Category Archives: History

James head to North America for a 24-date co-headline tour with The Psychedelic Furs that runs into August culminating at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.

James kick off the UK festival season playing The Great Estate Festival before heading to Greece to play a headline show in Thessaloniki and a festival in Athens.

From there they head to Malta for their first ever show there which is almost cancelled as Jim is taken ill shortly before stage time but the band soldier on.

They head back to the UK to play the Isle Of Wight Festival and support Courteeners at their massive hometown Heaton Park show in Manchester.

James play two intimate sold-out Portuguese shows in the coliseums of Porto and Lisbon.

James tour the UK supporting themselves with a thirty minute acoustic slot on dates in Margate, Bath, London, Cambridge, Nottingham, Southampton, Stoke, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Carlisle and Hull. Tim injures himself during the tour and plays part of the shows seated in a chair.

James finish off the year with four arena shows at Glasgow SECC, London Wembley Arena, Manchester Arena and Leeds First Direct Arena supported by The Charlatans.  Both Tim and Andy make guest appearances during The Charlatans set at the London and Manchester shows.

James played a series of international dates in Auckland and Christchurch (New Zealand), Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth (Australia), Dubai and Kirstenbosch and Pretoria (South Africa).

They also announced a twelve-date UK tour for March 2019 with them supporting themselves with a half-hour acoustic set.

They celebrate the release with an acoustic set and signing at Manchester’s HMV store as well as radio sessions for BBC Radio 2, BBC 5 Live and Absolute Radio as well as appearing on Zoe Ball’s ITV show.

They play festival sets at Grande Monte Verde in the Azores, Linlithgow Party In The Park, Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Festival de Vilar de Mouros in Caminha, Spain and Electric Fields in Scotland.

A live video for Hank, recorded at their show in Halifax in May, is revealed.

James headline the 6 Music Stage at Latitude Festival and also play Bilbao BBK and Kendal Calling.

James appear on Later With Jools Holland on BBC2 performing Many Faces, Hank, Coming Home (Pt 2) and Sit Down across two episodes.

Coming Home (Pt 2) is released a single with an accompanying video shot by Leif Tilden at Tim’s home in California.  A live video for Better Than That, recorded at their show in Halifax in May, is also revealed.

They play at Rock In Rio Festival in Lisbon, Portugal.

James play a seven-date tour to coincide with the release in Llandudno, Warrington, Blackburn, Halifax, Middlesbrough, Oban and Scunthorpe before co-headlining the Southampton and Oxford legs of the Common People festival.  During the tour they reveal seven songs – Hank, Coming Home Pt 2, Leviathan, Many Faces, Better Than That and What’s It All About – from their forthcoming Living In Extraordinary Times album.