Rogue / Ring The Bells / Sometimes / Medieval / Five-O / Shadow Of A Giant / Out To Get You / Stay / Sound / Mobile God / Come Home / Sit Down / Beautiful Beaches / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / LaidSupport
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Powderham Castle Gone Wild Festival – 24th August 2024
Setlist
Johnny Yen / She's A Star / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Waltzing Along / Come Home / Sound / Shadow Of A Giant / Out To Get You / Stay / Mobile God / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Sometimes / Beautiful Beaches / Way Over Your Head / Sit Down / LaidSupport
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Kingston Pryzm – 23rd August 2024 – late show
Setlist
Stay / Better With You / Mobile God / Waltzing Along / Shadow Of A Giant / Out To Get You / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces / Way Over Your Head / Beautiful Beaches / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)Support
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Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) replaced Life’s A Fucking Miracle from the printed setlist
Kingston Pryzm – 23rd August 2024 – early show
Setlist
Stay / Way Over Your Head / Better With You / Hey / Shadow Of A Giant / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Is This Love / Five-O / Beautiful Beaches / Born Of FrustrationSupport
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Manchester AO Arena (Olympics Welcome Home) – 17th August 2024
Scarborough Open Air Theatre – 26th July 2024
Setlist
She's A Star / Waltzing Along / Better With You / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Say Something / Out To Get You / Five-O / Shadow Of A Giant / Mobile God / Butterfly / Sound / Sit Down / Jam J / Way Over Your Head / Beautiful Beaches / Sometimes / Come Home / LaidSupport
Reverend And The Makers / The LilacsMore Information & Reviews
Review: Ian McClay @ The Modern Record
“I personally think James are one of the best live acts in the country right now and have been for some time. I’ve never seen them and not danced, not sung, not left with a big smile on my face. Tim Booth and the rest of the band are very much their own people, they are not trying to be anything other than they are. They produce brilliant music and do it all with a graciousness that makes them stand out. There is always a natural warmth in a James gig, a sense of inclusiveness, a feeling that everyone there is having a great time, and this gig was one of the best I’ve been to, which is a high bar for this band.”
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Review: Duncan Atkins @ The Scarborough News
“Indie greats James delivered another incredible night as they played their fourth headline show at Scarborough Open Air Theatre.”
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Review: Laura Dean @ Dead Good Music Blog
“James have a reputation as one of the best live bands for a reason. Never playing it safe, they continually push the boundaries, creating a unique experience and new moments of beauty for both themselves and those on the journey with them – something that’s integral to their appeal and longevity.”
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Ludlow Castle – 25th July 2024
Setlist
Johnny Yen / Rogue / Life's A Fucking Miracle / She's A Star / Say Something / Born Of Frustration / Butterfly / All The Colours Of You / Sound / Stutter / Shadow Of A Giant / PS / Way Over Your Head / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Come Home / Sometimes / LaidSupport
The Pigeon Detectives / Sleeper / The ClauseMore Information & Reviews
Stornoway Hebcelt Festival – 19th July 2024
Setlist
She's A Star / Sound / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Rogue / Mobile God / Five-O / Out To Get You / Born Of Frustration / Sit Down / Stutter / Shadow Of A Giant / Way Over Your Head / Come Home / Beautiful Beaches / Sometimes / Laid / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)Support
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Lytham Festival – 7th July 2024
Setlist
Magic Bus / Dust Motes / The Shining / Medieval / Laid / Tomorrow / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces / The Lake / Hello / Shadow Of A Giant / Someone's Got It In For Me / Say Something / Born Of Frustration / Sometimes / Folks / Sit Down / Beautiful Beaches / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)Support
Johnny Marr / Inspiral Carpets / The Magic Numbers / The KairosMore Information & Reviews
with Orca 22 and The Manchester Inspirational Voices Gospel Choir. Johnny Marr joined them on stage for Laid
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Laid (with Johnny Marr)
Review: David Brown @ Even The Stars
“An outdoor orchestral show with such a challenging setlist is a risk, but one that you’d expect James to take and actively embrace confident in their ability to take most of the audience with them. There was a real sense of joy up on stage, Tim in particular totally in the moment, wandering the stage, encouraging one minute, standing in awe the next. It was a perfect way to sign off the 2023-24 round of orchestra shows.”
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Review: Rachel Smith @ Manchester Evening News
“Adding a full orchestra and a gospel choir was bound to ramp up the theatrics. Set against the backdrop of Lytham Green, with its iconic windmill, and the sun setting in the background, the performance went on a journey from the band’s back catalogue, peppered with singalong classics and singles from their newly released album Yummy.”
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Review: Laura Dean @ God Is In The TV Zine
“After experiencing the beauty of the band’s orchestral shows last year, we were initially unsure if and how they would translate to an outdoor setting. However, James proved their unwavering prowess once again with a headline set at Lytham Festival that was utterly sublime. Their versatility shone brightly as they delivered another performance of unparalleled beauty.”
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Review: Natalie Royle @ Louder Than War
“After attending last years orchestral tour and experiencing the stillness and emotion created in the intimate venues, I was concerned about how this would translate in an outdoor festival atmosphere and also how good the sound quality would be. I needn’t have worried. The sound quality is perfect, the visuals more stunning than I could have ever imagined, and the whole performance feels just as intimate and special as any show I’ve seen previously. It’s majestic and all consuming, the energy and spontaneity that James bring to their performances unlike anything I’ve witnessed with any other act and I feel very grateful to be here tonight to witness it.”
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Review: Ric Brook @ RGM
“Its now time for the encore that isn’t as it would take a lot of time for everyone to leave and return and typically James they’ll already be overrunning. Sit Down “starts” it off, suppose there’d be a riot if it didn’t appear at some point and the crowd duly sing along. Beautiful Beaches makes an apt appearance given the venue tonight and the night is finished with the glorious and true James anthem Getting Away With it (All Messed Up).”
Read the full review at RGM