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James announce their next studio album for release in April 2024 alongside a June 2024 UK arena tour with Razorlight and two headline orchestral shows with Orca 22 and The Manchester Inspirational Voices Gospel Choir at Bedford Summer Sessions and Lytham Festival for July 2024.

James headline the Absolute Radio 15th Birthday Party at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London after their rescheduled dates with Orca 22 and The Manchester Inspirational Voices Gospel Choir in Bath and Nottingham

James perform an orchestral set with Orca 22 and the Manchester Inspirational Voices Choir at the Acropolis in Greece as well as at Latitude Festival and Leicester De Montfort Hall.

They headline outdoor shows in Liverpool, Halifax (x2), Thessaloniki and Dundee as well as headlining Forest Fest in Co Laois, Ireland and performing at Y Not Festival.

1990 James Singles, the first of a digital streaming series of b-sides from their years with Mercury Records, is released featuring tracks taken from the How Was It For You?, Come Home and Lose Control singles.

Tim performs Sit Down with Coldplay at two nights of their Music Of The Spheres tour at a sold-out Etihad Stadium in Manchester

James are awarded an Ivor Novello Icon award for songwriting. Tim, Jim, Mark and Saul were reunited with Larry for the ceremony in London where they were presented the award by Jo Whiley.

James finish off their orchestral tour with shows in Glasgow, Newcastle, Sheffield, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester (x2), Blackpool and London. Shows in Nottingham and Bath are postponed due to illness.

James release a brand new song, Love Make A Fool, from the Be Opened By The Wonderful orchestral album.

The tour in support of the album kicks off with shows in Brighton, Cardiff, York and Edinburgh.

James announce the release of their orchestral album Be Opened By The Wonderful and preview it with a reworking of their 1997 single She’s A Star.

James spend four days at Blueprint Studios in Salford with the Orca 22 orchestra and Manchester Inspirational Voices choir recording songs from throughout their career for release in June as an album entitled Be Opened By The Wonderful.

James announce a fifteen date show with the Orca 22 orchestra and Manchester Inspirational Voices choir for Spring 2023. All dates sell out in day.

James recreate their 1992 Alton Towers show at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester, playing all 22 songs from that show in a different order before adding an encore of four post-1992 songs.  They headline Rhyl Events Arena before playing Mares Vivas Festival in Portugal and Tramlines in Sheffield.

James play a series of outdoor shows at Bath Racecourse, London Kenwood House, Edinburgh Highland Centre Big Top (replicating the 1998 Barrowlands set) and Black Deer Festival. They finish the month with a War Child gig at Warrington Parr Hall.

James head to Portugal for their two postponed shows at Porto’s Superbock Arena and Lisbon’s Campo Pequeno supported by The Slow Readers Club and Surma.

They contribute a Conservatory Version of Beautiful Beaches to EarthPercent’s Earth Day Campaign.