JAMES have announced Nothing But Love – The Definitive Best Of, due for release on 21 November via UMR. The release is a comprehensive and career spanning collection, documenting the band’s journey from their early singles through to fan favourites and special selections curated by the band themselves. Nothing But Love – The Definitive Best Of will also include two new tracks, Wake Up Superman and Hallelujah Anyhow, both produced by Leo Abrahams who worked with the band on their #1 album Yummy in 2024.
Formats will include a 3 CD deluxe version, taking fans on a chronological journey from the very beginning of the band’s career right up to the present day, which includes a booklet with exclusive track commentary from the band themselves. This set also features the original Sit Down (Rough Trade Version) available for the first time on DSPs and available to purchase for the first time in 35 years. The 5 LP vinyl set – which includes tracks from Yummy – is housed in a rigid slipcase with accompanying booklet and 14 tracks and versions being made available on vinyl for the first time ever. The 2 LP colour vinyl set is a highlights selection of the tracks.
James have also announced their biggest ever arena tour for April 2026. The dates include Birmingham Utilita Arena, Leeds First Direct Arena, Glasgow OVO Hydro, Liverpool M&S Bank Arena and London O2 Arena, culminating at the 20,000 capacity Co-op Live in Manchester. The band will be joined on the dates by special guests Doves.
The band had their busiest ever summer of live shows in 2025 which included a concert on the streets of Penamacor in Portugal where they played to over 20,000 fans. They are currently touring North America performing their classic 1993 album Laid and will play dates in South America later this year.
NOTHING BUT LOVE – THE DEFINITIVE BEST OF
21 NOVEMBER 2025
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ABOUT JAMES
With over 30 million albums sold over a longstanding career, James are among the most commercially and artistically successful alt rock bands of their era.
Having gathered a cult following around art rock gallops like Johnny Yen in the 80s, they broke through to mainstream success with their major label debut Gold Mother (1990) followed with a slew of euphoric anthems including Come Home and Sit Down. Their fifth album, Laid, saw them break the US charts, while Whiplash (1997), Millionaires (1999) and Pleased To Meet You (2001) cemented their standing as a classic 1990s act with tracks such as Tomorrow, She’s A Star and Just Like Fred Astaire.
James returned from a six year hiatus in 2008 with Hey Ma, followed by Girl At The End Of The World (2016), Living in Extraordinary Times (2018) and All The Colours Of You (2021) – returning to a sustained period in the upper echelons of the album chart.
In 2023, James celebrated their 40th Anniversary with the release of Be Opened By The Wonderful, a double album of orchestral reworkings of their biggest hits and rare cuts and received The PRS For Music Icon Award at the prestigious Ivor Novello Awards, a testament to their enduring influence and contribution to British song writing.
In April 2024 James released their 18th album Yummy which reached #1 in the UK Albums Chart, their first studio album to do so. One of their most prescient releases, Yummy deals with politics, AI and conspiracy theories, and documents the creative process of a band who continue to evolve and defy expectations, best described by UK music bible MOJO: “After 18 LPs and over four interrupted decades at the coalface, James are still re-inventing themselves”.
The band played their largest UK Arena tour to date in 2024, selling out the 20,000-capacity Co-op Live arena in Manchester and The O2 in London, then followed this up with a Johnny Marr co-headline tour in the US and Canada. This year has seen the band play multiple shows across the globe including a huge concert on the streets of Penamacor, Portugal where they played to over 20,000 fans.