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And as a special treat to you all we have decided to give you a different track to listen to every day for 10 days leading up to the official Hey Ma release date… we hope you love them as much as we do! ps: We know there will be teething problems with the site, there always is, so please bear with us in the first few weeks. Love Larry

In the buildup to the release of James’s tenth album Hey Ma, wearejames.com will be offering visitors a sneak preview over the coming 10 days. Starting this Friday (28th March), one new track each day will be streamed on the Hey Ma page… check it out by clicking the little fella down the bottom of your screen.

To celebrate Hey Ma’s release on the 7th April, the band will be performing at Manchester’s HMV, 90 Market Street. James will play a short live set at 12:30pm, followed by a signing session where you can get your freshly minted copy of Hey Ma signed by the band. Wristbands for the event are only available on the day, from the store at 8am onwards. There are 350 available, and it is strictly one wristband per person, so be sure to get in quick!

We are pleased to announce that James will be playing at the lovely Victorian concert hall in Bradford on Tuesday 8th April as a warm up for the Spring Tour, which begins at the Derby Assembly Rooms on the 10th.

St. George’s Hall is renowned for its ornate interior and excellent acoustics, and is located directly opposite the Bradford Interchange railway & coach station, with several NCP car parks nearby, some of which are free after 6pm (apparently). So no excuses you out of towners.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 9am via gigsandtours.com , or through the venue’s box office on 01274 432 000. They may also be purchased via 24 hour credit card hotline on 0871 2200 260.

And now a word from our sponsors… Jim and Larry

‘Just to let you all know that after a fantastic tour last spring and a great summer doing all the festivals at home and abroad, the new album is coming along very nicely indeed. The studio we built with Lee in the French chateau worked a treat and the tracks are sounding great.

The album is scheduled for release on April 7th 2008 and there’s a nice little theatre tour planned where you will be able to hear all the new stuff.’

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 14th December via the usual outlets including gigsandtours, Ticketmaster, and the 24 hr credit card hotline 0871 220 0260, or for the Scottish shows, 0870 169 0100. Ticketweb and ticketline only have a limited number of our shows on sale but might just have lower booking fees…

The last tour sold out by lunchtime so if you have your heart set on seeing them you’d better be on the ball come Friday morning. You snooze you lose!

Tour dates are as follows:

April 2008

Thursday 10th – Derby Assembly Rooms (01332 255 800)
Friday 11th – Lincoln Engine Shed (0871 4244 555)
Saturday 12th – Liverpool University (0151 256 5555)
Monday 14th – Newcastle Academy (0844 477 2000)
Tuesday 15th – Sheffield Academy (0844 477 2000)
Thursday 17th – London Shepherds Bush Empire (0844 477 2000)
Friday 18th – Norwich UEA (01603 508 050)
Saturday 19th – Oxford New Theatre (0871 2200 260) **JUST ADDED**
Monday 21st – Bristol Colston Hall (0117 922 3686)
Tuesday 22nd – Blackpool Empress Ballroom (0871 2200 260)
Thursday 24th – Edinburgh Corn Exchange (0870 169 0100)
Friday 25th – Aberdeen AECC Exhibition Centre (0870 169 0100)

Just back from headlining the soggy but wonderful Belladrum Tartan Heart in the Highlands of Scotland, James will be appearing on the main stage at the V Festivals in Staffordshire and Chelmsford this weekend from 6:10pm – 7:10pm, followed by Kasabian and The Killers.

The performances will be preceded by a signing session in the NME tent onsite at 3:30pm each day. As well as the opportunity to meet the band and get something signed, an NME photographer will be taking pictures of each ‘meet’ which will be posted on NME.com immediately afterwards.

This rounds off a busy summer spent travelling across Europe, headlining festivals in Istanbul, Athens, Latvia, Portugal, and Scotland, as well as performing at Summercase in Barcelona and Madrid, Ireland’s Oxegen, and T in the Park; one of the highlights being the rapturous welcome they received from 24,000 James fans upon their return to Greece.  During the gaps in between they’ve managed to squeeze in some writing sessions in Manchester and Brighton, and they’ve introduced a number of shiny new songs into the set recently too, including (provisionally titled) Not So Strong, Hey Ma, Bubbles, and Traffic, as well as continuing to refine Upside Downside which quickly became a fan-favourite on the April tour.

The V‘s are their final festival appearances for the summer and possibly your last chance to see the band and hear a work-in-progress or two before they disappear into a chateau in France to record album number eleven this autumn, so do come along if you are able.

James will play at the Oran Mor in Glasgow this Friday as a special warm-up for T in the Park. The venue, in the crypt of the former Kelvinside parish church, only holds 480, so be quick. Tickets are on sale now via a special pre-sale link which is available to members of the wearejames.com forum (sign in and check the index) and our MySpace friends (check your bulletins).

Update 4/7: This show is now sold out.

Radar Live Solar Beach, Istanbul 30 June 2007
Headlining Main Stage 23:35 – 01:05 The Magic Numbers/The Rapture/JAMES

T in the Park nr. Kinross, Scotland 7 July 2007
Main Stage 16:45 – 17:45 JAMES/Arcade Fire/Razorlight/The Killers

Oxegen Punchestown Racecourse, Co. Kildare, Ireland 8 July 2007
Green Room Stage 22:30 – 23:45

Summercase Madrid 13 July 2007
Main Stage 20:40 – 21:55 JAMES/The Jesus And Mary Chain/Kaiser Chiefs

Summercase Barcelona 14 July 2007
Main Stage 20:40 – 21:55 JAMES/The Jesus And Mary Chain/Kaiser Chiefs

Fly Beeyond Festival Athens Olympic Stadium 18 July 2007
Headlining Main Stage 23:30 – 00:00 Tori Amos/Air/JAMES

Latvia Positivus Festival Salacgriva 28 July 2007
Main Stage 23:30 – 01:00 Stereophonics/JAMES

Sudoeste Festival Zambujeira do Mar, Alentejo, Portugal 5 August 2007
Headlining Main Stage – Times TBC Razorlight/Phoenix/Mika/JAMES

T on the Fringe @ Edinburgh Corn Exchange 10 August 2007
Doors 7:30, Support TBA

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival Beauly, nr. Inverness, Scotland 11 August 2007
Headlining Main Stage – Times TBC

V Festival Weston Park, Staffordshire 18 August 2007
Main Stage – Times TBC JAMES/Kasabian/The Killers

V Festival Hylands Park, Chelmsford 19 August 2007
Main Stage – Times TBC JAMES/Kasabian/The Killers

*N.B. All times subject to change. Please check our forum prior to each event for full line-up across all stages where available.

We are pleased to announce that James will be calling in at the Edinburgh Fringe en route to Belladrum this August to play at the Corn Exchange on Friday the 10th.

Tickets go on sale this Friday (8th June) and are available from tonthefringe.com, or by telephone on 0870 169 0100.

James will be returning to Portugal for one of their biggest summer events, Sudoeste Festival, on Sunday 5th August 2007, and will also be embarking on their first ever visit to Latvia to headline the Positivus Festival in Salacgriva on Saturday 28th July.

For more information on Sudoeste Festival, which takes place near the fishing village of Zambujeira do Mar, Alentejo, please visit their website at musicanocoracao.pt. Tickets are on sale now and available from Ticketline Portugal. Day tickets cost €40, and four-day passes inclusive of camping cost €70.

Tickets for Positivus Festival are on sale now, costing Ls 20 (approx. € 29) for 1-day tickets and Ls 30 (approx. € 43) for 2-day tickets, and can be purchased online here, via the link from their website here, or from ticketservice.lv. Further information on the event can be found on the festival’s website at positivusabfestival.com, or their MySpace.