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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.

Thursday 11th December – Leeds Carling Academy (0844 477 2000)
Friday 12 December – Glasgow SECC (0844 499 9990)
Saturday 13 December – Birmingham NIA (0870 909 4144)
Monday 15 December – Brixton Carling Academy (0844 477 2000)
Tuesday 16 December – Brixton Carling Academy (0844 477 2000)
Friday 19 December – Manchester Central (formerly G-Mex) (0871 230 2646)

Buy Hey Ma from iTunes before 20th April, and you’ll receive a unique password for a chance to purchase tickets for the December tour in the Ticketmaster pre-sale BEFORE they go on sale to the general public, giving you the best shot at securing tickets to your concert(s) of choice. The iTunes deluxe version of the album also includes a bonus song and track-by-track commentary.

Q MAGAZINE
“Manchester Veterans Make Confident Comeback”.
“Tm Booth sounds like a singer reborn”
“Oh My Heart is anthemic enough to be the new Sit Down”
May 2008

THE TIMES
“New album and sell-out tour make James the comeback kings”
“classic James with intricate instrumental work married to inventive melodies”
22/3/08

DAILY MAIL
“Hey Ma recaptures the spirit of 1993’s Laid (which broke them in the States), with talismanic frontman Tim Booth reiterating his formidable lyrical skills”.
“An outstanding comeback”
4/4/08

THE GUARDIAN
“Singer Tim Booth addresses the personal, the political and the spiritual, and he drenches every subject, from the birth of his son in the song Bubbles to the title track’s anti-war sentiment (“Hey, Ma, the boys in bodybags, coming home in pieces”) with such quivering passion that it’s hard not to be impressed.”
4/4/08

You can see the band playing new tracks on Later… With Jools Holland on BBC2 on 29th April live at 10pm and again on the Friday night show.

In the final countdown to the launch of their fine new album Hey Ma, James will be appearing on the radio for some live sessions, interviews, and chats. Here’s what’s in store:

Thursday 3rd April – Tim will be appearing on Steve Lamacq’s Roundtable on 6 Music from 6 – 7pm

Friday 4th – Tune in to old pal Marc Riley’s Brain Surgery from 7pm to hear James perform a semi-acoustic set.

Sunday 6th – Listen to Key 103 from 7pm to hear Michelle Mullaine’s exclusive interview with the band. And for the weekend night-owls catch Tim & Larry on Pete Mitchells Radio 2 show Sunday night.

Monday 7th – Breakfast with the boys on Manchester’s Xfm where they will be joining Jason Mansford; and then you’ve time to nip out and buy a copy of the album before they top it all off by treating us to three live tracks from 8.30pm on Radio 2’s Radcliffe & Maconie show.

Should be good so don’t forget to listen in!