Music – From The Jam announce “Setting Sons 40th Anniversary Tour” with support from The Vapors coming to Nottingham

 

From The Jam announce “Setting Sons 40th Anniversary Tour” with support from The Vapors

Coming to Rock City, Nottingham, 17th November 2019

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SeeTickets: https://www.seetickets.com/tour/from-the-jam-setting-sons-

 

Blown away by this band- you must see them if you can!” –  Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2

This autumn From the Jam will tour the UK celebrating the 40th Anniversary of The Jam’s 4th studio album ‘Setting Sons’. The critically acclaimed album reached no.4 in the UK and was the band’s first album to enter the US charts. Succeeding All Mod Cons, the album became a commercial success, earning them their first top ten hit single – The Eton Rifles. Other tracks include Burning Sky, Wasteland and Smithers-Jones.

We can’t wait to perform the whole of ‘Setting Sons’ live” says vocalist and guitarist Russell Hastings. “The album has been noted as another one of The Jam’s best albums along with ‘All Mod Cons’. It seems that even the obscure album tracks like ‘Little Boy Soldiers’ and ‘Thick As Thieves’ are as popular when we play them live as the hit singles.” says Hastings.

 

Support comes from The Vapors, who had their big break 40 years ago with The Jam on the original ‘Setting Sons’ tour. Hailing from Surrey, the band formed in 1979 and after establishing themselves locally as an exciting live outfit.

From The Jam is comprised of legendary former The Jam bassist Bruce Foxton, Russell Hastings, drummer Mike Randon, and Andy Fairclough on Hammond organ and piano. In 2007 Russell Hastings was fronting ‘The Gift’ (which featured Rick Buckler) when he was joined on stage by Bruce Foxton (who was touring with Casbah Club) for a ‘one off’ performance. This performance sparked the genesis of From The Jam, and an enduring partnership between Foxton & Hastings.

For the last 12 years they have toured relentlessly playing almost 1000 headline shows in the UK. Their ever-increasing fanbase has taken them to Australia, the USA and Japan with a reputation for the kind of incendiary live performances that sealed the legacy of The Jam all those years ago.

A sincere touch and lashings of fiery rock’n’roll”- Guitar and Bass

Off-stage Foxton and Hastings wrote the album, ‘Back In The Room’ released in 2012, which received critical acclaim and solidified Foxton & Hastings as an excellent and contemporary song writing duo. They then returned to the studio in 2016 to record and release ‘Smash The Clock’, which reached number 31 in the UK charts. The album also entered the independent album chart at number 4, whilst the vinyl edition entered the vinyl chart at number 7.

 

“Even the deepest cut presented an opportunity for the partisan crowd to holler along to” – The Scotsman

In December 2017, to celebrate 10 years since From The Jam formed, Bruce and Russell released From ‘The Jam Live!’, featuring songs performed at various venues across the UK.

Setting Sons tour dates:

10/10/2019         Dorking Halls

11/10/2019         Winter Gardens, Margate

12/10/2019         Assembly Halls, London

17/10/2019         The Pyramids, Portsmouth

18/10/2019         Salisbury City Hall

19/10/2019         The Great Hall, Cardiff

24/10/2019         The Stylus, Leeds

25/10/2019         The Empire, Middlesbrough

26/10/2019         City Hall, Hull

31/10/2019         The Open, Norwich

01/11/2019         The Empire, Coventry *

02/11/2019         The Foundry, Sheffield *

07/11/2019         The Corn Exchange, Kings Lynn

08/11/2019         The Town Hall, Oxford

09/11/2019         Corn Exchange, Cambridge

15/11/2019         King Georges Hall, Blackburn

16/11/2019         The Engine Shed, Lincoln

17/11/2019         Rock City, Nottingham

21/11/2019         The Avenue, Chesterfield

22/11/2019         Warehouse 23, Wakefield

23/11/2019         The Ritz, Manchester

28/11/2019         The Lemon Grove, Exeter

29/11/2019         The Anson Room, Bristol

30/11/2019         London Indigo

04/12/2019         The Cavern, Liverpool *

05/12/2019         The Cavern, Liverpool *

06/12/2019         The Academy, Newcastle

12/12/2019         Kings Hall, Herne Bay *

13/12/2019         Brighton Concorde *

14/12/2019         Brighton Concorde *

*The Vapors will not be appearing at this venue

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