June 2001
James release the only single from the Pleased To Meet You album – Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) – it peaks at Number 22. James play a special one-off gig for XFM at the Sound nightclub in Leicester Square, London.
Category Archives: History
February 2001
Mixing sessions for the new James album take place in London.
January 2001
James play at Jacques Villeneuve’s charity ski event near Geneva in Switzerland.
December 2000
James record their latest album in a three-week period at the House In The Woods studio.
November 2000
James – Folklore: The Official History by Stuart Maconie is release by Virgin Books 9th November. James support Smashing Pumpkins at the Centurion Supersport Park in South Africa – their first ever gig in that country.
October 2000
James spend three weeks at the House In The Woods studios in Surrey writing and refining new material with Brian Eno. James perform a low-key UK theatre tour unveiling 12 songs written for their as yet unrecorded album.
May 2000
James headline several Portuguese festivals, an MTV Five Night Stand concert in London (supported by Coldplay) and become one of the first Western bands to play China.
April 2000
James sketch about 20 demos during a two-week studio session.
December 1999
We’re Going To Miss You single released. James, supported by Cast, play an seven-date arena tour of the UK.
November 1999
James play the last ever session at the old GLR basement in London. James play two nights at Dublin’s Olympia, their first headline Irish dates for eight years.
October 1999
Millionaires album and Just Like Fred Astaire single released. James play two secret shows at Norwich UEA and London’s Embassy Rooms to coincide with the release of the Millionaires album.
September 1999
James headline BBC Radio 1’s live festival in Manchester’s Heaton Park. James perform an exclusive invitation only acoustic show at Glasgow’s Lighthouse.