Tim Booth leading James at the Leeds First Direct Arena (Photo: Gary Mather for Live4ever Media)
James will be joining Haçienda Classiçal in headlining the main Great Exhibition Stage at Liverpool’s brand new boutique festival Hope & Glory in August.
James are first up on the Saturday night, August 5th, while the 70-piece Haçienda Classiçal, which has been putting a fresh twist on eighties dancefloor anthems for a while now, will be joined by special guests Shaun Ryder, Bez and Tim Booth the following evening.
Other confirmed performers during the weekend include Badly Drawn Boy, Chris Helme, Public Service Broadcasting, Reverend & The Makers and The Shimmer Band, while there’ll also be spoken word performances, magic shows, comedy and acoustic acts across the city centre.
Line-up:
SATURDAY
THE GREAT EXHIBITION STAGE
James
Razorlight
The Fratellis
Charlotte Church’s Late Night Pop Dungeon
The View
Embrace
Badly Drawn Boy
Pigeon Detectives
The Membranes And 25 Piece Choir
Clay
WONDERS OF THE AGE STAGE
Starsailor
Lucy Spraggan
Dave Mccabe (The Zutons) with Ian Skelly (The Coral)
Chris Helme (The Seahorses)
The Ordinary Boys
Abichan
Wild Front
Haunt The Wood
The Jackobins
SUNDAY
GREAT EXHIBITION STAGE
Haçienda Classiçal
with special Guests Shaun Ryder & Bez (Happy Mondays) & Tim Booth (James)
Ocean Colour Scene
Tom Chaplin
Lightning Seeds
Public Service Broadcasting
Reverend & The Makers
Zak Abel
Clean Cut Kid
Show Hawk Duo
Trampolene
WONDERS OF THE AGE STAGE
The Twang
The Shimmer Band
The Blinders
Coquin Migale
Vynce
Avalanche Party
Cabezudos
Glass Mountain
Indigo Velvet
The Dantevilles