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You can vote for the James + The Charlatans gigs at the Hydro and/or Wembley in SSE's 2018 Live Awards if you fancy 😉 No registration required so it only takes a sec. After voting there's a chance to enter to win some concert tickets too if you're feeling lucky. ✨

“We are very pleased to be playing the Edinburgh Summer Sessions. It looks a great lineup in a great setting. James love playing in Scotland, the crowds are incredible. It's always a pleasure to come back. Very much looking forward to this.” — Jim Headlining on Thursday 15 August, and if you head to the wearejames.com live page you'll find the link to an event pre-sale which is on now.

And we're headlining the Sunday at Hardwick Live! On sale this Fri at 9am, links on the wearejames.com live page. Shall we bring the sun this year or did you guys enjoy our deep-sea set last time? 🌊🏊‍♂️🎸🚣🎶

Headlining Cool Britannia Festival at Knebworth in August, our night (Saturday) curated by BBC Radio 2's Jo Whiley. Tickets on sale this Friday at 9am, you'll find links on the wearejames.com live page.

We're finally coming back to Greece this summer! 🎉 Two exciting shows lined up: Release Athens Festival with the incredible Iggy Pop on Sat 8th June, preceded by our own show in Thessaloniki at open air Fix Factory of Sound on Fri 7th. “It's a huge honour to be sharing the same stage as the legendary Iggy Pop,” says Jim. “Massively influential and an inspiration to not just us, but generations of artists. We are really looking forward to returning to Greece. We have so many friends there it feels like our second home.” Pre-sale for Thessaloniki including VIP Soundcheck starts tomorrow at 11am local time (EET). Tickets for Athens are on sale now. For ticket info visit the wearejames.com live page.

It’s great to be back playing the Isle of Wight Festival. It will be our fourth time. Lots of happy memories of not just performing but of seeing great bands too. Looking forward to it. — Jim wearejames.com

James and gee-gees this summer! 🏇🐎🏇🎠🏇🐎🏇 Playing Doncaster Racecourse on Saturday 17th August in the sunny sunny sunshine. Pre-sale at 10am this Weds (23rd), you'll find the link on the wearejames.com Live page nearer the time. We hear there'll be discounted tickets for under-18s with adult/s if you fancy a family outing.

Whopping eight page spread on the boys in the new Q Magazine out today, pick up a copy on your way home! “James were the Mancunian band who existed outside of 20th-century trends, but are now playing to bigger crowds than ever.”—Simon Goddard

Trust A Fox Photography

Good to see Living In Extraordinary Times in XSNoise's Best Albums of 2018 feature: “Living proof that a band’s best work isn’t always from their younger days. Somehow, James just keeps on hitting the targets and confounding expectations.”

Last chance to vote for our rather smashing album cover, shortlisted for the Best Art Vinyl Award 2018. Winner announced on Tuesday in a ceremony at The Hari in Belgravia, at the opening of an exhibition featuring the winning designs & nominees which will later tour the country. Cast your vote here 🗳️: https://www.artvinyl.com/best-record-cover-design-competition/

Positive thoughts as we kick off a new year 🌟

BBC Sport checked in with our Jim to get his predictions for Boxing Day fixtures ⚽️🎄🎁 and chat Manchester City. “Glennie is enjoying life under Pep Guardiola—not just City’s success, but the way they have achieved it. ‘It’s absolutely fantastic," he told BBC Sport. ‘I’m getting to as many games as I can. First, because it is lovely to see us winning games for a change, but also because of the quality of the football. Regardless of it being City, it’s just stunning. It is so entertaining to watch.’"

Do my eyes deceive me or is the 16-track Deluxe CD down to £8 today? Was £15 so this is excellent. Not sure how long it'll stay there, if you fancy treating yourself or giving Father Xmas a helping hand, sooner may be wiser than later.😉 Lovely version this, in a hardback book sleeve with the lyrics plus the extra tracks. Nice pressie!

“The band released earlier this year one of their finest albums of their career to date. The band never seem to stand still or rest on their laurels and are always pushing the boundaries. No gimmicks, no fancy trimmings just the band and the music and the rapport the group have with their audience. Come Home? James did it with good northern style. ”—Yorkshire Times

“Booth has the crowd in the palm of his hand. It's a tricky feat to pull off playing the newly released songs alongside such old favourites, but the Living in Extraordinary Times songs hold their own and the audience filter out filled with euphoria.”⭐⭐⭐⭐ — Manchester Evening News

So tonight, Manchester 💗 🎶 We’ll be coming home, we’ll be coming home, we’ll be coming home 🎶 The wonderful Charlatans are on at 7:30pm, don't be late now! See you soon. Can’t wait 😘

Second installment from the fantastic Mr. Fox, our resident photographer for the tour. Stay tuned, more to come! — with Trust A Fox Photography.

Wembley it's been a while! Who was here with us last time? | photo a wee gift from Ron Yeadon Video & Photography

The general sale for the Living In Extraordinary Times Tour is now underway! Links on wearejames.com. Good luck everybody, hope you get the tickets you're after. See you in March!

Fabulous photos from Trust A Fox Photography from the Hydro last night. He's on tour with us, plenty more to come! Check out the wearejames.com blog tomorrow for some you can download too.

Check out the new range available online and at the arena shows with The Charlatans! You can also register here for the MARCH tour pre-sale which starts Thurs 9:30am: https://wearejames.com/shop/

"Hi everyone, welcome to the next James tour. March 2019. This is officially the 'Living In Extraordinary Times' tour. So expect plenty of the last album. But also something a little different. We will be supporting ourselves acoustically. So your evening starts low key and informal. A short interval and then a full on bells and whistles electric set. As always, thanks for your support and see you in March."—Jim We're having a fan pre-sale—including VIP Soundcheck packages—this Thursday 6th December at 9:30am. To take part in this you need to register via the web shop landing page: https://JamesOfficial.lnk.to/StoreFA You'll then receive an email with the pre-sale link and code from the shop. You can also get a code immediately by purchasing something from the lovely new tour range unveiled tonight! Come check it out 👀

Tim says, “To all The Charlatans and James fans attending the gigs - for maximum enjoyment - give a listen to the Charlatans’ Different Days and James’ Living In Extraordinary Times. Hearing songs you have some familiarity with will enhance your experience. ❤”