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“Hi everyone, welcome to the next James tour. March 2019.

This is officially the ‘Living In Extraordinary Times’ tour. So expect plenty of the last album. But also something a little different. We will be supporting ourselves acoustically. So your evening starts low key and informal. A short interval and then a full on bells and whistles electric set.

As always, thanks for your support and see you in March.”—Jim

We’re having a fan pre-sale—including VIP Soundcheck packages—this Thursday 6th December at 9:30am. To take part in this you need to register via the web shop landing page here.

You’ll then receive an email with the pre-sale link and code from the shop. You can also get a code immediately by purchasing something from the lovely new tour range unveiled tonight!

During the pre-sale there will be a 4 ticket per person limit.

Tour dates with age limits for each venue as advised by the promoter are below. We love to see the next generation of James fans introduced to live music – bear in mind age limits are at the discretion of the venue so we always advise you to double check with them direct if you’re bringing children.

Weds 6th March Margate Winter Gardens
7+, under 16s accompanied by an adult

Thurs 7th March The Forum, Bath
Under 16s accompanied by an adult

Sat 9th March Royal Albert Hall, London
Under 14s accompanied by an adult

Mon 11th March Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Under 14s accompanied by an adult

Tues 12th March Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Under 14s accompanied by an adult

Thurs 14th March O2 Guildhall, Southampton
Under 14s accompanied by an adult

Fri 15th March Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
Under 16s accompanied by an adult

Sun 17th March City Hall, Newcastle
Under 14s accompanied by an adult

Mon 18th March Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Under 14s accompanied by an adult

Weds 20th March Sands Centre, Carlisle
Under 14s accompanied by an adult

Thurs 21st March Birmingham O2 Academy
8+, under 14s accompanied by an adult, standing area 14+

Fri 22st March Bonus Arena, Hull
Under 14s accompanied by an adult, floor tickets 14+

Some super Black Friday bargains in the web shop today… Save yourself a packet on most formats of Living In Extraordinary Times (white/yellow gatefold with signed print! deluxe CD! trusty cassette!), the Better Than That vinyl, and even bigger discounts on good old ‘Girl’ if you’ve catching up to do. Get some Xmas shopping out of the way while the going’s good.

Due to unprecedented demand, Thursday’s show at The Irish Village has been moved to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.

Original tickets remain valid. Please note the venue has stated that you’ll need to have your ticket scanned and collect a wristband at the main entrance to The Irish Village, before you proceed to the Tennis Stadium entrances. They’ll be issuing wristbands from 6pm.

Fans coming to see the band in Christchurch next week, please note the venue has been changed – the promoter says, “Due to licensing issues with the Marquee, the Christchurch show has been moved to The Foundry at the USCA Building. All tickets remain 100% valid for the new venue.”

We’ve released a beautiful acoustic version of new single Many Faces today. This was recorded before the show at Baths Hall in Scunthorpe in May and you can listen to it on our WeAreJamesTV youtube channel or streaming platforms. You can even buy a digital copy for your very own from Amazon or iTunes!

Today we premiere the live video for our brand new single Many Faces.

This was filmed at the Victoria Theatre in Halifax on the ‘Better Than That’ Tour of the UK in May. It was the fourth time the yet-to-be-released song had been played, by which point it had already become a fan favourite at the shows.

Enjoy, and spread the word—as well as the sentiment.

The band have been dashing up and down the country this week promoting the launch of the album, and you can catch up on some of the fruits of their efforts online if you missed the live broadcasts.

• Download a podcast of the excellent in-depth interview from our visit to BBC Radio 5 Live.
• Watch the stunning acoustic rendition of new fan-fave Leviathan filmed in 5 Live’s Manchester studio.
• Listen to a very special Coming Home (Pt.2) performed in session on Radio 2 for Jo Whiley.
• NEW: Watch four songs performed live in studio for Absolute Radio, including two from Living In Extraordinary Times.

The band also joined Zoe Ball as her Sunday morning musical guests on ITV to play latest single Coming Home (Pt.2) and you can catch up on ITV hub here for the next few days.

We’re also pleased to confirm that in addition to scoring an Album Of The Day from 6 Music on Monday to mark the release, Living In Extraordinary Times was chosen by Virgin Radio’s Tim Cocker as his Album Of The Week.

Heading into next week, keep an eye out for the broadcast of the super little session we recorded for Absolute Radio this week which is currently due to air on Thursday the 16th.

Magnus Gjoen, the contemporary artist behind the new album’s sleeve, has created an extraordinarily beautiful, ultra limited edition 8-colour screen print of the grenade artwork which will be signed by artist and band. A truly spectacular piece, 70x70cm and valued at £1500.

There were 25 of these made.

To celebrate the album launch there is ONE of these beauties going to a lucky winner at the end of the week. Visit the web shop to find out how to enter. Wishing you luck!

Overjoyed to present our new album today for your listening enjoyment!

You can get your copy here or from your friendly neighbourhood record shop TODAY!

N.B. If you order a copy (any format) from our web store this week – or have pre-ordered – you’ll be automatically entered into a competition to win a truly extraordinary prize, see the store landing page for details.

It’s all go this week, here’s a round up of the action planned so far:

Sunday 5th Aug – The band join Zoe Ball as her Sunday musical guests on ITV 8:30-9:25am. [Catch up here on ITV hub if you missed it.]

Monday 6th August – BBC Radio 5 Live Session – Tune in from 1-4pm!

HMV Manchester in-store appearance – 5:30pm. Some of the band will be signing the new album, playing a couple of songs (acoustic) plus a Q&A compered by Clint Boon. NOTE: HMV require that you buy the album in-store in order to attend this, sincere apologies to all our loyal pre-order customers on that front.

Tuesday 7th August – Session for Jo Whiley and Simon May on Radio 2! Tume in from 5-8pm.

Wednesday 8th August – Tune in to Shaun Keaveny’s programme on BBC Radio 6 Music to catch an interview with a couple of the boys.