One of the great alternative rock outfits, James formed in 1982, and on the 12th April will release their 18th album, ‘Yummy’. A stripped down version of James featuring vocalist Tim Booth, bass guitarist Jim Glennie and guitarist and violinist Saul Davies performed with an orchestra at a charity event, Music Feeds Live: A Concert to Fight Food Poverty in aid of The Trussell Trust at the Manchester O2 Apollo on the 27th February. Over two galleries, Andrew Twambley provides photos from that gig.
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In the first of two photo galleries, Andrew Twambley takes photos of James at the 02 Apollo in Manchester,
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Andrew Twambley, in the second of two galleries, takes photos of James at the 02 Apollo in Manchester. |
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