James announce UK arena tour in 2026, in support of Nothing But Love – The Definitive Best Of James are Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Saul Davies, Adrian Oxaal, David Baynton-Power, Mark Hunter, Andy Diagram, Chloe Alper, Deborah Knox-Hewson. The band formed in Manchester in the early '80s and quickly earned a cult following with their jangly folk pop sound. The band was dubbed the next Smiths, even getting a thumbs up from frontman Morrissey who invited them to join The Smiths on tour. James scored their first big hit in 1991 with the single 'Sit Down' and built on that success further with their critically acclaimed album Laid, produced by Brian Eno. The album became their biggest success in the US. One of Britain’s most enduring success stories, James have released 16 studio albums, selling over 25 million copies with their recent run of Top 5 albums proving to be a golden era for the band. All The Colours Of You, released in 2021, was their most critically acclaimed in many years, preceded by Living In Extraordinary Times and Girl At The End Of The World which only narrowly missed out on the top spot in 2016 to Adele. To coincide with 40 years since their first show as James (The Hacienda, supporting Big Country – 17 Nov 1982) the band announced the James Lasted tour and a new double album, both accompanied by an orchestra and gospel choir.