News

We’ve just confirmed the final date for the upcoming tour of the western Americas – the band will be performing at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday 12 April, the night before their first Coachella appearance.

Our exclusive pre-sale, including the VIP Soundcheck experience, begins at 10am local time (PST) on Wednesday 7 March.  See the live page for ticketing links.

Be aware that tickets for these shows are selling fast; the VIP packages for several have already gone and San Francisco is sold out entirely, so do be quick.

We are pleased to confirm that James are headlining The Big Stooshie, a brand new three day music festival held in aid of two fantastic charities — Help For Heroes and the SSAFA.

Combining great music with a great cause, the festival takes place at Howe Country Centre near Ladybank in Fife.  The site features two stages, both undercover, so you needn’t worry about the weather on the day.

Tickets are on sale now, there is a range of options including a very limited number of day tickets, as well as weekend tickets with or without camping.  Please note that tickets for this event must be purchased in advance, you will not be able to buy them on site. 

For approved online retailers, see the live page; you can also buy tickets in person from the following local outlets:

The Howe Country Centre, Fife (01337 831244), Edinburgh – Ripping Records (0131 226 7010), Dundee – Grouchos (01382 228 496), Perth – Concorde Music (01738 621 818), Stirling – Europa Music (01786 448623), Aberdeen – One Up (01224 642662), Inverness – The Music Station (01463 225323), Elgin – Sound & Vision (01343 556166), Elgin – North East Motorcycles (01343 548412), Keith, Moray – Thingymijigs (135 Mid Street).

James will be closing the festival on Sunday night, 6 May.  For further information on the event, line up, and the charities involved please visit their official website bigstooshie.com, or their Facebook page.

The Mexican shows have now been confirmed, and the exclusive fan pre-sale for Mexico City begins at 10am local time today.

James will be playing at Arena Monterrey on 25 April, and at the newly opened Arena Ciudad de México on 26 April.

Regular and VIP soundcheck tickets for Mexico City are on sale now via our overseas ticketing partner.  Monterrey pre-sale tickets and VIP packages will be available from Sunday 26 February at 10am (CST).

Cada VIP Entrada incluye:

• 1 entrada para un control de sonido de 3 canciones
• 1 entrada para una ronda de preguntas con la banda
• Un gafete laminado edición especial
• 1 entrada para el concierto con la capacidad de entrar mas temprano al teatro

Apologies for the fact that there is currently no information in Spanish on the pre-sale pages, and please note that the prices are in US Dollars.

Winner of Best Small Festival at the UK Festival Awards in 2010 and 2011, Kendal Calling is a friendly and intimate festival held at Lowther Deer Park on the edge of the Lake District.

James are headlining the Sunday night.

Tickets on sale from 9am Thursday 23 February – check the live page for ticketing links. (N.B. Apparently booking through Skiddle you may save a bit on transaction fees.)

“…11 stages, 3 days and nights of fun in the fields in the beautiful Lake District…”

Hope to see you there.

“We return to the land of milk and honey. In our gnarly, battered tour bus we follow the path of the wagon trains. The West Coast calls; sorry East Coast fans – economics. Next time. Been wanting a crack at Coachella for a while and now we have our shot. Then on to South America. Returning to the passion of Mexico, Chile and on to the virgin territories of Brazil and Argentina. Don’t miss us, you never know how much more of this we have in us. Here’s to connection, unity and the fever of dancing naked under a full moon.” – Tim

Spring 2012 will see the band return to the US for a West Coast run of dates around their performances at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, before heading off to Mexico and South America.  Visit the live page for the full itinerary.

“Our last US tour was the first time we tried offering fan access to our sound checks. We approached it really uncertain of what to expect. They ended up being a blast for all of us, and offer an insight into the chaotic inner workings of James. They are spontaneous affairs. You may get to see us butcher songs we haven’t played in years as we attempt to get them match-fit, improvise, pratfall, argue, cover Britney Spears (in honey) or just play some beautiful music. Whatever, I think you will enjoy them and they make the shows better, more intimate; nobody’s asked for their money back so far……” – Tim

We’ll be offering the ever popular VIP Soundcheck packages for all headline shows on this tour. They are strictly limited in number, and the pre-sale for the North American dates commences at 10am local time on Wednesday 15th February, via our US ticketing partner.

The packages include one General Admission floor ticket at GA shows plus early entry – for seated shows: a premium seat location in front 5 rows of the theatre, as well as a unique opportunity to attend 3 songs of the band’s soundcheck, a 15 minute Q & A session (questions from audience after soundcheck), priority early entry into the venue, and a VIP souvenir laminate to take home. (Please note, the VIP packages are non-transferable and you will need photo I.D. to collect your pass at the venue on the day of the show.)

James will be performing at Rock in Rio Lisboa for the first time this summer, on Sunday 3 June.  The festival takes place in the purpose-built “City of Rock” in Lisbon’s Parque da Bela Vista.

Unusually for a Portuguese festival, James are not the headline act – Bruce Springsteen will be closing the show.

Tickets are on sale now through Ticketline Portugal.  Visit the official Rock in Rio Lisboa website for full details and more information on the rather surprising line up, which includes Metallica and Mastodon.

Due to popular demand by band and fan alike, James will be returning to Chile this April for a headline show in their capital city.

“We had a fantastic time in Santiago so have been lobbying our management to return. It is with great pleasure that we will be able to bring the full James experience,” said Tim yesterday.

Pre-sale tickets for the show at the 7,000-capacity Teatro Caupolicán will be on sale from 12pm local time (CLST) today, and there will be a limited number of V.I.P. soundcheck packages available exclusively through our ticketing partner. 

Cada VIP Entrada incluye: 1 entrada para un control de sonido de 3 canciones, 1 entrada para una ronda de preguntas con la banda, un gafete laminado edición especial, 1 entrada para el concierto con la capacidad de entrar mas temprano al teatro.

We’re very pleased to announce that James will finally be playing the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival this spring.

This year the festival takes place over two weekends, and James will be playing on both Friday 13th and Friday 20th April.

As ever, expect a fantastic line up of mostly alternative artists and bands inluding Radiohead, The Black Keys, At The Drive-In, Swedish House Mafia, Pulp, Godspeed You! Black Emporer, Explosions in the Sky, Wild Beasts and many more – visit the Coachella website for full details.

Tickets go on sale at 10am PST (that’s 6pm in the UK) on Friday 13th January.

The band are giving 6 Music a world exclusive next week – first play of two tracks recorded live on the recent orchestral tour.

Mike Joyce will be premiering these on Monday 2 January when he stands in for Radcliffe and Maconie between 1 – 4pm GMT.  Tim will be joining him live on air, via telephone from Los Angeles.

The two tracks chosen will be kept under wraps until the broadcast.  Both were recorded on the autumn tour featuring Orchestra of the Swan and The Manchester Consort Choir, and were conducted and arranged by Mancunian composer Joe Duddell.

Tune in between 1 – 4pm next Monday, 2 January.  If you’re in the UK you can listen on DAB radio, digital and satellite television (details here) or online, and if you’re further afield you can still catch the broadcast online via the BBC iPlayer.

Update 02.01:You can now listen to the archived broadcast via the BBC iPlayer here or here.  If you don’t have time to listen to the whole show, we had fan tweets read out at 1hr 06mins and 1h 30m into the program, the main piece (chat with Tim plus the two tracks) from 1hr 41m, and a second playing of the track Mike accidentally talked over near the end at 2hr 51m.  Enjoy!

A seasonal update from Booth HQ:

“Over at Tim’s website we have the pleasure of announcing our Christmas Sale. You can now get your hands on the Special Vinyl Edition of Love Life for only £15 (plus p&p).

Not only that but we have the remaining stock of Love Life Tour 2011 T-shirts for sale and a fantastic new video for Monsters.

Have a great Christmas!”