News

We are so sorry to report that the show scheduled for tonight at Auditorio Banamex in Monterrey, Mexico, has been cancelled.  Sincere apologies to all James fans who were planning to attend, the band were very much looking forward to their first show in Monterrey.  They will be back.

The following press release was issued today by the local promoter Ocesa:

CONCERTIO DE JAMES CACELADO DEBíO A ENFERMEDAD – EL EVENTO ESTABA PROGRAMADO PARA EL 19 DE OCTUBRE EN EL AUDITORIO BANAMEX DE MONTERREY

La banda James ha anunciado triestsmente hoy que su concierto progrmado para el 19 octubre en Monterrey, Nuevo León, deberá ser cancelado debio a enfermedad de dos miembros de la banda.

Tras una exitosa lista 19 conciertos por Estados Unidos en las últimas tres semanas, la salud de dos miembros de la banda empeoró tras su energética presentación en la Ciudad de México en el Festival Corona Capital (mismo que ya consideran como una de sus mejores apariciones en festival en muchos anos) y se agravó anoche en Guadalajara donde algunos problemas técnicos retrasaron la hora de presentación.

La banda está tremendamente desilusionada de no poder tocar en Monterrey, que serí­a la última parada de esta gira.  Sobre todo al tomar la excepcional bienvenida que han recibido del público mexicano hasta ahora.  Sin embargo han prometido regresar y snsí­an tocar Monterrey una vez que regresen a México, en un futuro no muy lejano.

El reembolso de los boletos se hará en los puntos de venta donde fueron adquiridos a partir del viernes 22 de octubre a las 11:00am. Los que compraron con tarjeta de crédito recibirán el reembolso de manera automática.

Mayores informes en www.ticketmaster.com.mx, o OCESA 55-236296900.

The band will be performing live on air in the KEXP studio in Seattle today, at 12:30pm Pacific time / 8:30pm in the UK.

If you’re in the area, tune in to 90.3 FM, or you can listen online anywhere in the world through the KEXP website.

It will be archived on the site, so you can listen later on if you miss the live broadcast.

Update:  The full session is now available to listen to in the KEXP archive.

As you may know, Saul manages the Glasgow based band Unkle Bob, who supported James on the last US tour as well as the Mirrorball tour in April of this year.  They’ve been hard at work on the follow up to their 2006 debut Sugar & Spite and are finally set to release their second studio album, Shockwaves, which will be in stores this Monday.

The album was produced by Saul and Ken Nelson (Gomez, Coldplay, Kings of Convenience), and the lead single, In My Head, features Mr. Davies himself on drums.  You can check out the video on YouTube, and download the single for free from their website unklebob.com.

The Morning After The Night Before Tour of North America kicked off in a typically celebratory manner in Florida this week, to coincide with the release of the new double album in the US. The next four weeks will see the band travel the length and breadth of the country, popping their head round Canada’s door along the way, and winding up in Mexico with the Corona Capital Festival and a couple of headline shows.

The wearejames.com forum is abuzz with reports, reviews, and setlists – please feel free to add your own. And you can keep up with all the goings on from the band’s perspective on the blog, where Larry’s delightful photographs from the tour are coming in as and when technology allows, complimented by our roving diarist Juliet’s daily reports from the field. Tim has also begun to tweet on the tour; you can follow him as he twitters his way across the land of plenty.

There are still tickets available for many of the US dates, see the live page for the full itinerary and ticketing links.  N.B. A few of the shows are not available through Ticketmaster (namely D.C., Detroit, and Salt Lake City), however you’ll find up to date links for all venues here on the site.

Facebook users, don’t forget to become a fan of the band’s page if you want to be sure to get all the late-breaking news, and if you sign up via the link in the previous news post (see below) you’ll be able to claim your free MP3 of a cracking live version of ‘Born of Frustration’ from the very limited edition Live in 2008 album.

Remember the Live in 2008 album that was so hard to get hold of?  Well if you weren’t one of the lucky 5000, now’s your chance to download one of the songs – Born of Frustration – in return for becoming a fan on Facebook (and hopefully helping us spread the word too, though that is optional).  Thanking you in advance…

The 2CD set ‘The Morning After The Night Before’ hits the shelves in the USA today.  You can order your copy online from Amazon.com, download it from iTunes (with exclusive bonus track All My Letters), or do it the old fashioned way with a trip to your local record shop.

The North American begins in just under a week –  there are still tickets available for many of the shows, check the Live page for the full itinerary and ticketing links.  Ed Harcourt is supporting for all dates so it’s worth getting there early for the full evening’s entertainment.

Tune in to 6 Music to catch tracks from the new album played throughout the day, as they have chosen it as their Album of the Day.  Shaun Keaveny kicked this off with a play of Lookawayearlier this morning on his breakfast show, and various tracks will be featured as the day goes on.

For those who missed the band’s live session on Absolute Radio last night, which included a stunning rendition of Dust Motes, the show is now available to listen to or download from Geoff Lloyd’s Hometime Podcast page.   There will also be video footage up on their site later in the day.

James will be guests on Geoff Lloyd’s Hometime show on Absolute Radio tonight.  They’ll be discussing the new album The Morning After which is in stores this week, and playing a couple of songs from the album, so it’s well worth tuning in!

The show is on air from 5pm to 8pm, and for those of you outside of the listening area or overseas, you can listen in online via the Absolute Radio site.

With just over a week to go before release, we’ve decided to have a listening party here on wearejames.com.  From Monday morning (30th August), we’ll be previewing five tracks from the album, in full, for one week.

Be there!

The band are thrilled to finally be able to make good on their promise to return to North America, with a 21-date coast-to-coast tour this autumn in support of their new two-volume release entitled The Morning After The Night Before. This comprises the two mini-albums released elsewhere individually, and will be available in the U.S. on 14th September (and just to keep you on your toes, Disc One is in fact the second volume of the pair):

Disc One, The Morning After: 1. Got The Shakes  2. Dust Motes  3. Tell Her I Said So  4. Kaleidoscope  5. Rabbit Hole  6. Make For This City  7. Lookaway  8. Fear

Disc Two, The Night Before: 1. It’s Hot  2. Crazy  3. Ten Below  4. Porcupine  5. Shine  6. Dr. Hellier  7. Hero

Since opportunities to see the band play on the far side of the Atlantic are few and far between,  we thought you might appreciate a chance to do something a little special this time around, so we’ve put together an exclusive VIP package which includes extremely rare access to the band’s soundcheck, amongst other things.  These packages will be available exclusively through wearejames.com and our ticketing partner from Wednesday 14th July.

There will also be a fan pre-sale commencing on the 14th of July, see below for link and times!

The Morning After The Night Before Tour
USA, Canada, Mexico ~ Autumn 2010

September:
20th – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
21st – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues
22nd – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
24th – Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero Theatre
25th – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
27th – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
28th – New York, NY – Webster Hall
30th – Toronto, CA – Queen Elizabeth Theatre

October:
1st – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
2nd – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
4th – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
5th – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
7th – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
8th – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
9th – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market
11th – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
12th – Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues
13th – Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box

16th – Mexico City, Mexico – Corona Capital Music Festival (with the Pixies, Interpol)**
18th – Guadalajara, Mexico – Teatro Diana**
19th – Monterrey, Mexico – Auditorio Banamex**

**Please note the pre-sale and VIP packages do not apply to the shows in Mexico, which are on sale now via Ticketmaster Mexico.

Special guest for all US and Canadian dates will be Ed Harcourt.

We have a very limited number of special VIP packages for each concert, which will be available from 10am local time (of the venue) on the 14th, until their allocation has sold out.  Each package will include one ticket in the first ten rows for seated shows, or priority early entry for general admission (standing) shows, admittance to watch three songs during the band’s soundcheck, and a limited-edition VIP laminate.

The fan pre-sale of standard tickets also begins on Wednesday the 14th, and will last until the allocation is sold or the general sale begins – which will be on the 16th, 17th, or 18th depending on the venue, please check the Live page here on wearejames.com nearer the time to see when the general sale for each show will begin.

Both the pre-sale and the sale of the VIP packages will commence at 10am VENUE local time on Wednesday the 14th, and will be available from our ticketing partner here: tix.concertmaps.com/james.