The legendary British rock group James will be performing at the Villa Marina on Thursday 20th August 2015.
 
Since forming in Manchester in 1982, they have become one of the most influential British indie bands and are behind some of the biggest hits in the past 30 years selling millions of albums worldwide. Among 20 Top 40 singles in the UK, James’ anthemic hits include: ‘Sit Down’,  ‘She’s A Star’, ‘Laid’, ‘Born Of Frustration’, ‘Sometimes’, ‘Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)’, ‘Come home’ and ‘How Was It For You’.
 
Their 13th studio album La Petite Mort was released to critical acclaim and hailed as one of the best albums of 2014 by The Guardian, featuring the singles ‘Moving On’, ’Frozen Britain’ ‘Curse Curse’ and ‘All I'm saying’.
 
David Cretney MLC, the Department of Economic Development’s Political Member responsible for Tourism and the Villa Marina/Gaiety Theatre complex commented:
 
‘We are delighted to be welcoming James to the Villa Marina in August. It promises to be a great show and adds to an already brilliant line-up of entertainment this year.’
 
Pre-sale of the tickets will be available to subscribers of the Villa Gaiety mailing list from 10am Monday 27th April. To subscribe, please visit http://bit.ly/VMGTSignup.
 
There are also 80 special VIP tickets available (priced at ?60.60) which will give fans the chance to have a Q&A session with the band as well as watch the sound check before the gig. VIP tickets will be released alongside the pre-sale tickets and are available on a first come, first served basis.
 
General release tickets are priced at ?30 (including 2% booking fee) and available online from 10am Wednesday 29th April via www.villagaiety.com.
 
Tickets will also be available via the Ticketing Hotline by telephoning 01624 600555 and in person at the Welcome Centre, Douglas available from 10am Wednesday 29th April.