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Watch the band’s set at Cabaret Vert today streamed live in HD via ARTE Concert! Kicks off at 4.30pm UK time (5.30pm local), and will likely be archived to view later as well. Enjoy!

UPDATE: You can catch up on YouTube as well.

Please see Tim’s tweet if you have tickets or are thinking of coming to the Madrid show, and stay tuned for further information, we’ll clarify matters as soon as we can.

If anyone is planning to come and see us in Madrid on 12 September, hold your horses, there has been a huge cock up with the date. We were originally booked for the 11th and the 12th may end up being physically impossible.Hopefully it can be switched back to the 11th

— Tim Booth (@RealTimBooth) August 21, 2019

Tune in today from 5.30pm BST / 12.30pm EDT for an extra special treat as the band play a short set LIVE at Paste Studio NYC for Paste Magazine and Daytrotter.

You’ll be able to watch the live stream worldwide on Paste’s YouTube channel and the Paste Music & Daytrotter facebook page.

For those in the US, there’s also an interview with Mr. Booth you can listen to on SiriusXM Radio this morning at 9.10am EDT.

And of course for the ultimate James fix, catch the band on tour across North America co-headlining with The Psychedelic Furs through early August, culminating at the superb Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on the 7th. Dates and links on the live page. You can brush up on the album pre-gig here!

The North American adventure begins tonight at the sold out Rebel Complex in Toronto.

James are due to take the stage at roughly 8:30pm in Toronto, and both headliners get about an hour for their set throughout the tour. There’s support from Dear Boy as well so come along nice and early.

Stage time will vary from venue to venue, keep an eye on our twitter (@wearejames) for daily updates.

At time of writing there are a few V.I.P. Soundcheck places available for the following shows (note we’ve had a few returns and added a few extra for the previously sold out dates—if you missed out when they went on sale, you may get a second chance if you’re quick):

Boston, Silver Spring MD, Chicago, Denver, Seattle, Vancouver, Reno, Los Angeles. These are available exclusively from our web shop partner here.

Take a peek at what the soundchecks are like on our youtube channel here if you’re curious. They’re good fun.

You’ll find the full tour itinerary and standard ticket links on our live page, and a quick word of warning for those who haven’t bought tickets yet – New York, Silver Spring MD and Milwaukee are very close to selling out.

Don’t forget to get familiar with Living In Extraordinary Times before the gig, for maximum enjoyment! You can buy or stream it here.

North America, it’s your turn! Newsflash from our own Jim Glennie:

”It is with great pleasure that we announce we are playing the States again. After a wait of five years we are finally back.

It’s a huge privilege to be playing with ’The Psychedelic Furs‘. A band that James have loved and respected since our formation.

Make sure you get there early to catch opening act ’Dear Boy‘. A great triple bill of bands.“

Mr. Booth adds, ”To achieve maximum pleasure from our show please give a listen to our new CD ‘Living In Extraordinary Times’. We improvise and change our set on a nightly basis so expect the unexpected.“

Aye the band are returning to the U.S. and Canada for a co-headline tour with The Psychedelic Furs this summer.

Tickets on sale this Friday at 10am local time, links on the wearejames.com live page.

We’ll also have VIP Soundchecks at nine of these shows (sorry it couldn’t be more!): Toronto, Boston, Silver Spring MD, Chicago, Denver, Seattle, Vancouver, Reno, LA. These will only be available from the TM Stores web shop here on our site, for this tour it’s via an upgrade which requires purchase (elsewhere) of a standard concert ticket too. Take care to avoid confusion when buying your tickets, as some venues and outlets offer ‘VIP’ options of their own, which we’re not involved with and don’t include entry to the soundcheck.

UPDATE: New date added – Stern Grove in San Francisco on Sunday 4th August. This is part of the Stern Grove Free Concert Series (free entry on first come, first served basis) held on Sunday afternoons in the open air in a beautiful setting. This is another James/Furs co-headline.

And we’re off! The much anticipated Living In Extraordinary Times Tour kicks off tonight in Margate.

Over half the dates are already sold out so be quick if you’d like to join us—you’ll find links and phone numbers for official ticket outlets on our live page. If you’ve got your heart set on one of the sold out dates, check out the authorised fan-to-fan resale sites (capped at face value + fees) we have listed, and keep an eye on the hashtag #ExtraordinaryTix on twitter. Also worth asking the venue if there’s a waiting list you can join.

Be sure you come down nice and early to catch the very special acoustic set prior to the main electric set.  You’ll want to be inside the venue by 8pm at the latest. You snooze, you lose!

Don’t forget to take a peek at the merch stand for an array of Fair Wear certified t-shirts (some are organic cotton as well) plus by popular demand our brand new James scarves! As well as an assortment of other goodies.

At long last the band is returning to Greece. We’ve two exciting shows lined up this summer: our own gig in Thessaloniki at open air Fix Factory on Friday 7th June, followed by Release Athens Festival with the incredible Iggy Pop on Saturday 8th June.

“It’s a huge honour to be sharing the same stage as the legendary Iggy Pop,” says Jim. “Massively influential and an inspiration to not just us, but generations of artists.

“We are really looking forward to returning to Greece. We have so many friends there it feels like our second home.”

Pre–sale for Thessaloniki including—our VIP Soundcheck tickets—starts on 30th January at 11am local time (EET). Tickets for Athens are on sale now. For ticket links visit the wearejames.com live page.

Pleased to confirm James will play Doncaster Racecourse this summer on Saturday 17th August.  The gig starts after the races finish for the day and tickets include entry to both. We’ve arranged a fan pre-sale for 10am this Wednesday (23rd Jan), you’ll find the link on our live page when the sale opens. Note there are discounted tickets for Under-18s attending with an adult if you fancy a family outing!

Tickets for the day’s races plus gig are priced at £35 for adults and £20 for Under-18s (they must be accompanied by an adult).   The band will play shortly after the races finish so this’ll be an early one. Check the racecourse’s page for a rough idea of times.

N.B. The racecourse usually has an array of fancy packages for those who want to push the boat out, those may not be on sale till the general sale opens, so if you’re interested in that kind of thing, you may wish to hang on and see what’s available. (You may be able to get a rough idea checking out other events on the racecourse site, or you can phone them on 01302 304200.)

The shopkeepers are kicking off the new year with a sale on a selected formats of Living In Extraordinary Times, plus some super deals across the Girl At The End Of The World stock (e.g. CD + art print was £12: now £5; heavyweight double vinyl with print down to £12 from £20!) and the Better Than That EP on 10″ vinyl (was £14 now £9). If you’ve xmas spends burning a hole in your pocket, have a gander.

(Big thank you to Public Service Broadcasting who kindly gave us permission to play their video on the screens at these shows.)