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If you are upset not to have been able to buy tickets to see James perform at the Isle of Wight Festival, fret not… for the band will be playing an exclusive warm up gig at the Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms on Saturday 14th June.

Tickets are on sale now – you can purchase them by calling the box office on 02392 863 911 or by logging in here.

See you there!

We are happy to report that Hey Ma hit the album charts in Greece at #3 whilst James completed a round of successful gigs playing to a sell out crowd at the SOS Festival, Razz 1, La Riviera, Praça da Canção, Braga Municipal Park… and that’s just in Spain & Portugal! Stay tuned for more festival info.

Tim Booth is appearing on Jools Holland’s BBC Radio 2 show to perform some exclusive tracks and if you miss this, you have the chance to hear it again by visiting www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/.

Tickets for the December Arena Tour are selling fast but there are still a limited number available from www.gigsandtours.com, www.ticketmaster.co.uk, www.ticketweb.co.uk or www.ticketline.co.uk. Don’t forget that due to high demand, an extra night at Manchester Central has been added – Saturday 20th December…

Full dates are as follows:

Thursday 11th December – Leeds Carling Academy
Friday 12th December – Glasgow SECC (DF Concerts)
Saturday 13th December – Birmingham NIA
Monday 15th December – Brixton Academy
Tuesday 16th December – Brixton Academy
Friday 19th December – Manchester Central (Formerly G-Mex)
Saturday 20 December – Manchester Central (Formerly G-Mex)

* Support on all dates excepting Leeds comes from Athlete

This summers festival season kicks off with James flying out to Spain to perform at various events including; SOS Festival, Razzmatazz & La Riviera – they will then be back in the UK playing the Isle of Wight Festival before jetting off for the Ejekt Festival in Greece – then finally rounding off at Portugal’s Festival Marés Vivas.

Keep checking out our website for any new added dates!

Remember James will be performing songs from their new album ‘Hey Ma’ live on Later… with Jools Holland tonight at 10pm on BBC TWO, and then will be on again on Friday 2nd May, at 11.35pm.

James’ Spring Theatre Tour is coming to a close tonight with the final date taking place in Aberdeen, Scotland. So for all those who are now suffering from James withdrawal symptoms and wondering what’s next, we have some good news!

Tickets for James’ We Are Sound Winter Tour are on sale NOW! If you are planning on coming along you better act fast – due to an unprecedented demand for tickets, a second Manchester Central date has been added and tickets will be on sale from 5pm today!

Tickets for the shows are available from gigsandtours.com, Ticketmaster and TicketWeb.

The band intend to make these shows into a party, including all the best ingredients from the past, present and future; there are some surprises in store too! They nearly called it the ‘kitchen sink’ tour.

Thursday 11th December – Leeds Carling Academy
Friday 12th December – Glasgow SECC (DF Concerts)
Saturday 13th December – Birmingham NIA
Monday 15th December – Brixton Academy
Tuesday 16th December – Brixton Academy
Friday 19th December – Manchester Central (Formerly G-Mex)

* Extra Date on sale from 5pm today
Saturday 20 December – Manchester Central (Formerly G-Mex)

* Support on all dates excepting Leeds comes from Athlete

Don’t forget that you can catch James performing new songs on Later… with Jools Holland on BBC2 – Tuesday 29th April live at 10pm, and again on 2nd May 2008.

Be listening to The Billy Sloan Show on 102.5 Clyde 1 this Sunday between 7-10pm to hear a James special, with songs recorded live from Thurday’s gig at Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange.

James are pleased to announce they will be playing the Festival Marés Vivas near Oporto, Portugal on 19th July, 2008. Acts also on the bill include The Cult and The Prodigy. Tickets are available now through www.ticketline.pt.

In this weeks official UK album chart, James came in at #10 – so a big thanks to all those who bought Hey Ma!

If you haven’t got your own copy already, you can still purchase Hey Ma through the usual outlets including Amazon, play.com and the deluxe version can be downloaded exclusively through iTunes.