With a hectic summer of dates underway, James brought their headline show to the scenic Lincoln Castle. Backed by The K’s and Tom A. Smith - both seasoned tour mates of the Manchester icons - the night was a perfect blend of history, atmosphere, and exceptional live music.
Basia Bulat returned to Manchester for the first time in nine years as she reaches the end of a three-week European tour. A sold-out Yes Basement was utterly charmed and captivated by songs taken from across her career right up to recent album Basia's Palace as she moved effortlessly from acoustic guitar to keys to autoharp and performing a solo encore on the ukulele.
James opened up for Catfish And The Bottlemen at their massive outdoor show at Heaton Park in Manchester on Friday night. With front man Tim Booth nobbled by an ankle injury they delivered a hit-heavy set to a crowd many of whom were too young to remember them reforming yet alone their 90s chart peak.
Saturday night saw James complete their two-night run of sold-out shows in the glorious surroundings of Halifax’s Piece Hall. With the threatened torrential downpours holding off they took us through a career spanning set full of improvisation and surprises amongst most of their biggest songs.
James opened The Piece Hall in Halifax's impressive summer season with the first of two sold out nights at the beautiful Grade I listed eighteenth century cloth hall. With a set that touched on most periods in their forty-year plus career, they delighted a crowd with hits, deep cuts and curveballs as the rains came down and Tim Booth crowd surfed on a sea of wet raised arms lost in the moment.
