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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.

The sequel to The Night Before, entitled The Morning After, will be released in the UK and various European locations (TBC) on 6th September, and is now available to pre-order through the wearejames.com shop, and from Amazon.co.uk.

There are eight songs on the mini-album:

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

James are off to Latitude in Suffolk this Saturday, where they’ll be playing the Obelisk Arena at 17:35 and have been allocated a 50 minute set.

Embracing the wonderful arts and culture vibe of the festival, Tim will then be making an appearance on the Poetry Stage at 19:30, reading some material he has written over the last year. The reading will last approximately 20 minutes.

Enjoy!

To coincide with their appearance at the Corona Capital festival in October, the band will be playing two headline shows in Mexico.

The first of these will be in Guadalajara on Monday 18th October, at Teatro Diana.  There will be a special fan pre-sale from 11am – 8pm on 4th July – details of which will be posted here as soon as they’re available – which precedes a Banamex pre-sale on the 5th and 6th, with the general sale commencing on the 7th at which time tickets will be available through Ticketmaster Mexico.

Details of the second show will be added as soon as the arrangements are finalised.

Those of you north of the border, keep your fingers crossed and your eyes peeled…

UPDATE – Guadalajara pre-sale info:

The special fan pre-sale for the concert at Teatro Diana will run from 11am – 8pm Central Daylight Time on Sunday 4th July via the following link:

ticketmaster.com.mx/event/140044DCBA0CC6B5?did=ocesa

You will need to enter the password ‘LAID‘.

James have just been announced as headliners for the Saturday night at the fourth annual Bingley Music Live festival this September.

The three day event will be held in the picturesque Myrtle Park in the heart of Bingley,  from Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th September, and has an excellent reputation amongst both festival-goers and bands who have played there in previous years.  It’s quite an intimate festival, with a capacity of just 15,000, and it has been praised for having a powerful and punchy sound system as well as a great atmosphere and quality line-up, and because it’s funded and run by the local council they are able to keep tickets prices low.

James will be playing on Saturday the 4th.  The full line-up is yet to be announced, however there will be 22 bands playing over the course of the weekend, and entry on the Friday night is free of charge. 

Weekend tickets allow access on Saturday and Sunday, and are priced at a very reasonable £30 (plus fees).  They are available now from the BML website, as well as the following independent outlets:

• Jumbo Records, Leeds (online, by telephone on 0113 245 5570, or in person)
• Crash Records, Leeds (online, by telephone on 0113 243 6743, or in person)
• Attic Records, York (tel. 07840 122 695)
• The Duchess, York (tel. 01904 641 413)

You may also purchase tickets (in person only) from the Bingley Council Shop, Keighley Town Hall, and Bradford Tourist Information.

NB there is no camping on site, so if you don’t live locally you will need somewhere to stay.  Book your accommodation early if you want to have a good choice and reasonable prices.  There are also independent campsites in the area, please see the camping & accommodation section of the BML site for further information, as well as details of the Park & Ride facility.  There are no day tickets available at this time, and it’s unlikely there will be any released, as they would only be made available in the event the weekend tickets do not sell out.

We do not yet have the stage time, however the curfew on Saturday night is 9:30pm (full length set, mind), so there may be time for some of you to make the last train home!

Making good on their promise, James will finally be returning to the other side of the Atlantic this autumn.  

The band will be playing at the Corona Capital Festival in Mexico City on 16th October, where they’ll be appearing on the Main Stage at 7:40pm (TBC)  just before headliners the Pixies.  The 55,000-capacity festival is held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodrí­guez, and the line up includes Interpol, Echo & The Bunnymen, White Lies, Metric, and The Temper Trap, amongst others.

Tickets go on sale on 29th June, at 11am Central Time (CDT), and will be available from Ticketmaster Mexico, priced at $450 MN (Mexican Pesos), which is approximately $35 US, until 31st August, and from 1st September they’ll go up to $550 MN (about $43 US).

For those of you in North America who’ve been waiting, patiently or otherwise, for another chance to see the band live, keep an eye on your inbox, as we’ll have further news that may be of interest to you soon…

The band will be returning to Greece this July for two open-air  concerts.  The first takes place within the grounds of the magnificent Ioannina Castle on Thursday 22nd July; this event is known locally as the Castle Rock Festival, however it is a James headline show, with support coming from Aviv Geffen (TBC).   Ioannina is about four hours from Athens by car, or 35 minutes by air.

Next stop is the isle of Crete, where they’re playing at Pankritio Stadium in Heraklion on Saturday 24th July.

Tickets for both shows are on sale now from ticketarena.gr priced at 35 € until show day, at which time if there are any remaining they go up to 40 €, and from 8th June they will also be available to purchase in person locally from the following outlets:

• Ioannina/Ιωάννινα: I Public, Καφέ Καπλάνιο
• Heraklion/Ηράκλειο: Metropolis
• Rethymnon/Ρέθυμνο : Barcode
• Chania/Χανιά: Gstore, Black Sheep Tattoo, Stop Cafe/Καφέ Στάση, Bookstore Pelekanaki / Βιβλιοπωλείο Πελεκανάκη

There are also some discounted concession tickets, priced at 25 € and available locally to certain groups on a low income such as students.

Baddiel & Skinner Live and Unplanned: The South Africa send-off…

Baddiel & Skinner are resuming their position as the unofficial voice of football, to reunite on Absolute Radio for a series of football themed podcasts and live shows from South Africa this summer.  To kick things off, the station is inviting listeners across the UK to join them for an almighty send-off party packed with music, comedy and entertainment. The event at the Lyric Theatre, London on June 7th will feature unscripted comedy and banter from the infamous comedy duo plus music from special guests including James, Keane, and Ian Broudie.

Tim, Jim, Larry, and Saul will be performing some new tracks as well as some old favourites.

Tickets are priced from £21 and are available now from the Lyric Theatre’s website or by telephone on 0844 579 1972.

Highlights from the show will be included in Baddiel and Skinner’s podcast series and will be broadcast on Absolute from 7pm on 14th and 15th June.

As a warm up for their appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival the following day, the band will be performing at the very cosy (capacity 500) Academy 2 in Oxford on Saturday 12th June.

Obviously this date clashes with the England match…  But fear not, footy fans, the band won’t be taking to the stage until after the match has finished. And we have a special arrangement with the Academy  which – provided you’re in the venue one hour before kick off – will allow ticket holders complimentary entry to the main room where the the match will be screened, so you can come along and watch it en masse if you’d like.

The band will be on stage at 10:30pm.  Doors open at 9:15pm, and there is a 1am curfew, although ticket holders may stay for the club night afterwards, which goes on until 3am.  Please note, this is an 18+ show.

We have an allocation of fan tickets for those of you on the wearejames.com mailing list, which will be available from 10am Monday morning – check your inbox for details.

The remaining tickets will go on general sale at 10am on Tuesday morning (1st June), and are available from gigsandtours.com.