Tour: April 2007

Manchester indie band James, best known for their anthemic single 'Sit Down', are to reform after a five year break.

The group, who scored a string of top 40 hits in the 90s, will play five arena concerts in the UK this April.

According to their website, the band have also written their first new material since 2001's 'Pleased to Meet You' album.

James' Best Of collection, released in 1998, went to number one and stayed in the charts for more than a year. The band formed in 1982 when 16-year-old bass player Jim Glennie found singer Tim Booth dancing wildly at a student disco.