Indie greats James today announce a string of headline dates for summer 2025.
The Manchester legends – who gave the world such timeless anthems as Sit Down, Born of Frustration, She’s A Star and Come Home – will kick off the summer at Cheltenham’s Wychwood Festival on Saturday May 31 before headlining venues including TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall, Live at Lincoln Castle, Thetford Forest and Live at Llangollen Pavilion. It has already been announced they will perform as part of the line up at the Isle of Wight Festival.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am Friday via wearejames.com and ticketmaster.co.uk
James Summer 2025:
May 31 – Wychwood Festival, Cheltenham
Jun 6 – TK Maxx presents Live At The Piece Hall, Halifax
Jun 11 – Hampton Court Palace Festival
Jun 12 – TK Maxx presents Plymouth Summer Sessions
Jun 14 – Live At Lincoln Castle
Jun 19 – Thetford Forest
Jun 21 – OceanFest, Croyde Bay
Jun 22 – Isle of Wight Festival
Jun 28 – Cannock Chase Forest
Jun 29 – Live at Llangollen Pavillion
Jul 10 – TK Maxx presents Depot Live at Cardiff Castle
Aug 22 – Colchester Castle Summer Series
Joining James on tour will be Shed Seven (Thetford and Cardiff Castle), Razorlight (Plymouth Hoe and Cannock), Happy Mondays (Colchester), Jamie Webster (Plymouth, Thetford, Cannock and Cardiff), The K’s (Lincoln), Lightning Seeds (Colchester), Tom A Smith (Lincoln and Plymouth) and The Waeve (Colchester).
One of Britain’s most enduring success stories, James have sold more than 25 million records worldwide since forming in Manchester in the early 1980s – gaining both critical and commercial acclaim.
Their unique craftsmanship, creativity and musical legacy has made them one of the most influential British bands of the last four decades and with 18 studio albums under their belt, James secured their first UK album Number 1 chart spot earlier this year with Yummy.
The band’s 40th anniversary in 2023 was celebrated with a tour of inspired orchestral reworkings of hits, B-sides and obscure favourites, but this was far from a full stop. As frontman Tim Booth sings on the anti-ageism anthem Rogue on Yummy: “some of us still have work to do”.
A sensational live band, who continue to sell-out arenas across the UK and beyond, James most recently completed a US co-headline tour with The Smiths’ songwriting genius Johnny Marr.
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