Veteran Machester rockers James have announced a warm up gig on Wednesday July 8th ahead of their appearance at Oxegen on July 10th.

James released their 10th studio album, "Hey Ma" in April of last year, and this year's Oxegen will mark their first festival performance of the summer.

Tickets for James at The Academy, Dublin, go on sale this Thursday May 20th at 9am priced €30.