James - playing the album LAID @ the Crystal Ballroom

6:30pm doors, 8pm show
All ages welcome


James
With more than 25 million albums soldover a longstanding career, James are amongst the most commerciallyand artistically successful alternative rock bands of their era. Havinggathered a cult following around art rock gallops like Johnny Yen inthe '80s, they broke through to mainstream success with their major label debutGold Mother (1990), followed by a slew of euphoric anthems: ComeHome, Sit Down, and Laid. Their fifth album Laid sawthem break the US charts, while Whiplash (1997), Millionaires (1999)and Pleased To Meet You (2001) cemented their standing as a classic1990s act with Tomorrow, She's A Star and Just Like FredAstaire. James returned from a 6-year hiatus with 2008's Hey Ma,followed by Girl at the End of the World (2016), Living inExtraordinary Times (2018), and All The Colours Of You (2021)- returning to a sustained period in the upper echelons of the album chart.Their 40th anniversary in 2023 was celebrated with orchestral reworkings via BeOpened By The Wonderful - but this was far from a full stop. James releasedtheir 18th album Yummy on 12 April 2024, which reached #1 in the UKAlbums Chart - their first studio album to do so. One of their most prescientreleases, Yummy deals with politics, AI, and conspiracy theories,and documents the creative process of a band who continues to evolve and defyexpectations. Best described by MOJO: 'after 18 LPs and overfour interrupted decades at the coalface, James are still re-inventingthemselves.'

This year, the band will bereleasing the album and Blu-ray James: Live at The Acropolis on May 2nd,which was recorded on the 10th July 2023 at the iconic Odeon ofHerodes Atticus in Athens. They will also embark on a summer of live showsacross the UK, Spain, Portugal, and beyond.

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