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Halifax Piece Hall – 8th July 2023
Setlist
Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / All The Colours Of You / Waltzing Along / We're Going To Miss You / I Know What I'm Here For / Medieval / Five-O / Sound / Born Of Frustration / Beautiful Beaches / Sit Down / Sometimes / Laid / Come HomeSupport
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Review: David Brown @ EvenTheStars.co.uk
“Gigs in the rain can be magical and special and tonight’s very much felt like that. The band reacted to the situation when they came back on stage and the audience just let go of any inhibitions determined to have the best time and to make the night unique despite the drenching they got. The Piece Hall gave James and their fans two very different nights and experiences, but ones that will last long in the memory – it’s been thirty-four years since the band last played in this magnificent square, hopefully it won’t be anywhere near as long before their next visit.”
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Review: Sarah Fitton @ Halifax Courier
“The show had to be paused for around 20 minutes to wait for lightning to pass but even with the heavy rain, the audience were singing along in full voice.”
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Review: Laura Dean @ God Is In The TV Zine
“Stronger and more salient than ever, James remain to be one of the best live bands around. Their second night in the beautiful surroundings of the Piece Hall was a clear insight into not just the magic that they produce as a nine piece, but how much fun they’re having whilst they do it.”
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Halifax Piece Hall – 7th July 2023
Setlist
Johnny Yen / Waltzing Along / All The Colours Of You / Interrogation / Born Of Frustration / Space / Out To Get You / Hymn From A Village / Medieval / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Just Like Fred Astaire / Moving On / Nothing But Love / Sit Down / Sometimes / LaidSupport
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Review: David Brown @ EvenTheStars.co.uk
“Moving On is dedicated to loved ones passed and with Tim and Chloe singing it to each other, the emotional resonance is strong particularly as the sun goes down. There’s then an amusing moment as Tim beckons the choir down to sing the harmonies of Nothing But Love, but Dave starts up Sit Down. Dave blames Saul for the mistake, who takes responsibility, before joking that it was really whoever wrote the setlist’s fault. The choir becomes one of five thousand for the rousing latter-period Nothing But Love, before losing themselves collectively in an uplifting Sit Down, a song that feels reinvigorated this year and a beacon of light in a dark world.”
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Review: Gareth John @ The York Press
“Tonight’s show feels timeless, the rising sounds carried beautifully by Booth’s distinctive and textured voice, the agile and energetic frontman leading the band in rounding off their set with the hauntingly beautiful Sit Down, the somewhat spiritual Sometimes and the quirky yet wonderful Laid.”
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Review: Sarah Fitton @ Halifax Courier
“The Manchester legends – who play at The Piece Hall again tonight (Saturday) – were on top form as they delivered iconic hits including ‘Born Of Frustration’, ‘Waltzing Along’, ‘Laid’, ‘Nothing But Love’, ‘Sometimes’ and ‘Sit Down’.”
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Review: Izzy Clayton @ Backstreet Mafia
“Opening the set with ‘Johnny Yen’ the band take fans back to their early days with the song being a release from the band’s debut album ‘Stutter’ back in 1986. As the second song starts ‘What For’, both Deborah and Chloe join the band on drums as well as the Inspirational Voices Choir. During ‘Waltzing Along’, Tim comes off stage and greets fans on barrier before performing the song whilst stood on the barrier – holding a person’s hand in the crowd for support.”
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Review: Helen Millington @ RGM
“The band open with ‘Johnny Yen’, followed by ‘What For’ and then crowd favourite ‘Waltzing Along’. It was at this moment the crowd were in for a special treat as Booth leapt down from the stage and gracefully balanced on the barrier (with the support of a few bewildered fans). For the entire song, Booth perched on the railing holding onto a fans arm, with another steadying his leg. The crowd lapped it up and sang along.”
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Leicester De Montfort Hall – 4th July 2023
Setlist
Magic Bus / We're Going To Miss You / The Shining / The Lake / Dust Motes / Beautiful Beaches / Space / Moving On / Ten Below / Nothing But Love / Born Of Frustation / Tomorrow / Sit Down / Love Make A Fool / Medieval / Someone's Got It In For Me / Alaskan Pipeline / She's A Star / Hello / Riders / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces / Say Something / SometimesSupport
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Review: David Brown @ EvenTheStars.co.uk
“Saul makes a point of dedicating Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) to the crew who make this whole thing work, and watching it at closer quarters this really wouldn’t be possible without their skill, expertise and ability to adapt quickly to whatever ideas the band throw at them last minute. The audience starts clapping along to which Tim says they have to be really in time otherwise it’ll completely fuck up the timing – Joe conducts the audience clapping and it all stays intact. They then finish the main set with an uplifting All The Colours Of You, where again the song’s inherent dramatic cuts and pastes of its creation in a studio with Jacknife are brought to life with live instruments before it segues into Many Faces, the choir in a line at the front as they improvise their way through repeatedly singing the song’s core message that ‘there’s only one human race, many faces, everybody belongs here.'”
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Review: Emily Miller @ Niche Magazine
“An astounding 3 hour gig with all the hits and so many talented musicians – James prove themselves to be as relevant and as exciting today as they ever have been. “
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Bristol Canons Marsh Amphitheatre- 23rd June 2023
Setlist
Walk Like You / Ring The Bells / Born Of Frustration / What For / Sit Down / Isabella / Interrogation / Johnny Yen / All Good Boys / Just Like Fred Astaire / Out To Get You / She's A Star / Come Home / All The Colours Of You / Beautiful Beaches / Sound / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / LaidSupport
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Wolverhampton Civic Hall – 20th June 2023
Setlist
Johnny Yen / Five-O / Waltzing Along / What For / Love Make A Fool / I Know What I'm Here For / Interrogation / Sit Down / Hello / All Good Boys / Say Something / Hymn From A Village / Ring The Bells / Come Home / Beautiful Beaches / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Out To Get You / All The Colours Of You / LaidSupport
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Review: Dave Brown @ EvenTheStars.co.uk
“The band are on good form throughout, Tim spinning Andy round on his chair during Sit Down and changing a line in Waltzing Along to reference Andy’s broken foot. Saul tells us he looks like a sinister accountant before Interrogation. The interactions between the band seem to drive them on, Debbie in particular being a driving force particularly away from her drum kit. Life does, it seem, begin at forty.”
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Review: Adam Smith @ Express And Star
“Tim Booth is still a fantastic front man, his voice and hips still move like the 1980s, and Andy Diagram’s still playing a trumpet in a dress, they all seemed to be having fun on stage, perhaps they were cutting loose without an orchestra behind them demanding every note being perfect.”
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London Royal Albert Hall – 17th May 2023
Setlist
Magic Bus / Beautiful Beaches / The Lake / Dust Motes / The Shining / Seven / We're Going To Miss You / Ten Below / Moving On / Say Something / Born Of Frustration / Nothing But Love / Sit Down / Love Make A Fool / Medieval / Hello / Someone's Got It In For Me / Alaskan Pipeline / She's A Star / Just Like Fred Astaire / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces / Hymn From A Village / Tomorrow / SometimesSupport
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Review: David Brown @ EvenTheStars.co.uk
“She’s A Star has the crowd back on their feet where they remain for the rest of the show. The orchestra are the stars here on this one and getting a huge ovation at the end from both the audience and everyone else on stage. The song’s uplifting message is accentuated by the strings as they build into the chorus. Just Like Fred Astaire and Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) might not have undergone the same type of transformation as much of the set around them, but their status as later first-edition James classics has been cemented well before now and the crowd are now completely lost in the moment. Tim playfully teasing “Albert Hall, be careful” at the end of the latter.”
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Review: Talitha Stowell @ The Upcoming
“Celebrating 40 years, James have stood the test of time, creating a triumphant show that proved live music is a necessary experience. Bringing Madchester to this historic Hall, they are capable of intimate moments, awe-inspiring instrumental solos, and a fresh take on nostalgic songs. James is the band for all lovers of live music.”
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Review: Dylan Bryant @ The Badger
“James proved exactly why they’ve stood the test of time with a magnificent performance that highlighted the joy of live music. The set delivered everything from intimate personal moments and breath-taking instrumental solos to the incredible arrangements of their anthemic classics. “
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Blackpool Opera House – 12th May 2023
Setlist
Magic Bus / Dream Thrum / Dust Motes / Beautiful Beaches / She's A Star / The Shining / Seven / We're Going To Miss You / Born Of Frustration / Say Something / Nothing But Love / Sit Down / Love Make A Fool / Medieval / Just Like Fred Astaire / Of Monsters And Heroes And Men / Someone's Got It In For Me / Hello / Moving On / The Lake / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Sometimes / Tomorrow / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces / Top Of The WorldSupport
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Review: Dave Brown @ EvenTheStars.co.uk
“There’s then a really emotional moment as Debbie steps forward to the microphone to tell us that her Dad passed away the night before after a long struggle with cancer. She tells us that there being so much joy in the room will help her celebrate him and that they’re going to play her favourite song. We’re Going To Miss You is another song that feels like this was exactly the moment it was written for, particularly when the instruments drop out and the song’s chorus line is sung by Tim, the choir and half the band a cappella.”
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Review: Laura Dean @ God Is In The TV Zine
“Never a band to go through the motions, James are constantly challenging themselves and it’s part of the reason that they’ve had such a lengthy career. The band’s 2021 arena tour was their biggest and most successful tour to date and with Summer dates and a double orchestral album on the way, it’s safe to say that James are showing no signs of slowing down.”
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Review: Natalie Royle @ Louder Than War
“James are renowned for their improvisation during their live performances and Tim announces “lets do another one”, much to the audiences delight. It would be easy for James to finish with one of their hits which is often the case at a standard James gig, but as we have already learnt this tour is about much more than that. The band’s final song of the night is Top Of The World, which brings the evening to a hauntingly beautiful and emotional close.”
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Manchester Apollo – 10th May 2023
Setlist
Sit Down / Top Of The World / Dust Motes / Lookaway / The Shining / Space / We're Going To Miss You / Ten Below / Seven / Say Something / Nothing But Love / Magic Bus / Love Make A Fool / Medieval / Moving On / Of Monsters And Heroes And Men / Riders / Alaskan Pipeline / She's A Star / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces / Someone's Got It In For Me / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Born Of Frustration / Laid / Sometimes / Hymn From A VillageSupport
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Review: Dave Brown @ EvenTheStars.co.uk
“The crowd move into the aisles to dance and some head down the front for the final two songs of the main set Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) and Born Of Frustration as James seek to finish the night on a bang. The security are a little unsure of what to do but as there’s no danger of a stage invasion a la 1989 they try and keep the front free without being heavy-handed. People just want to be a bit closer, Tim lets the audience sing the chorus which they do with gusto and the whole Apollo is now on their feet, not to sit down again until they leave. Born Of Frustration’s ecstatic windswept moments are even more so with the choir and orchestra augmenting the band and the audience casting off any remaining inhibitions that might have reigned them in earlier in the evening.”
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Review: Izzy Langhamer @ The Mancunion
“The last third of the show takes place with the audience entirely on our feet, swaying, singing, and hugging to songs like the heady ‘Born of Frustration’. At the end of a well-received encore, James finish with ‘Hymn From a Village’, the perfect jangly closer to an evening filled with elation and mad-cap energy. As hometown gigs go, you simply can’t get better.”
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Review: Helen Millington @ RGM
“Booth never seems to age, and at 63 works the stage like he did 40 years ago, and equally strong are his vocals which cut through the huge ensemble perfectly. It wasn’t just the classics we we treated to, the band rolled out some new material, a track called ‘Love Make a Fool’, which will feature on their upcoming album ‘Be Opened by the Wonderful’.”
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Manchester Apollo – 9th May 2023
Setlist
Dream Thrum / Dust Motes / The Shining / Seven / Just Like Fred Astaire / Space / Hello / Ten Below / Say Something / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Nothing But Love / Magic Bus / Love Make A Fool / Medieval / Beautiful Beaches / Moving On / The Lake / Someone's Got It In For Me / Hymn From A Village / Tomorrow / Sometimes / Sit Down / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces / Born Of FrustrationSupport
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Review: David Brown @ EvenTheStars.co.uk
“The first time James played Manchester Apollo was in December 1989 when they were on the cusp of their initial breakthrough, about to release Gold Mother and newly expanded to a seven-piece. The ensuing stage invasion during Sit Down, already released as a single on Rough Trade but yet to be the huge hit that shot them right into the public consciousness, was captured by Snub TV. The last time was in April 1998 with The Best Of having reached number one in the album charts. Tonight it feels like James are in similar celebratory mood, as this tour is to commemorate their fortieth anniversary, albeit in more refined mode with the orchestra and choir in tow.
All The Colours Of You and Many Faces complete the written setlist, a reminder of James’ ability to create anthemic monsters still, the segue between the two is a real thing of beauty, transforming from the biting snipes at US politics under the previous president to a message of love, togetherness and union that the crowd sing back to them as the choir stand in a line at the front, the orchestra mouthing the words. At this moment it feels like James have swelled from a nine-piece to a thirty-nine piece by a process of osmosis.
The audience demand more, even from their sitting positions in the stalls, and Born Of Frustration, with the choir singing the “la la la la” section is soaring way to finish the night before they all take their final bows and leave us reflecting on a night that wasn’t as celebratory as the previous show in Liverpool, but equally as full of magic of a different kind created by the audience’s attention and listening.”
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Review: Dianne Bourne @ Manchester Evening News
“The show heads to an all-singing and all-clapping conclusion where there is no stopping a crowd now in party mood. There is full voice for the familiar strains of Sit Down, Tomorrow and Sometimes in their reinvented new form.
The finale comes with the woo-woo wail of Tim, to herald a boombastic “second encore” of Born of Frustration. It was a near perfect setlist for me on Tuesday, but who knows what surprises the band will spring tonight?
But one thing’s for sure for those heading along to the Apollo for the second sold out gig in Manchester on Wednesday is you’re in for a truly memorable night.”
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Review: Joanne Marsland @ We Shoot Music
“This was a truly memorable experience, it was so different for me and I wasn’t sure if I was going to enjoy the lack of freedom you get at a normal gig but it so worked. No 7 foot giants standing in front of me, no one chatting all the way through, and the no phone rule should probably be applied more often as you can truly immerse yourself in the moment and there’s less chance of missing anything (well apart from the fact there was a huge harp being carted off stage at the end that I hadn’t been aware of, I think I was too busy enjoying those drums. So apart from unnecessarily having to climb several flights of stairs to get a drink in the interval the whole night was magnificent and I will most definitely be buying the new album, BE OPENED BY THE WONDERFUL, on June 9th.“
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Liverpool Philharmonic Hall – 7th May 2023
Setlist
Dream Thrum / Alaskan Pipeline / Dust Motes / The Shining / Space / Seven / We're Going To Miss You / Hello / Ten Below / Say Something / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Magic Bus / Love Make A Fool / Tomorrow / Beautiful Beaches / Moving On / The Lake / Laid / Medieval / Hymn From A Village / Someone's Got It In For Me / Sometimes / Nothing But Love / Sit Down / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces / Born Of FrustrationSupport
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Review: Dave Brown @ EvenTheStars.co.uk
“They start with Dream Thrum, which Tim says at the end is the first time that they’ve played it on this tour and it’s a way of getting the adrenaline going for those on stage at the start of the night. Adrenaline might take the room away later in the evening, but the early part of the show is about demonstrating the band, orchestra and choir’s mastery of the more subtle and demanding songs in this collaboration. Alaskan Pipeline is haunting and ethereal, Tim losing himself in letting his body immerse itself in the music so much that he almost misses coming in. One of the most striking aspects of this tour is the vocal interactions, first here with Tim and Chloe and then Chloe and Wayne from the choir who comes down to the front.”
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Review: Janet Harding @ All Music Magazine
“One epic show, a packed set list full of extended songs. It’s honestly felt like some sort of musical healing therapy. I leave tonight feeling as light as air, like I’m floating and brimming with happiness. I’ve been moved by the music – a poignant, touching and spiritual happening for me tonight. I’m completely in awe of this wonderful, orchestral, mesmerising choir and legendary band. Thank you all.”
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Review: Dixie Ernill @ Penny Black Music
“Of course there are the crowd pleasing moments such as ‘Ten Below’, ‘Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)’ and ‘Sometimes’, and sing-a-longs to understated versions of ‘Laid’ and ‘Sit Down’, spared the bombastic thump by subtle strings, but the positive message portrayed in the brilliantly played ‘All the Colours of You’ and ‘Many Faces’ top the lot. The fact that ‘Born of Frustration’ follows these two in the encore to end the show, but can’t surpass them, highlights hat the relevance of James forty years on from when they started, remains as strong as ever and I for one have some catching up to do.”
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Birmingham Symphony Hall – 5th May 2023
Setlist
Magic Bus / The Shining / We're Going To Miss You / Space / Hello / Dust Motes / Laid / Say Something / Ten Below / Nothing But Love / Tomorrow / Sit Down / Love Make A Fool / Beautiful Beaches / Moving On / The Lake / Alaskan Pipeline / Riders / Medieval / Hymn From A Village / Someone's Got It In For Me / Sometimes / Born Of Frustration / All The Colours Of You / Many FacesSupport
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Review: Dave Brown @ EvenTheStars.co.uk
“Someone’s Got It In For Me is another song that hasn’t been played since the previous orchestra tour in 2011. It’s a song that thrives and blossoms in this environment in a way, if memory serves well, that it never did in the standard show. The strings accentuate the sadness and helplessness of the lyrics, the guitars at the start as Saul and Adrian combine from either end of the stage create the tension and Tim loses himself completely in it.
The main set finishes with Sometimes, the choir coming down to the front of the stage as the song builds and takes twists and turns. The crowd singalong isn’t unexpected, but the magic is the route it gets there and then how it unfolds once it does. The choir take over then drop out, the orchestra and drums dip in and out and somehow it all finishes at the same time. The crowd are on their feet by this point, unified with the band in celebration of one of their most enduring songs.”
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Review: Jane Haynes @ Birmingham Mail
“But this was a crowd on Booth’s side from the get-go, the positivity he inspires in people through his lyrics and demeanor reflected back at him. Over the years the band have confronted big topics – climate change, nuclear war, death and loss – but always with hope and a faith in the human condition to overcome adversity.“
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