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Following their rapturously received reformation tour of 2007, James begin 2008 with a special theatre tour and the promise of a new studio album.

Despite being one of the UK’s most successful bands of all time, James surprised even themselves when, in April of this year, their first live dates for 6 years sold all 35,000 tickets in a few hours. They went on to play high profile sets at this year’s V Festival, taking the Main Stage by storm to one of the biggest crowds of the day just prior to headliners The Killers and Kasabian, and reached out across Europe with their first shows in Turkey and Latvia. In addition, they played to over 100,000 in Greece and headlined festivals in Spain and Portugal in what was a triumphant summer.

With a career that includes 10 studio albums, (all Top 20’s from 1990’s ‘Gold Mother’), 20 Top 40 singles and worldwide touring and recording success, James remain married to their original principles of making their music their way. Never press darlings, 2007 saw the band once again demonstrate their massive and extremely loyal fanbase and firmly remind the world both of their distinct importance in the UK music canon and their continued relevance to a new generation. Tour support act The Twang cited them as a major influence whilst new Manchester sensations The Courteeners segue excerpts from ‘Tomorrow’ into their own songs on tour.

James are currently putting the finishing touches to their first studio album since 2001’s ‘Pleased To Meet You’, due for release April 7 next year and recorded over the last few months in a self built studio at a chateau in France. These shows will be an early opportunity for fans to hear tracks from that album following the inclusion of two new tracks, ‘Chameleon’ and ‘Who Are You?’, on this year’s ‘Fresh As A Daisy’ Best Of compilation. With Andy Diagram back in the band in addition to the ‘Laid’ six of Tim, Jim, Larry, Saul, Mark and Dave, James are, once again, ‘Seven’.