Sit down or stand up — pop icons James to play Arts Festival Big Top next summer
Mon, Nov 17, 2025
Galway International Arts Festival and Róisín Dubh have today (Monday) announced that pop icons James will play the Heineken® Big Top on Thursday 23 July 2026.
For the very first time, James will perform in Galway taking to the stage at the Heineken Big Top during the Galway International Arts Festival 2026.
Few bands have sustained a career as rich, fearless and celebratory as James. For over four decades, the Manchester legends have created the anthems that have defined generations, from the euphoric Sit Down and the ecstatic Laid to soaring classics like Come Home, She’s A Star and Born of Frustration. Their songs – poetic, spiritual and joyously alive – have soundtracked countless moments of collective release.
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