Barclay James Harvest

News Archive 2022


JLBJH Revised 2023 Tour Dates

19th December, 2022

Due to reasons beyond the band's control, a few revisions have been made to the tour schedule in June 2023.

The concert on 9th June at Nieder-Olm Festhalle has been moved to Bad Staffelstein.

The concert scheduled at St Ingbert on 11th June has also been moved and the revised location and venue will be announced as soon as possible.

We are also delighted to confirm that a concert has been added to the April schedule on 25th April with a concert at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland

 

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A Message From John

11th December, 2022

After three years of postponement and re-scheduling, we are really looking forward to the 2023 concert dates in March, April, May and June which we are pleased will be going ahead, with some slight adjustments to the original itinerary, which were outside the band's control.

As many of you know, in January I will celebrate my 76th birthday and I have come to the decision that our 2023 concerts will be my last year of full touring.

I do intend to continue to write and record with Craig, Kev and Jez , and JLBJH will still perform occasional one-off live dates in the future such as festivals or other special events, so it will not be a complete cessation of musical activity, but I do not intend to undertake further extensive tours beyond the dates in 2023.

I have been privileged to have enjoyed so many years making music, which could not have been done to the degree of success achieved without the help and support of Olwen and my family, my bandmates and musical collaborators, my managers, agents and promoters, the production crews we rely upon and, of course, the many fans around the world whose loyalty and continued engagement in the music is deeply valued. Thank you, one and all.

So I fully intend to go out on a high! We have a new album nearing completion and planned for release in 2023, and we have a busy year of live dates ahead of us.

During the 50th Anniversary Concert, Craig described our fans as "family" . It was an astute observation, and there is certainly an enduring sense of a community amongst Barclay James Harvest followers, which we hope will long continue to thrive. The band and I look forward to seeing as many of the BJH "family" as possible at the 2023 concerts, as we celebrate my "farewell to touring".

In the meantime, the band and I send you all our best wishes for the Festive season and for health, happiness and peace.


John Lees



Once Again Deluxe Edition

4th November, 2022

Once Again deluxe CD


Esoteric Recordings is pleased to announce the release of a newly re-mastered, re-mixed and expanded 4-disc clamshell box edition of the classic 1971 album, Once Again. This expanded edition comprises 44 tracks and features the original UK stereo mix re-mastered from the original master tapes, and also includes a new stereo mix on a second CD and a high resolution 5.1 Surround Sound mix, the Quadraphonic SQ mix from 1973, plus the new stereo mix and original stereo mix on a Blu Ray disc, all from the original Harvest masters.

The set comes in a small clamshell-style box, and also includes a lavishly illustrated booklet with a new essay and a replica poster. The deluxe set will be released on 27th January, 2023, and you can see the full tracklisting and pre-order it now, for despatch in January 2023.



HRH Prog 13 Cancelled

11th August, 2022

The HRH Prog 13 festival scheduled for September this year at the O2 Academy in Leeds has been cancelled. The band have just been informed, and the situation is, unfortunately, completely out of their hands. Whatever you may read elsewhere, John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will not be appearing at any rescheduled date, or at any future HRH Prog events.

This does not affect JLBJH's concert in Pratteln on 8th September, which will definitely be going ahead as scheduled.



Festival Update

7th June, 2022

An update on the Rock Of Ages festival in Seebronn: the entire festival has now been moved to 2023, and JLBJH will be appearing on Sunday, 30th July, 2023. More info from https://www.rock-of-ages.de/



JLBJH Festival Appearances Postponed

6th June, 2022

We regret to announce that the planned John Lees' Barclay James Harvest appearances at the Miteinand Festival in Tirol, Austria, and at the Rock Of Ages festival in Seebronn, Germany, have been postponed to 2023, by mutual agreement with the organisers.

New dates for JLBJH to appear at both festivals in 2023 will be announced as soon as possible.



New Dates For Manchester and Leeds

13th May, 2022

The postponed John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest concerts in Manchester and Leeds have now been rescheduled as follows:


Existing tickets will remain valid for the new dates.



New Date For JLBJH Islington Concert

6th May, 2022

The rescheduled date for the John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest show at the London Islington Assembly is now confirmed as 28th May, 2023.

Revised dates for the Leeds and Manchester concerts will follow as soon as we have them.

Existing tickets will remain valid for the new date.



Pratteln Concert Rescheduled

1st April, 2022

We're pleased to announce that the concert at the Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland, previously scheduled for 17th May, has now been rescheduled for 8th September, 2022. Original tickets will remain valid for the new date, or you can buy tickets from https://www.z-7.ch/event.php?eventid=1821



JLBJH Concert Announcement

5th March, 2022

After some uncertainty due to varying Covid 19 restrictions in Europe regarding the scheduled concert dates for 2022 and liaison with our various promoters and agents, John Lees' Barclay James Harvest regret to announce that the concerts planned for March, April and May 2022 have regrettably been postponed to 2023.

The UK concerts are currently being rescheduled and tickets should be valid for the new dates when announced. We hope to be in a position to confirm the revised UK dates by the beginning of April this year. All other appearances announced for July and September 2022 will still take place.

In the meantime, we are pleased to announce the following rescheduled concerts thus far in Norway and in Germany:



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NORWAY


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GERMANY


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GERMANY


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GERMANY


JULY 2023:

GERMANY


The band are very sorry to have to reschedule these shows, but very much look forward to seeing you later this year and on tour in 2023. Further news will follow of JLBJH activity both in the studio and regarding the rescheduled UK dates.



Limited Edition Red Vinyl LP

20th February, 2022



25th Anniversary Concert vinyl LP


On March 25th, 2022, Floating World/Voiceprint will release a limited edition red vinyl LP of highlights from the Barclay James Harvest 25th Anniversary Concert recorded live at London's Town and Country Club on 16th February, 1992. This album has previously been available on CD, but this will be its first appearance on vinyl record.

The LP will not be available through our mail order shop, but if you order using the link below from Amazon, of whom we are an affiliate, we will receive a small commission to help defray the running costs of this web site.




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