Rumours surface that James and Mercury Records are to part company after the Pleased To Meet You album. This was confirmed two weeks later by the band. James headline the Benicassim Festival in Spain and the Guildford Festival in England on consecutive nights before heading to Ireland for the Witnness Festival before enduring the stigma of supporting Bryan Adams at Nottingham’s Cities in the Park event.
Tag Archives: 2000s
July 2001
The album Pleased To Meet You is released and reaches a disappointing number 11 in the UK album charts. James play at Grimsby Auditorium as a warm-up for appearances at the T In The Park and Liverpool Summer Pops festivals.
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.
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.