James playing a joint bill with The Charlatans at Liverpool’s Echo Arena (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
James will release an EP entitled Better Than That on May 18th.
Its title-track is available now, with more to follow during the build-up on April 18th, May 2nd and May 16th. This collection of brand new material comes after the band re-recorded Sit Down recently for the Musicians Against Homelessness initiative. “I don’t know how a person can hold their life together if they don’t have a home, a cave, someplace safe they can call their own,” Tim Booth said.
“It is too easy for us to look the other way. Thank you to the kind souls who are running this charitable organisation for not doing so.”
James will soon begin live dates in Wales and have several festival appearances due in the coming months.
Tour dates:
May
16 – Llandudno, Venue Cymru
17 – Warrington, Parr Hall
19 – Blackburn, King Georges Hall
20 – Halifax, Victoria Theatre
22 – Middlesbrough, Town Hall
23 – Oban, Corrans Hall
25 – Scunthorpe, Baths Hall
26 – Southampton, Common People
27 – Oxford, Common People
June
29 – Lisbon, Rock in Rio Festival
July
13 – Southwold, Latitude Festival
14 – Bilbao, BBK Live Festival
27 – Kendal, Kendal Calling
August
11 – Lithlingow, Party at The Palace
30 – Dumfries, Electric Fields