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Saint Paul Palace Theatre – 18th October 2024
Setlist
Five-O / Way Over Your Head / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Laid / Ring The Bells / Shadow Of A Giant / Zero / Better With You / Stay / Sit Down / Sometimes / SoundSupport
co-headline tour with Johnny MarrMore Information & Reviews
Tim performed The Passenger with Johnny Marr during his set.
Toronto History – 14th October 2024
Setlist
Way Over Your Head / Just Like Fred Astaire / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Laid / Shadow Of A Giant / Better With You / Out To Get You / All The Colours Of You / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Beautiful Beaches / Born Of Frustration / SometimesSupport
co-headline tour with Johnny MarrMore Information & Reviews
Tim sang The Passenger with Johnny Marr during his set
Boston Orpheum Theatre- 10th October 2024
Setlist
Way Over Your Head / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Laid / Sound / PS / Shadow Of A Giant / Better With You / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces / Sit Down / Beautiful Beaches / SometimesSupport
co-headline tour with Johnny MarrMore Information & Reviews
Tim sang The Passenger with Johnny Marr during his set.
Thessaloniki Earth Theatre – 3rd September 2024
Setlist
Dream Thrum / Sound / Senorita / Life's A Fucking Miracle / She's A Star / Ring The Bells / Stay / Better With You / Shadow Of A Giant / Just Like Fred Astaire / Five-O / Mobile God / Sit Down / Beautiful Beaches / Come Home / Way Over Your Head / Sometimes / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)Support
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Vila Nova De Paiva Barrelas Summer Fest – 31st August 2024
Setlist
Way Over Your Head / She's A Star / Ring The Bells / Life's A Fucking Miracle / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces / Sit Down / Waltzing Along / Better With You / Stay / Five-O / Shadow Of A Giant / Sound / Come Home / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Laid / Out To Get You / Beautiful Beaches / SometimesSupport
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Jim Macaulay from The Stranglers stood in for Debbie who was getting married.
Out To Get You saw them accompanied by a flute player from the crowd.
Kingston Pryzm – 23rd August 2024 – late show
Setlist
Stay / Better With You / Mobile God / Waltzing Along / Shadow Of A Giant / Out To Get You / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces / Way Over Your Head / Beautiful Beaches / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)Support
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Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) replaced Life’s A Fucking Miracle from the printed setlist
Kingston Pryzm – 23rd August 2024 – early show
Setlist
Stay / Way Over Your Head / Better With You / Hey / Shadow Of A Giant / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Is This Love / Five-O / Beautiful Beaches / Born Of FrustrationSupport
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Scarborough Open Air Theatre – 26th July 2024
Setlist
She's A Star / Waltzing Along / Better With You / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Say Something / Out To Get You / Five-O / Shadow Of A Giant / Mobile God / Butterfly / Sound / Sit Down / Jam J / Way Over Your Head / Beautiful Beaches / Sometimes / Come Home / LaidSupport
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Review: Ian McClay @ The Modern Record
“I personally think James are one of the best live acts in the country right now and have been for some time. I’ve never seen them and not danced, not sung, not left with a big smile on my face. Tim Booth and the rest of the band are very much their own people, they are not trying to be anything other than they are. They produce brilliant music and do it all with a graciousness that makes them stand out. There is always a natural warmth in a James gig, a sense of inclusiveness, a feeling that everyone there is having a great time, and this gig was one of the best I’ve been to, which is a high bar for this band.”
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Review: Duncan Atkins @ The Scarborough News
“Indie greats James delivered another incredible night as they played their fourth headline show at Scarborough Open Air Theatre.”
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Review: Laura Dean @ Dead Good Music Blog
“James have a reputation as one of the best live bands for a reason. Never playing it safe, they continually push the boundaries, creating a unique experience and new moments of beauty for both themselves and those on the journey with them – something that’s integral to their appeal and longevity.”
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London O2 Arena – 15th June 2024
Setlist
Johnny Yen / Waltzing Along / Stay / Hey / Life's A Fucking Miracle / She's A Star / Say Something / Out To Get You / Shadow Of A Giant / Better With You / Sound / Butterfly / Mobile God / Sit Down / Tomorrow / Sometimes / Way Over Your Head / Beautiful Beaches / Come Home / LaidSupport
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Review: David Brown @ Even The Stars
“It is inevitably two old favourites that bring the night to an end. Come Home brings back memories of student discos to large parts of the fifteen thousand crowd. Laid sends them even wilder as the final farewell to a tour where James both stuck to their guns with their new record as well as rolling out their biggest hits.”
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Review: Francis Nash @ The Upcoming
“Yet, the truly spine-tingling moments come when the band, backed by members of the utterly glorious Manchester Inspirational Voices Gospel Choir, showcase their musical prowess to its full splendour. As such, tonight’s musical glory is at its most inspiring on Sound, main set closer Sometimes [Lester Pigott] and encore opener Way Over Your Head, one of the standout tracks from Yummy proving that talent has forged their richly deserved 40 years of success more than just 90s appeal.”
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Manchester Co-Op Live – 14th June 2024
Setlist
Johnny Yen / Ring The Bells / Rogue / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Stay / She's A Star / Sound / Butterfly / Better With You / Out To Get You / Shadow Of A Giant / Jam J / Sit Down / Way Over Your Head / Mobile God / Tomorrow / Sometimes / Come Home / Beautiful Beaches / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / LaidSupport
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Review: David Brown @ Even The Stars
“Laid finishes the night with one final adrenaline fuelled head rush sending even those for whom eight new songs was an affront to their stuck in the past musical outlook. James are and always have been a band that live in the here and now, about creating unique experiences each night rather than the same tired repetitive rehearsed performance.”
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Review: Natalie Royle @ Louder Than War
“Laid is the final song of the evening, and is the perfect choice for what has felt like a party for audience and band alike. Despite the huge venue, the whole show has had a really intimate feel, and the new songs sound right at home amongst, (and if not, dare I say it, even better than) the old faithfuls. I have watched this band A LOT over the years and I think this is the best I have ever heard them. If you get the opportunity to go and watch them over the summer, do it – you won’t be disappointed.”
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Review: Tom Bamford @ I Love Manchester
“The gig showcased why James continues to be a seminal force in the music world.
Their blend of new material and classic hits created an electric atmosphere that resonated with both longtime fans and new listeners.
Tim Booth’s magnetic stage presence, coupled with the band’s impeccable musicianship, made for an unforgettable experience.”
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Review: Rachel Smith @ Manchester Evening News
“There’s a certain irony in the opening request from a band famed for inspiring a generation to Sit Down on sticky dancefloors up and down the land, but from the first bars of Johnny Yen it was clear James’ performance at the Co-op Arena was going to be something special.”
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Review: Shaun Curran @ iNews
“The sight of James in full flight really is something to behold. The Manchester veterans were six songs in to a magnificent show when trumpeter Andy Diagram, whose joyous coils of noise are key to lifting and enriching James, emerged within the crowd on the second tier near the back of the arena, swirling his instrument as the lengthy, trance-like “Sound” ascended to a dizzying peak. Back on the stage, inimitable leader Tim Booth was transfixed, as lost in the music as everyone else. That sort of thing – exuberant, unifying, musically adventurous mass connection– is difficult to get right. James have made a speciality of it.”
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Birmingham Utilita Arena – 12th June 2024
Setlist
She's A Star / Waltzing Along / Our World / Hey / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Say Something / Born Of Frustration / Five-O / Butterfly / Better With You / Just Like Fred Astaire / Curse Curse / Shadow Of A Giant / Sit Down / Mobile God / Tomorrow / Sometimes / Way Over Your Head / Beautiful Beaches / LaidSupport
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Review: David Brown @ Even The Stars
“Beautiful Beaches is euphoric, a song that few bands in their fifties and sixties could create. Powerful, uplifting and joyous, despite the undertones of the lyrical content and concluding with eleven of the thirteen on stage turning, mostly kneeling and watching Dave and Debbie’s drum outro with the same wonder as the rest of us. They finish on Laid, way after curfew, a devil-may-care romp that feels on the edge of imminent breakdown that encapsulates the band and the live experience in a three minute pop song.”
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Review: Steve Adams @ What’s On Live
“And as for the setlist, we got most of the heavy hitters we wanted to hear. There was no Come Home or Ring The Bells, but the likes of Waltzing Along, Born of Frustration, Five-O, Say Something and Sometimes (Lester Piggott) more than compensated. Those last two got the biggest singalongs of the night but the most enthusiastic receptions were saved for Sit Down (ironically the first song to really get everyone on their feet) and the mercurial Laid, which makes for a terrific finale to any evening.”
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Review: Laura Dean @ God Is In The TV Zine
“Unusually for a band who play arena tours, James have a tendency to mix things up with their set lists to keep things fresh, and they aren’t even afraid of stopping a song if there’s a mistake – this all makes for a unique experience for each audience and presumably keeps things interesting for the band, so it’s a great approach that’s still working for them after all this time. There’s no-one quite like them and they show no signs of slowing down.”
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