Other Jim James solo tour dates?

[LowdownCheatin]

You wonder if he has some festival sets planned if, as it appears, they are releasing tour dates in pieces.

Being in New Orleans, I am hoping for a JazzFest set, but I think we would have heard something by now if he is playing (lineup officially released later today). Regardless, hope he pays us a visit.

[walterfredo]

judging by the size of the first two venues announced, we may be seeing a tour with very, very small venues.  Hopes of a Fillmore show in SF may be more like the Independent, Bimbos or Slims. 

[Fully]

One wonders what size places and how many. Of course we'll find out a little at a time, I suppose. It would be nice if they would release all of the dates or at least the ones where he's playing non festival dates.

[Stevie]

Johnny Brendas has a capacity of 250 to 300 and the Music Hall of Williamsburg has a capacity of 550.

So, yeah, it's going to get realllll intimate this tour.

CHIMMJfan said Lincoln Hall in Chicago, I think that's right on. 

Thinking Gobi tent at Coachella

[CHIMMJFAN]

I am really excited to see some more dates pop up.....Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Louisville?

Crossing my fingers for Schuba's or Lincoln Hall in Chicago!


CHIMMJFAN

Schubas or Lincoln Hall would be unreal (FYI, it was nice meeting you in Boston at the Cantina).... I'm hoping for anywhere in Austin though. The boys skipped all of Texas this past tour, so a show would be sweet!

Hey it was good meeting you at the Cantina! Hope you liked the NYE show! Yeah I really need to get down to Austin to check out some shows.

CHIMMJFAN

[mahgeetah]

Hoping for a SF Fillmore show....

pretty please.  Or the Great American Music Hall. 

I've heard chatter of a Denver area show, so I'm hoping he comes all the way west.

I can't imagine he's not coming to SF.  GAMH makes more sense, but I wouldn't be surprised if he went as small as Independent.  Or I could be totally off base.  I just think Fillmore is big for JJ solo.

How about the Paramount in Oakland?  That'd be awesome.

It'll probably be the Palace of Fine Arts in SF.  Didn't Jim play a show there with John Prine?

There's also the Masonic.  Lots of places to play.

Too big!  GAMH sounds good.  Or Bimbos!   Cafe Du Nord??

GAMH would be awesome, but I bet he can sell more tickets than that. I would guess Fillmore, Palace of Fine Arts, or maybe even Bimbo's. Fingers crossed for GAMH.

[walterfredo]

I'm not so sure he's concerned about maxing out ticket sales, based solely on the venue choices for NYC and philly, can't see him doing a 500 seat venue in NYC and a 250 in philly, and then doing the fillmore at about 1200.  Who knows, but my guess would be something along the lines of the independent, gamh, bimbos, slims or cafe du nord.  Also crossing fingers for gamh, best venue in the city in my opinion. 

[zanjam]

How about they just announce the whole tour?! IMO, this announce a show here and there bizness is horseshit

Totally agree. 

Jim being weird.  Why the mystery?

[the_wizzard]

I'm not so sure he's concerned about maxing out ticket sales, based solely on the venue choices for NYC and philly, can't see him doing a 500 seat venue in NYC and a 250 in philly, and then doing the fillmore at about 1200.  Who knows, but my guess would be something along the lines of the independent, gamh, bimbos, slims or cafe du nord.  Also crossing fingers for gamh, best venue in the city in my opinion.

Preservation Hall West....it seems like the obvious (and perfect) spot.

http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Preservation-Hall-West-at-the-Chapel-3917183.php

Seems like no one I know has gone to a show there yet, but hot damn if it isn't just the perfect spot for JJ.  A gorgeous restored chapel...

[itrainmonkeys]

How about they just announce the whole tour?! IMO, this announce a show here and there bizness is horseshit

Totally agree. 

Jim being weird.  Why the mystery?

Maybe he wants to tinker with the songs in a live setting with a few small shows before going on a full tour.

[ericm]

How about they just announce the whole tour?! IMO, this announce a show here and there bizness is horseshit

Totally agree. 

Jim being weird.  Why the mystery?

Maybe he wants to tinker with the songs in a live setting with a few small shows before going on a full tour.

Maybe, but one doesn't preclude the others. He could do the tinkering early in the tour,but still announce the rest of the tour.

[itrainmonkeys]

How about they just announce the whole tour?! IMO, this announce a show here and there bizness is horseshit

Totally agree. 

Jim being weird.  Why the mystery?

Maybe he wants to tinker with the songs in a live setting with a few small shows before going on a full tour.

Maybe, but one doesn't preclude the others. He could do the tinkering early in the tour,but still announce the rest of the tour.

Well my point is that these wouldn't be part of the "tour". Perhaps they booked a few easy shows now and are still working with venues and managers and finalizing dates on a full run. But I don't know...i'm pulling these ideas out of thin air lol

[ericm]

How about they just announce the whole tour?! IMO, this announce a show here and there bizness is horseshit

Totally agree. 

Jim being weird.  Why the mystery?

Maybe he wants to tinker with the songs in a live setting with a few small shows before going on a full tour.

Maybe, but one doesn't preclude the others. He could do the tinkering early in the tour,but still announce the rest of the tour.

Well my point is that these wouldn't be part of the "tour". Perhaps they booked a few easy shows now and are still working with venues and managers and finalizing dates on a full run. But I don't know...i'm pulling these ideas out of thin air lol

Gotcha. You may be right, but I'm thinking with the release of the album in early Feb, I would think they would've at least had some other dates lined up, and able to release that info. It's not like this is coming out of left field, or just filling in some down time. The album/tour has been in the works for a while now, no?

[walterfredo]

I'm not so sure he's concerned about maxing out ticket sales, based solely on the venue choices for NYC and philly, can't see him doing a 500 seat venue in NYC and a 250 in philly, and then doing the fillmore at about 1200.  Who knows, but my guess would be something along the lines of the independent, gamh, bimbos, slims or cafe du nord.  Also crossing fingers for gamh, best venue in the city in my opinion.

Preservation Hall West....it seems like the obvious (and perfect) spot.

http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Preservation-Hall-West-at-the-Chapel-3917183.php

Seems like no one I know has gone to a show there yet, but hot damn if it isn't just the perfect spot for JJ.  A gorgeous restored chapel...

I hadn't even caught wind of this place.  You're absolutely right..sounds perfect for Jim.  Great call.

[smhoffmann02]

How about they just announce the whole tour?! IMO, this announce a show here and there bizness is horseshit

Totally agree. 

Couldn't agree more.  Talk about leaving us hanging...

[itrainmonkeys]

It's not like this is coming out of left field, or just filling in some down time. The album/tour has been in the works for a while now, no?

Good point I hadn't considered.

[MrWhippy]

It's not like this is coming out of left field, or just filling in some down time. The album/tour has been in the works for a while now, no?

Good point I hadn't considered.

There could be some other reason why they are delaying on announcing the full tour.  I think it's very possible that Jim is playing Coachella, and they are delaying announcing the full tour until after Coachella is announced  (likely next week).

Something similar just happened with Spiritualized, who announced tour dates last week which clearly showed they would be playing Coachella (based on the routing of other stops) and they then quickly retracted them. 

I did hear someone say that Jim will be added to the New Orleans Jazzfest lineup, but that is being delayed until after Coachella is announced, so that fits in with this reasoning for why the tour announcement is being delayed besides these initial shows.

Also, I don't think the venues of these initial shows are at all indicative of the places he will play on the full tour.  The Philly show sold out in a nanosecond or less, and he is not going to go on tour playing places that size and leave that much money on the table.  I bet he will play places like the 9:30 club in DC and the Warfield in San Francisco, or venues of similar size (1,000 to 2,000 capacity).

[pattilovesmmj]

I imagine Jim playing unique venues, I just hope he's somewhere near Chicago so I can see him!

[EverythingChanges]

Come to Indianapolis or Bloomington and if you play at a bar make sure I can get in since I am 20!

[SaraBananaBear]

Yeah, I'm putting a band together to do it. We'll probably do a few things when it comes out in February, but I really want it to be out at least a couple of weeks before we tour it. Because I want people to have a chance to digest it. When you tour immediately, it's kind of fun for people watching who don't know it, but it's kind of weird too. Especially for something like this where I've never put out a solo record before, because it's not like I have five solo records and people will know the older stuff. When we do the tour, I'm sure we'll do some of the My Morning Jacket songs, but I want people to have had a couple of weeks to know this record and want to see it live.

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