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James will be performing 4 tracks live on air with Zoe Ball tomorrow, as she sits in for Chris Evans on his Radio 2 Breakfast Show. Tume in from about 8am; you can listen on 88-91 FM, online via the iPlayer and DAB digital radio.

Update: Superb semi-acoustic renditions of She’s A Star, new single Moving On, a cover (very rare for the band) of Neil Young’s Heart of Gold, and Laid were played, and if you missed it you can ‘Listen Again’ for the next week here.

Pleased to reveal the band are heading home to Manchester to launch album number 13 amongst friends old and new – playing a short set and signing copies of the new album at HMV on Monday 2 June.

Come and celebrate the release with us!

The performance starts at 5:30pm and capacity is only 200, so come down early to secure your place. The signing takes place afterwards. No wristbands for this, just come along and get a copy of La Petite Mort in plenty of time to queue up for the show. They’ll have both the CD and the beautiful heavyweight double vinyl LP in store…

The following day you can catch them down south, doing the same at Rough Trade East in London. This one you can book in advance by pre-ordering their album/ticket bundle to collect along with a wristband in store on 3 June prior to the 7pm start. Please read the terms and instructions on their site carefully and contact them if needed for clarification. They will also set approximately 1/2 the wristbands aside for customers who purchase the album in store from 2 June, so even once the bundles in their web shop have sold out you’ll have a chance to secure one in person if you’re quick enough.

Now that our mailing list subscribers have had their fill during their exclusive 24 pre-sale, we’d like to share the remainder of our allocation with you as visitors to wearejames.com. The link to the pre-sale is here – you’ve got til 10:30am tomorrow when the general sale begins to take your pick!

And don’t forget – each ticket order (apart from the VIP packages) includes a copy of the new album by default – if you only want tickets, you need to click the link that says To purchase tickets without an album please click here. If you forget or buy one by mistake, not to worry, Ticketmaster have agreed to issue a speedy refund, no questions asked, just contact them and tell them you’d like to cancel the album portion of the order.

We proudly present our video for Moving On – now available to viewers worldwide via the WeAreJamesTV YouTube channel. The video is a labour of love and inspiration by BAFTA award winning animator and director Ainslie Henderson, with help from fellow animator Michael Hughes, model-maker Tobias Feltus, and storyboarder Will Anderson. For more about the stories behind the song and the video, visit our blog.

With the new album only a month away and the first single all over the airwaves, the question on everyone’s lips has been, ‘When’s the tour?’ Well we are delighted to announce the La Petite Mort Tour of the UK!

La Petite Mort Tour – November 2014
with special guests Starsailor

Tuesday 11th ~ Cambridge Corn Exchange
Wednesday 12th ~ Bristol Colston Hall
Friday 14th ~ Liverpool Arena
Saturday 15th ~ Glasgow Hydro
Monday 17th ~ Newcastle O2 Academy
Wednesday 19th ~ London Royal Albert Hall
Friday 21st ~ London O2 Brixton Academy
Saturday 22nd ~ Birmingham NIA
Sunday 23rd ~ Leeds Arena

Both regular and V.I.P. Soundcheck tickets will be available. The V.I.P. package includes access to 3 songs of the soundcheck, a seat in the first 5 rows or Standing/General Admission, priority early entry, exclusive gift, and souvenir laminate to take home with you.

The general sale begins on Friday 9th May at 10:30am. Tickets will be available from the venue box offices as well as ticketmaster.co.uk (tel. 0844 811 0051) and gigsandtours.com (tel. 0844 826 2826).

Please note! The new album is added by default with ALL tickets on ticketmaster.co.uk

Your gig ticket purchase automatically includes the purchase of the new album. You have to click the link above the seating plan that says ‘to purchase tickets without an album click here’ if you don’t wish to buy it. But please do! The band will be playing many songs from La Petite Mort and request your familiarity and participation for maximum enjoyment.

This applies to both the pre-sale and general sale on ticketmaster.co.uk.

We’ve asked that should any of our fans find they’ve bought the album by accident in their panic to get tickets, they’re given a swift refund upon contacting Ticketmaster, so please get in touch with them if you realise you’ve made a mistake.

We feel we’ve made one of our strongest albums in La Petite Mort and are ‘dying’ to reveal our live take on it to you on this tour, along with a few other familiar faces. In James tradition we are very happy to have a great opening act in Starsailor – so come early, put on your glad rags and make a great night of it; we will be. ~ Tim

The range of ticket prices across standing and seated options is as follows (all + fees):

Bristol Colston Hall: £36.00 standing, £45.00 seated / Liverpool Arena: £36.00 standing, £45.00 seated / Glasgow Hydro: £36.00 standing, £45.00 seated / Newcastle O2 Academy: £36.00 standing / London Royal Albert Hall: £37.50, £45.00, £55.00, £65.00 / London O2 Brixton Academy £37.50 standing / Birmingham NIA – £36.00 standing, £45.00 seated, Leeds Arena: £36.00 standing, £45.00 seated

Under 14s at all shows must be accompanied by an adult and they may need to be seated rather than standing/General Admission – please check exact requirements with the venue prior to booking.

For buying tickets on your phone in the pre-sale and general sale, fans have recommeneded trying the Ticketmaster and gigsandtours.com apps.

Good luck one and all – hope to see you there!

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is with great pleasure we give you our video for the new single ‘Moving On’ by BAFTA winning animator and director Ainslie Henderson; premiered exclusively today on Vevo.

If you love it, pass it on.

Soon be moving on my way, leave a little light on… Yes folks the first single from La Petite Mort is finally available! If you pre-ordered the album through our web shop, please log into your account there and visit the download section to aquire the track.

You can now buy Moving On as a stand alone single on Amazon and iTunes too, and if you pre-ordered the album from iTunes you should be able to access the track now as well.

Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!

The band are delighted to be making a first trip to Norway this summer, to play at Bergenfest in the city of Bergen on 13 June. The town, we are told, is one of the rainiest in Europe and also very beautiful.

The open air shows take place in a medieval fortress and castle located in the city’s historic centre. The line up is interesting and varied – other acts playing over the 5 day event include Blondie, Franz Ferdinand, Robert Plant, Wild Beasts, Lana Del Ray, Simple Minds, and ZZ Top!

There are both Day Tickets and Full Event Tickets available and they’re on sale now.

Can’t get enough of La Petite Mort – can’t wait till 2 June to hear more? The stupendous ‘Interrogation’ from the new album can be yours, all yours. Just sign up for the official James mailing list on our home page and get a free instant download of this magnificent track.

If you’re already subscribed – not to worry, you’re entitled to the new track just as new subscribers are. Just enter your current e-mail address into the sign up box again and follow the instructions in the confirmation e-mails through to your download link. No mess, no fuss. You don’t need to unsubscribe first and you won’t get duplicate copies of the e-mails we send out.

Enjoy Interrogation – and feel free to spread the word!