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Thessaloniki Moni Lazariston – 12th July 2023

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Isabella / Waltzing Along / Curse Curse / Senorita / All The Colours Of You / She's A Star / Johnny Yen / Say Something / All Good Boys / Moving On / Out To Get You / PS / Attention / Sit Down / Tomorrow / Born Of Frustration / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Walk Like You / Beautiful Beaches / Sometimes / Laid

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Athens The Odeon Of Herodes Atticus – 10th July 2023

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Magic Bus / We're Going To Miss You / The Shining / Dust Motes / The Lake / Beautiful Beaches / Say Something / Space / Ten Below / Moving On / Nothing But Love / Hymn From A Village / Born Of Frustration / Sit Down / Love Make A Fool / Medieval / Someone's Got It In For Me / Alaskan Pipeline / Of Monsters And Heroes And Men / She's A Star / Hello / Riders / Laid / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces / Top Of The World / Tomorrow / Sometimes

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Leicester De Montfort Hall – 4th July 2023

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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 / Sometimes

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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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Be Opened By The Wonderful

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Be Opened By The Wonderful, a 2023 Studio Album by James.

Summary

James’ 17th studio album recorded with the Orca 22 orchestra and Manchester Inspirational Voices choir conducted by Joe Duddell at Blueprint Studios in January 2023.

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Disc 1: Sometimes / Love Make A Fool / We’re Gonna Miss You / Tomorrow / The Lake / She’s A Star / Lookaway / Sit Down / Alaskan Pipeline

Disc 2: Someone’s Got It In For Me / Hey Ma / Hello / Beautiful Beaches / Why So Close / Medieval / Hymn From A Village / Say Something / Top Of The World / Moving On / Laid

Double Vinyl versions (Black / White / Green / Blood Records Pink and White Pinwheel):

Side A: Sometimes / Love Make A Fool / We’re Gonna Miss You / Tomorrow

Side B: The Lake / She’s A Star / Lookaway / Sit Down / Alaskan Pipeline

Side C: Someone’s Got It In For Me / Hey Ma / Hello / Beautiful Beaches / Why So Close

Side D: Medieval / Say Something / Top Of The World / Moving On / Laid

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Release Date: 9th June 2023
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Be Opened By The Wonderful was recorded at Blueprint Studios in Manchester, orchestrated and conducted by Joe Duddell with the ORCA22 Orchestra lead by Andra Vornicu featuring the Manchester Inspirational Voices choir, directed by Wayne Ellington.

Tim Booth says “Life begins at 40. For our midlife euphoria we recorded a double orchestral album of some of our deepest cuts.  If you already have a golden ticket, you’ll be catching this on tour and at Latitude festival. Bring your wings and come ready to fly.”

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Record Collector – Be Opened By The Wonderful   | James

25th June 2023 |
Record Collector | Kevin Harley | 25th June 2023

James’ ability to evoke fragility and triumph remains a thing of wonder

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Music For The Misfits – Album: James – Be Opened By The Wonderful

20th June 2023 |
Music For The Misfits | Rene Rosierse | 20th June 2023

‘To Be Opened By The Wonderful is a nice retrospective with tracks from the early days like ‘Why So Close’ (1986) until ‘Beautiful Beaches’ from James’ latest and their most critically acclaimed album ‘All The Colours Of You’ (2021). Other impressive reworks are ‘We’re Gonna Miss You’ (now we know where The Slow Show got their sound from), ‘Tomorrow’ (with an amazing horns section) and the critical ‘Hey Ma’ (the boys in body bags coming home in pieces).  We’d like to congratulate James with their 40th anniversary and with yet another great album.

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Buzz Magazine – JAMES’ timeless hits transformed: BE OPENED BY THE WONDERFUL celebrates 40 years

13th June 2023 |
Buzz Magazine | 13th June 2023

It’s the sound of James’ best-loved songs down the decades, reimagined with a 22-piece orchestra and eight-piece choir; pretty much most of their chart hits and other best-known moments are present, along with some lesser-known gems that will be well known to James’ most ardent followers. But it’s the grand renditions of Sometimes, Star and Tomorrow which stand out the most on Be Opened…; Laid and She’s A Star are ably adapted, too, and there’s a brand new track in the shape of Love Make A Fool.

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XS Noise – ALBUM REVIEW: James – Be Opened By The Wonderful

09th June 2023 |
XS Noise | Ian Burn | 9th June 2023

The band have certainly hit a sweet spot here, making some exquisite music. It could easily be perceived as a band having a mid-life crisis and being a bunch of pretentious wankers. Nothing could be further from the truth. Seek out this album, listen to it a few times and let it absorb into your soul. If I can’t convince you to do that, then at least listen to ‘Sometimes’ with the volume up high.

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Three Songs And Out – james - 'Be Opened By The Wonderful' Album Review

09th June 2023 |
Three Songs And Out | Ian McClay | 9th June 2023

However there isn’t a weak song on this album, some of the rarities are real revelations. It’s not something to put on as background music, it’s too good for that! I missed the recent tour with the orchestra, a fact I’m now bitterly regretting. James have always been at their best live, I’m guessing this was something special to see in the flesh!

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On Magazine – BE OPENED BY THE WONDERFUL BY JAMES – ALBUM REVIEW

09th June 2023 |
On Magazine | 9th June 2023

James have really excelled themselves, orchestrating a true time capsule of thought-provoking and memory-laden songs. One of the greatest bands of a generation keep getting better, and Be Opened By The Wonderful is the proof.

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Total Ntertainment – James ‘Be Opened By The Wonderful’ review

09th June 2023 |
Total Ntertainment | 9th June 2023

It is clear from this latest album that James have no intention of slowing down. It will be fascinating to see where they go from here.

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Scottish Music Network – Album Review – James – Be Opened By The Wonderful

07th June 2023 |
Scottish Music Network | James Edmond | 7th June 2023

So what are you waiting for? Get ready to be opened by the wonderful sounds of James and their double album “Be Opened By The Wonderful.” It’s a must-have for fans of the band and anyone interested in discovering their unique sound. With James’ experimentation, Joe Duddell’s expert touch, and the addition of the orchestra and choir, this album is an experience you won’t want to miss. Let James take you on a musical journey like no other!

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EvenTheStars.co.uk – Review: James - Be Opened By The Wonderful

06th June 2023 |
EvenTheStars.co.uk | David Brown | 6th June 2023

Be Opened By The Wonderful is a perfect capture of the evolution of a project that might well have had a different tracklisting and arrangements had it been recorded after the recent tour which saw over a dozen more songs performed. It eschews the easy path of an orchestral Best Of, giving Joe the freedom to select the songs that he feels work best with the addition of orchestration and a choir and allowing his ear and love of the band to combine to create magic. James are at their best when they work with kindred spirits who understand the unique and complex DNA that make up a band that has shape-shifted through four decades refusing to stand still and compromise.

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Louder Than War – James: Be Opened By The Wonderful – Review – ALBUM OF THE WEEK!

04th June 2023 |
Louder Than War | Natalie Royle | 4th June 2023

I cannot stop listening to this album. The themes covered – such as war, climate change and death are at total odds with the beauty of the songs and the music, with the emotions and feelings of these new versions intensified ten fold by the orchestra and choir. By working once again (and this time recording with) Joe Duddell, James have given themselves and their fans the opportunity to make new musical memories whilst revisiting old ones. There are so many layers and details to these songs and I am still discovering more after numerous listens. My advice is to shut yourself away, pop on some headphones and lose yourself in the pure musical magic – let yourself be Opened By The Wonderful.

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All Music Magazine – Album Review - JAMES - "Be Opened By The Wonderful"

01st June 2023 |
All Music Magazine | Lloyd Wakeling | 1st June 2023

Listening to these two records, reminded me of how still the old can be guardians of a past, yet delivering it in a whole new way, becoming reborn and invigorated wearing new clothes that you can actually see. I love that the band had the balls to do this and quite brilliantly they have captured each and every song in a way that embraces their youth and turned them into the musical adults they have always wanted to be.

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EvenTheStars.co.uk – TRACK OF THE DAY: James - She's A Star (Orchestral)

23rd March 2023 |
EvenTheStars.co.uk | David Brown | 23rd March 2023

James have announced details of their “Be Opened By The Wonderful – 40 Years Orchestrated” album and revealed the first track to be taken from it, a version of their 1997 Top 10 single She’s A Star. The album was recorded at Blueprint Studios in January 2023 with the ORCA22 Orchestra lead by Andra Vornicu and the Manchester Inspirational Voices choir, directed by Wayne Ellington. The album was orchestrated and conducted by Joe Duddell, who performed those duties with the band on their 2011 orchestral tour.

Tim Booth says of the album which celebrates forty years since the release of James’ first single Jimone on Factory Records – “Life begins at 40. For our midlife euphoria we recorded a double orchestral album of some of our deepest cuts. If you already have a golden ticket, you’ll be catching this on tour and at Latitude festival. Bring your wings and come ready to fly.”

Joe Duddell commented “Having attended the first 6 years of Latitude Festival, I’m excited to be involved in James’ special Main Stage Show this year in a UK Festival exclusive. James have always been a great band at Festivals, mixing their extensive well loved back catalogue with newer songs which immediately sounds as they too have been around forever.”

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London Royal Albert Hall – 17th May 2023

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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 / Sometimes

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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

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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 World

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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 – 9th May 2023

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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 Frustration

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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

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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 Frustration

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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

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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 Faces

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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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Sheffield City Hall – 4th May 2023

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Laid / Beautiful Beaches / The Shining / Say Something / Space / We're Going To Miss You / Hello / Ten Below / Tomorrow / Nothing But Love / Magic Bus / Love Make A Fool / Born Of Frustration / Alaskan Pipeline / She's A Star / Moving On / The Lake / Hymn From A Village / Medieval / Sometimes / Sit Down / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces

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Review: Dave Brown @ EvenTheStars.co.uk

“Magic Bus opens the second half of the show with Tim starting out in the audience before heading back to the stage where he sits down and watches his band and orchestra play out the extended instrumental outro with the same awe and wonder as the rest of us. He tells us that we can use our cameras for one song only, making the point that it’s a very different show with people’s full attention on the music rather than their screen, gently mocking people’s addiction to the screen.

Born Of Frustration is the second debutant tonight and the magic in these reinterpretations from Joe is the way that the song still retains its intrinsic appeal even though many of the elements of it have been stripped away and replaced by something more subtle. The roar of appreciation at the end tells its own story, the quality of the audience’s listening on this tour has been sublime.”

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Review: Laura Mills @ Exposed Magazine

“As I’m leaving, I have been completely blown away by the experience. My heart is full and my mind is clear.

Giving it five stars would be an utter disservice; I give them all the stars in the entire world, that’s how amazing tonight was.”

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Review: Jason Siddall @ Backseat Mafia

“To sum up, a superb night, an eclectic mix of amazing songs, James on top form and stellar accompanying musicianship. As good as it gets..“

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Newcastle City Hall – 2nd May 2023

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Dust Motes / Hello / Alaskan Pipeline / The Shining / Say Something / Lookaway / We're Going To Miss You / Riders / Ten Below / Tomorrow / Nothing But Love / Magic Bus / Someone's Got It In For Me / Love Make A Fool / Seven / Of Monsters And Heroes And Men / Moving On / The Lake / Hymn From A Village / Medieval / Sometimes / Sit Down / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces

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Review: Dave Brown @ EvenTheStars.co.uk

“Say Something is celebratory, a release valve for some from the challenging setlist around it. Whilst it’s sometimes a little “James by numbers” if such things exist, a surefire crowdpleaser, here it sounds reinvigorated. One of the most magical things about this tour has been the song selection, choosing what works best with the orchestra and choir rather than simply picking the singles. We’re Going To Miss You has stepped out of the shadow of bigger singles from its time, combined with the lighting that perfectly captures what’s going on musically. Ten Below and Riders may have been written a quarter of a decade apart and be never seen again in most band’s back catalogues, but here they’re two of the most exciting and vibrant rediscoveries. The former, about Tim’s time at the boarding Shrewsbury School – “people say school days are the best time of your life, mine were the most miserable” – fizzes and bursts into life whilst Riders is dark and brooding, the orchestra left to their own devices by Joe.”

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Review: Darin Hutson @ Southern Reporter

“This is the second time they’ve supersized, the first being for a 2011 tour with Warwickshire’s Orchestra of the Swan and the Manchester Consort Choir, and their latest exercise in excess is every bit as much of a success as their first and that’s no mean feat, it must be said.”

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Glasgow SEC Armadillo – 1st May 2023

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Magic Bus / The Shining / She's A Star / The Lake / Dust Motes / Someone's Got It In For Me / We're Going To Miss You / Hymn From A Village / Hello / Ten Below / Tomorrow / Sit Down / Beautiful Beaches / Say Something / Love Make A Fool / Alaskan Pipeline / Moving On / Riders / Seven / Medieval / All The Colours Of You / Many Faces / Sometimes / Nothing But Love / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)

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Review: David Brown @ EvenTheStars.co.uk

“A light appears up on the balcony, but as Andy plays his first note, Tim asks him to “hold that trumpet” before commenting how weird it is to get to Glasgow and play on a Monday night to a seated crowd rather than the usual chaos. He notes the two security sat at the front of the stage and says they’ll be moved for the second half, but how beautifully quiet it is and how it makes them play better. Andy fashions to play again and then Saul jokes that maybe the audience thinks they’re shit. Whilst Andy gets impatient and tries again, Tim tells us 500 people got kicked out of their last Glasgow gig at the Hydro. When Hymn From A Village finally starts, it’s fast and frenetic and a few very old school heads stand up and dance to the James that they first fell in love with. It finishes with Debbie on the drums standing up as the song accelerates to its conclusion.”

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Review: Karen Edmond @ Scottish Music Network

“The Armadillo Glasgow concert was an unforgettable experience that showcased James amazing talent, musical prowess, and staying power. Fans were treated to a night of euphoric music that will stay in their hearts and minds for years to come. This concert was a testament to the power of music to unite people and create unforgettable memories. It was a night that will be cherished and remembered by all those fortunate enough to be in attendance.”

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Review: Jamie Harkin @ The Scottish Sun

“Closing the show with a clearly impromptu live debut of the newly orchestrated Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), James has the entire venue on its feet and belting out every word. A truly unforgettable night.”

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