James tour the UK again supported by Radiohead. Andy Diagram makes a one-off reappearance at the Manchester show.
Category Archives: History
November 1993
Laid single released. James with support from Radiohead tour Europe visiting Germany, France, Spain Switzerland and Portugal.
October 1993
After a full-scale US tour is cancelled due to marketing disagreements, James play two low-key shows in California.
September 1993
Laid album released. James tour US as part of the WOMAD touring festival. James play one song live into each show on Radio 1 on the day of release of the Laid album.
August 1993
Sometimes single released. James headline the WOMAD Festival in Carlylon Bay, Cornwall.
July 1993
James support Neil Young on three European outdoor dates in London, Milan and Bad Mergentheim (Germany).
March 1993
James play a one-off gig at Bath Moles Club as an attempt to record a live album and roadtest the new songs.
February 1993
The Laid and Wah Wah albums are recorded over a six-week period at Real World Studios in Bath.
December 1992
James play six dates in Japan with The Soup Dragons. Returning to the UK, James play five acoustic shows in Leeds, Glasgow, Bristol, Manchester and London, the latter being recorded for a Radio 1 In Concert broadcast.
September 1992
James support Neil Young on his acoustic US tour. Andy leaves the band at the end of the summer.
July 1992
Seven EP single released. James headline their own triumphant show at Alton Towers supported by PIL in front of 30,000 people. The gig was broadcast live on Radio 1 and almost had to be cancelled as high winds blew the stage roof off earlier in the day. After playing the Fort Le Neuilay festival in Calais, a couple of members of the band and the crew are attacked in a nightclub in Calais as the festival degenerates into violence. James are offered an acoustic support slot for Neil Young’s US tour and are contacted by Brian Eno with a view to him producing James next album.
June 1992
James headline Saturday night at Glastonbury as a late replacement for Morrissey, kicking off the show with a cover of Morrissey’s We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful, reportedly a tribute to James.