Manchester will be united in the States this year.
Johnny Marr and James — both natives of the aforementioned England city — are embarking on a 20-concert North American co-headlining tour this fall.
Along the way, the pair will stop in for one night at Brooklyn’s newly opened Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
This won’t be their first time touring together either; James opened for Marr’s band The Smiths on the group’s 1985 ‘Meat Is Murder Tour.’
“We admired them and even did one of their songs in our set,” Marr said recalling the tour in a press release. “I’ve been a fan of theirs ever since and being out on tour again after 40 years is a really great thing.”
We look forward to making magic together,” James’ lead singer Tim Booth added.
And if you can’t wait to see these ’80s icons reunited, tickets for all Marr and James shows can be scooped up as early as today.
Fans can now purchase tickets on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, May 10.
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Johnny Marr tour schedule 2024
A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
Johnny Marr set list
Most recently, Marr took his ‘The Spirit Power Tour’ to Nottingham on April 14.
Here’s what he brought to the stage that night, courtesy of Set List FM:
01.) “Sensory Street”
02.) “Panic” (The Smiths song)
03.) “Generate! Generate!”
04.) “Spirit Power and Soul”
05.) “New Town Velocity”
06.) “This Charming Man” (The Smiths song)
07.) “Somewhere”
08.) “Walk Into the Sea”
09.) “The Answer”
10.) “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” (The Smiths song)
11.) “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before” (The Smiths song)
12.) “Get the Message” (Electronic song)
13.) “Bigmouth Strikes Again” (The Smiths song)
14.) “Hi Hello”
15.) “How Soon Is Now?” (The Smiths song)
16.) “Easy Money”
17.) “Getting Away With It” (Electronic song)
Encore
18.) “The Passenger” (Iggy Pop cover)
19.) “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby” (The Smiths song)
20.) “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” (The Smiths song)
James set list
In late October 2023, James headlined at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
According to Set List FM, here are the 15 tracks the band played that evening.
01.) “Sound”
02.) “Ring the Bells”
03.) “Curse Curse”
04.) “Walk Like You”
05.) “Interrogation”
06.) “Tomorrow”
07.) “Come Home”
08.) “She’s a Star”
09.) “Johnny Yen”
10.) “All Good Boys”
11.) “Sit Down”
12.) “Beautiful Beaches”
13.) “Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)”
14.) “Sometimes (Lester Piggott)”
15.) “Laid”
Johnny Marr new music
Last year, Marr dropped a Best Of compilation featuring all the hits from his storied career.
What we’re most interested in though is his 2022 release “Fever Dreams Pts 1-4.”
Comprised of 16 pulsing tracks, Marr shows off his gifts for straddling the line between hard rock and jangle pop.
While the record is “no skip” level good, we can’t help but recommend three standout tracks that showcase Marr’s musicianship- the soaring “Lightning People,” the rocking yet danceable “Sensory Street” and nimble, poppy “Night And Day.”
Don’t sleep on the opening track “Spirit Power and Soul” either; it’d fit right in at a haunted house/crossfit hybrid if that makes sense.
Want to hear for yourself?
You can find “Fever Dreams Pts 1-4” in its entirety here.
James new music
Just this year, James released their 18th studio album “Yummy.”
Unsurprisingly, the veteran rockers haven’t lost a step.
Album opener “Is This Love” is a feel good singalong that sets the tone for an inventive, dreamy, atmospheric record that sounds like a bizarro world version of The Killers.
Piano heavy “Shadow Of A Giant” is a surprise diversion from the band’s straightforward indie pop sound as they land on something that sounds brand new and familiar all at once; “Mobile God” evokes otherworldly bombasity.
Make sure to stick around for the album closer “Folks,” too. It’s the perfect melancholy capper to the unpredictable yet always satisfying “Yummy.”
Click here if you want to give it a spin.
’80s rockers on tour in 2024
Many of the co-headliner’s Clear Pepsi era contemporaries are hitting concert venues all over North America this year.
Here are just five of our favorites you won’t want to miss live.
• Elvis Costello with Daryl Hall
• Sting
Who else is on the road? Take a look at our list of the 50 biggest concert tours in 2024 to find out.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed Bruce Springsteen and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.