Barclay James Harvest
News Archive: 2017
Special 50th Anniversary JLBJH Concert
21st November, 2017
On Sunday, 6th May, 2018, John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be celebrating 50 years of Barclay James Harvest music at the Royal Northern College of Music Theatre in Manchester. This very special show will be a unique audio visual show and will also feature an exhibition of BJH memorabilia and artefacts in the foyer of the venue. Tickets are now on General Sale and can be purchased exclusively from the RNCM box office: Tickets
JLBJH in Switzerland
18th November, 2017
John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce a concert in Switzerland, as follows:
08.09.18 Zürich Volkshaus Tickets
JLBJH in 2018
11th November, 2017
2018 will mark the 50th anniversary of the release of the very first Barclay James Harvest record, "Early Morning". A special JLBJH event in the UK is being planned to celebrate this milestone, and we are hoping to be able to announce this next Friday, 17th November, exclusively on our free mailing list - if you haven't already done so, please sign up here!
In the meantime, we are pleased to announce the band's first confirmed German concert for next year, which will take place on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at the Open-Air-Gelände Freudenburg in Bassum. Tickets will be available from Saturday, 18th November, from this link:
https://www.ticketmaster.de/event/251799
Last Thursday, the band were interviewed on Total Rock Radio by Tony Charles, and you can now hear the full interview, together with some classic BJH songs, here.
JLBJH Interview
07th November, 2017
This Thursday, 9th November, Tony Charles will be talking to JLBJH on Rock Radio UK Network between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. UK time. You can hear the interview at rock-radio.co.uk and it will be repeated on Tuesday 14th November at 1 a.m. UK time.
Octoberon Deluxe Edition On Pre-Sale
19th May, 2017
BJH's 1976 studio album, Octoberon, is next up in Esoteric Recordings' series of deluxe remasters, and the three-disc set is due out on July 14th. The deluxe edition features a new 5.1 surround sound remixes, a new stereo mix, a new remaster of the original stereo mix, and bonus tracks including two previously unavailable videos.
Tracklistings:
CD 1 (24-bit remastered original stereo mix):
- The World Goes On (Les Holroyd)
- May Day (John Lees)
- Ra (Stuart Wolstenholme)
- Rock n’ Roll Star (Les Holroyd)
- Polk Street Rag (John Lees)
- Believe in Me (Les Holroyd)
- Suicide? (John Lees)
- Rock n’ Roll Star (first mix) (Les Holroyd)
- Polk Street Rag (early mix) (John Lees)
- Ra (early mix) (Stuart Wolstenholme)
- Suicide? (early mix) (John Lees)
Bonus tracks:
CD 2 (new stereo mix):
- The World Goes On (Les Holroyd)
- May Day (John Lees)
- Ra (Stuart Wolstenholme)
- Rock n’ Roll Star (Les Holroyd)
- Polk Street Rag (John Lees)
- Believe in Me (Les Holroyd)
- Suicide? (John Lees)
- Rock 'N' Roll Star (Marquee studios version – for Top Of The Pops) (Les Holroyd)
- May Day (alternate intro version) (John Lees)
Bonus tracks:
DVD (new 5.1 surround sound mix, 96 kHz /24-bit new stereo mix, 96 kHz /24-bit original album mix)
- The World Goes On (Les Holroyd)
- May Day (John Lees)
- Ra (Stuart Wolstenholme)
- Rock n’ Roll Star (Les Holroyd)
- Polk Street Rag (John Lees)
- Believe in Me (Les Holroyd)
- Suicide? (John Lees)
- May Day (alternate intro version) (John Lees)
- Rock n’ Roll Star (Polydor promotional film) (Les Holroyd)
- The World Goes On (Polydor promotional film) (Les Holroyd)
Bonus track:
Video Content:
The set comes in a five-way foldout digipack with a booklet containing new sleevenotes and a full-colour mini-poster, and can be pre-ordered now.
Change of date for Greifenstein Concert
21st April, 2017
Please note that the previously announced JLBJH show in Greifenstein has now been moved to 13th August, 2017, because of an issue with an emergency access road being closed in July.
13.08.17 Greifenstein, Burg Greifenstein tickets
Three Summer Shows Added
1st April, 2017
Three more concerts in Germany and Switzerland have been added to the JLBJH tour schedule, as follows:
14.07.17: D - Soest, Stadthalle tickets
16.07.17: D - Greifenstein, Burg Greifenstein tickets
09.09.17: CH - Augst, Theater Augusta Raurica (with Wishbone Ash) tickets
More JLBJH 2017 Dates
6th January, 2017
More concerts have been added to the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest 2017 schedule in Germany and Switzerland - the full list of forthcoming dates now reads as follows, with more to be added:
28.01.17: UK - Minehead, Giants Of Rock festival tickets
17.03.17: UK - HRH Prog, Pwllheli, North Wales tickets or call 0207 097 1521.
21.04.17: D - Darmstadt Staatstheater, Großes Haus tickets
22.04.17: CH - Jona SG, Kreuz, Switzerland tickets
23.04.17: CH - Solothurn, Kofmehl, Switzerland tickets
25.04.17: TBC
26.04.17: D - Bad Saulgau, Stadtforum tickets
27.04.17: D - München Circus Krone tickets
29.04.17: D - Neuruppin, Kulturhaus tickets
30.04.17: D - Dresden Alter Schlachthof tickets
01.05.17: D - Leipzig Haus Auensee tickets
15.07.17: D - Xanten, Musiksommer tickets
21.07.17: D - Esslingen, Burg tickets
12.08.17: D - Bad Pyrmont, Schlosshof tickets
15.08.17: D - Nürnberg, Serenadenhof tickets
26.08.17: UK - A New Day Festival, Kent tickets
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