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Powderham Castle Gone Wild Festival – 24th August 2024
Setlist
Johnny Yen / She's A Star / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Waltzing Along / Come Home / Sound / Shadow Of A Giant / Out To Get You / Stay / Mobile God / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Sometimes / Beautiful Beaches / Way Over Your Head / Sit Down / LaidSupport
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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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Ludlow Castle – 25th July 2024
Setlist
Johnny Yen / Rogue / Life's A Fucking Miracle / She's A Star / Say Something / Born Of Frustration / Butterfly / All The Colours Of You / Sound / Stutter / Shadow Of A Giant / PS / Way Over Your Head / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Come Home / Sometimes / LaidSupport
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Stornoway Hebcelt Festival – 19th July 2024
Setlist
She's A Star / Sound / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Rogue / Mobile God / Five-O / Out To Get You / Born Of Frustration / Sit Down / Stutter / Shadow Of A Giant / Way Over Your Head / Come Home / Beautiful Beaches / Sometimes / Laid / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)Support
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Glastonbury Festival Other Stage – 30th June 2024
Setlist
Sound / Come Home / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Sit Down / Out To Get You / Shadow Of A Giant / Way Over Your Head / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Beautiful Beaches / SometimesSupport
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Review: Ian Harrison @ Mojo
“After an hour Booth apologises for running out of time, and it feels like James could easily have gone on. Yet even truncated, their performance was an invaluable reminder that this extraordinary festival is counting down to its end, and we owe it to ourselves to make the most of it. Today, James were superb.”
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Lisbon Rock In Rio Festival – 22nd June 2024
Setlist
Sound / Laid / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Mobile God / She's A Star / Out To Get You / Shadow Of A Giant / Way Over Your Head / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Beautiful Beaches / Sometimes / Come HomeSupport
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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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Cardiff Utilita Arena – 11th June 2024
Setlist
Sound / Waltzing Along / Better With You / Dream Thrum / Stay / Rogue / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Tomorrow / Sit Down / Shadow Of A Giant / Butterfly / Five-O / Mobile God / Beautiful Beaches / Ring The Bells / Sometimes / Way Over Your Head / Come Home / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / LaidSupport
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Review: David Brown @ Even The Stars
“This was a supremely confident and assured performance from James, ever changing the setlist, playing around with songs, looking for new connections both within and without the band, taking us all on their journey. It may have been a Tuesday night in Cardiff, not the sexiest location on a school night, but it was one of their best shows and audiences for a very long time.”
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Newcastle Utilita Arena – 5th June 2024
Setlist
She's A Star / Waltzing Along / Our World / Hey / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Tomorrow / Five-O / Shadow Of A Giant / Better With You / Mobile God / Jam J / Sit Down / Nothing But Love / Sometimes / Way Over Your Head / Come Home / Beautiful Beaches / Laid / SoundSupport
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Review: David Brown @ Even The Stars
“They take their final bows from an audience who’ve been treated to one of their best sets in the last few years. The sound that had been a little off for Razorlight was crystal clear, the light show augmenting the songs and the visuals really complementing them. The new songs have the energy and weight for the arena, even in their quieter moments and the Newcastle audience are far more receptive to them than in Aberdeen and the band are clearly revelling in playing them.”
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Review: Jason Button @ Newcastle World
“In reality, it is these moments we all live for. At the end of the first of two encores when Beautiful Beaches was played I simply shut my eyes, released my shoulders and danced like I was in the kitchen on my own. They are the moments fans pay money for, and those are the moments James thrive on creating.”
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Review: Craig Connor @ Chronicle Live
“Fans turned out in their droves to see James at the Utilita Arena – more than forty years on from the band’s formation”
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Review: Adam Kennedy @ The Northern Echo
“Indie legends James arrived on Tyneside on Wednesday night for their second North East date in a week. The group played a warm-up show for their current arena tour at The Globe in Stockton on Friday evening, and by the time the group arrived in Newcastle, not only were the band warmed up – they were absolutely on fire.”
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Review: Darin Hutson @ The Southern Reporter
“He tweeted, or Xed, to fans afterwards about “how special the gig was”, adding: “I suspect we will find it hard to top on this tour. That was magic,” and that feeling was clearly mutual and deservedly so.”
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Review: Music For The Misfits
“If before last night I’d only been half on the James-train, I’m certainly completely on and not getting off now!”
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Bournemouth O2 Academy – 29th May 2024
Setlist
Is This Love / Hey / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Better With You / Stay / Shadow Of A Giant / Five-O / Born Of Frustration / Waltzing Along / Ring The Bells / Jam J / Our World / Nothing But Love / Come Home / Sometimes / Way Over Your Head / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Sit Down / SoundSupport
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Review: Emma Harrison @ House Of Coco
“If Bournemouth was the venue to cut their teeth for the remainder of their tour, then they have every confidence that the new material will resonate with the crowd and that they will put on one hell of a show!”
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