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James

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James

21,485 followers

5 events


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Alternative
Indie
Rock

5 Upcoming Events

Fri
02
May

Pavilion Festival presents Ayr Beach Live headlined by James

14+

Low Green Ayr, Ayr

From 2:00PM

Biography

James emerged from Manchester in the 80’s and played a brand of guitar pop that whilst emulated has never been quite matched due to the unique eccentricity of singer Tim Booth’s vocals. Formed in 1982, Paul Gilbertson, Jim Glennie and Gavan Whelan met with Tim Booth and asked him to join the band. From there they signed to Factory Records in 1983 and were publicly endorsed by Morrissey.

Their first huge breakthrough came with ‘Sit Down’ in 1991 that was a hit not just in the UK but in America too. They haven’t really slowed down from there, as they’ve gone from hit to hit since. Their 1993 album ‘Laid’ is perhaps their most iconic piece of work and was produced by Brian Eno. They were dominant throughout the 90’s before taking a hiatus in 2001.

Regrouping in 2007 they released an album called ‘Hey Ma’ the next year, released an ambitious two-part project in 2010 and have released another four albums since including 2021’s ‘All The Colours Of You’, a journal of the pandemic.

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Pavilion Festival presents Ayr Beach Live headlined by James at Low Green Ayr
Pavilion Festival presents Ayr Beach Live headlined by James
Friday 2nd May
2:00pm - 10:30pm
Low Green Ayr
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Wychwood Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse
Wychwood Festival
Fri 30th May - Sun 1st June
1:00pm - 10:00pm
Cheltenham Racecourse
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Isle of Wight Festival at Seaclose Park
Isle of Wight Festival
Thu 19th - Sun 22nd June
1:00pm - 11:00pm
Seaclose Park, Newport
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Biography

James emerged from Manchester in the 80’s and played a brand of guitar pop that whilst emulated has never been quite matched due to the unique eccentricity of singer Tim Booth’s vocals. Formed in 1982, Paul Gilbertson, Jim Glennie and Gavan Whelan met with Tim Booth and asked him to join the band. From there they signed to Factory Records in 1983 and were publicly endorsed by Morrissey.

Their first huge breakthrough came with ‘Sit Down’ in 1991 that was a hit not just in the UK but in America too. They haven’t really slowed down from there, as they’ve gone from hit to hit since. Their 1993 album ‘Laid’ is perhaps their most iconic piece of work and was produced by Brian Eno. They were dominant throughout the 90’s before taking a hiatus in 2001.

Regrouping in 2007 they released an album called ‘Hey Ma’ the next year, released an ambitious two-part project in 2010 and have released another four albums since including 2021’s ‘All The Colours Of You’, a journal of the pandemic.

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