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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“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
