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Relativity Charts!

3rd November, 2025


Relativity album artwork

The brand new JLBJH studio album, Relativity, has become the first BJH-related album to make the official albums charts in many years, reaching number 33 in the U.K. Official Albums Sales Chart, number 50 in Germany and number 70 in Switzerland.

Many thanks to everyone who pre-ordered it! The single CD digipack and limited edition clamshell (with hi-res surround sound mixes and a bonus disc of JLBJH live at RoSFest in 2009 with Woolly) versions are now also available from the BJH web site online shop at: https://bjharvest.co.uk/s-relativity.htm.



TV and Radio Appearances

22nd August, 2025

We are delighted to announce that JLBJH will be appearing in Germany on the ZDF TV show Fernsehgarten on Sunday 31st August. The show is broadcast live between 12:00 – 14:10 and the band will perform two songs, including "Peace Like a River", a new single which is released on Friday 29th August on all digital music platforms. Fernsehgarten can also be viewed on-line at www.zdf.de/live-tv

The day following the performance John & Craig will record a series of radio appearances for German radio for stations including SWR, SR 3 Radio Saarbrucken & Rock FM Mannheim.



Relativity

27th June, 2025

Relativity album artwork

We’re delighted to announce the forthcoming release of Relativity, the superb new album from John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest, which will be available from 17th October, 2025.

Several years in the making, the record is a 78-minute collection of songs loosely based upon the concept of human and cosmic interaction and relationships. Produced by the band and mixed by acclaimed engineer Stephen W Tayler (known for his work with Kate Bush, Rush, Howard Jones, Rupert Hine, Tina Turner and many more), Relativity is a true group effort by John Lees, Craig Fletcher, Jez Smith and Kevin Whitehead and draws upon the fine musical heritage of Barclay James Harvest whilst also being a body of music made for these current times.

Relativity will be available in three formats: a standard CD edition, a limited 3 disc boxed set, including a region free Blu-ray audio disc of Stephen W Tayler’s wonderful 5.1 Surround Sound mix of the album, plus an additional CD of highlights of a previously unreleased concert recorded at RosFest, Pennsylvania, USA in May 2009, featuring Woolly Wolstenholme, and a limited 2LP gatefold vinyl edition.

Tracklistings will be as follows:


Standard CD:

  1. Relativity Part 1 (Through the Dust)
  2. The Blood of Abraham
  3. Heard it All Before
  4. Magpie
  5. Love
  6. Peace Like a River
  7. Hour Glass
  8. Snake Oil
  9. The End of Days
  10. Picture World
  11. Relativity Part 2 (The Stars That Shine)

Gatefold double vinyl LP:

Side One:

  1. Relativity Part 1 (Through the Dust)
  2. The Blood of Abraham
 

Side Two:

  1. Heard it All Before
  2. Magpie
  3. Love
 

Side Three:

  1. Peace Like a River
  2. Hour Glass
  3. Snake Oil
 

Side Four:

  1. The End of Days
  2. Picture World
  3. Relativity Part 2 (The Stars That Shine)


Limited edition 3 Disc boxed set:

CD One:
Relativity

  1. Relativity Part 1 (Through the Dust)
  2. The Blood of Abraham
  3. Heard it All Before
  4. Magpie
  5. Love
  6. Peace Like a River
  7. Hour Glass
  8. Snake Oil
  9. The End of Days
  10. Picture World
  11. Relativity Part 2 (The Stars That Shine)
 

CD Two:
Live at RosFest, USA 2009

  1. Valhalla
  2. For No One
  3. The Great 1974 Mining Disaster
  4. Poor Wages
  5. The Iron Maiden
  6. Child of the Universe
  7. Poor Man’s Moody Blues
  8. Harbour
  9. Suicide
  10. Medicine Man
  11. In Search of England
  12. Mocking Bird
  13. The Poet / After the Day
 

Disc Three – Blu-ray:
Relativity 5.1 Surround sound mixes

  1. Relativity Part 1 (Through the Dust)
  2. The Blood of Abraham
  3. Heard it All Before
  4. Magpie
  5. Love
  6. Peace Like a River
  7. Hour Glass
  8. Snake Oil
  9. The End of Days
  10. Picture World
  11. Relativity Part 2 (The Stars That Shine)

Relativity will not initially be available to order through the BJH web site, since we are all of the view that the album stands a good chance of making the charts, and therefore we would ask fans to pre-order directly from Cherry Red Records, as all sales through them will be eligible for chart status. We will stock the CD and CD/BluRay editions once the album has been out for a few weeks.

The links to pre-order all formats of the album are:


Limited 3 disc box: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/john-lees-barclay-james-harvest-relativity-2cd-blu-ray-box-edition

2LP: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/john-lees-barclay-james-harvest-relativity-double-album-gatefold-sleeve-edition

Standard CD: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/john-lees-barclay-james-harvest-digipack-cd-edition


The album will be available throughout Europe via all on-line and physical retailers and pre-order links to retail partners in Germany, France, Benelux etc will be posted in the coming few weeks and in good time ahead of the release.

Relativity can now be pre-ordered in Germany in all formats from the following retail partners to avoid any customs charges:



JPC:         https://tinyurl.com/4hrwjhs3

 

Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/h5XgeXw



JLBJH Studio Album Update

3rd September, 2024

A big thanks to John for giving us a progress report on the forthcoming, brand new studio album from John Lees' Barclay James Harvest. Recording, at John's Friarmere studio, has taken a little longer than anticipated, partly due to other commitments such as rehearsals for the Huddersfield orchestral concerts, but also because the plan is now for an ambitious double album with a proggy, loose conceptual theme of 'time'.

These are the working titles of the songs already recorded:



We should emphasise that these are only working titles, and may well change before release, which is expected to be in 2025, when recording, overdubbing, mixing and artwork are complete. It's safe to say, though, that the album will feature real Mellotron, as Jez has been using Woolly's original M400, as seen and heard on the Philharmonic! live set. The album title has not been confirmed yet - we'll keep you informed as work progresses.



Huddersfield Live Orchestral Album on Pre-Order

26th April, 2024


John Lees' Barclay James Harvest with the Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra - Philharmonic! The Orchestral Concert box set

In the early 1970s Barclay James Harvest pioneered the fusion of rock and classical music, touring with their own symphony orchestra. On the 23rd September 2023, a stunning and unique concert took place which saw the first performance by any incarnation of Barclay James Harvest with a symphony orchestra to take place in UK since 1973. Joining JLBJH for this memorable concert was The Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra, arranged and conducted by Benjamin Ellin.

The performance featured classic BJH songs such as ‘The Poet’, ‘After the Day’, 'Mocking Bird’, ‘She Said’, ‘Galadriel’, ‘Poor Man’s Moody Blues’ and ‘Hymn’, and newer pieces such as ‘On Leave’, along with two pieces not performed live since 1973, Woolly Wolstenholme’s evocative ‘Moonwater’ (sung by guest vocalist Eleanor Sandars) and the epic and majestic ‘Dark Now My Sky’.

‘PHILHARMONIC! THE ORCHESTRAL CONCERT’ has been mixed in both stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound by Stephen W Tayler and captures the entire concert on 2CDs, a region free High-Definition Blu Ray video with 5.1 Surround Sound and an NTSC / Region Free DVD of this stunning concert film of one of the most memorable concerts staged by any incarnation of Barclay James Harvest.


Tracklisting:

Disc One: CD

  1. Festive Overture - Shostakovich
  2. Fifties Child
  3. Galadriel
  4. In My Life
  5. Poor Man’s Moody Blues
  6. North
  7. Summer Soldier
  8. The Poet
  9. After the Day


Disc Two: CD
  1. Hornpipe – Handel’s Water Music
  2. Moonwater
  3. Mocking Bird
  4. Loving is Easy
  5. She Said
  6. Poor Wages
  7. Medicine Man
  8. Dark Now My Sky
  9. On Leave
  10. Hymn


Disc Three: BluRay
    PART ONE
  1. Festive Overture - Shostakovich
  2. Fifties Child
  3. Galadriel
  4. In My Life
  5. Poor Man’s Moody Blues
  6. North
  7. Summer Soldier
  8. The Poet
  9. After the Day


    10. PART TWO
  10. Hornpipe – Handel’s Water Music
  11. Moonwater
  12. Mocking Bird
  13. Loving is Easy
  14. She Said
  15. Poor Wages
  16. Medicine Man
  17. Dark Now My Sky
  18. On Leave
  19. Hymn


Disc Four: DVD
    PART ONE
  1. Festive Overture - Shostakovich
  2. Fifties Child
  3. Galadriel
  4. In My Life
  5. Poor Man’s Moody Blues
  6. North
  7. Summer Soldier
  8. The Poet
  9. After the Day


    10. PART TWO
  10. Hornpipe – Handel’s Water Music
  11. Moonwater
  12. Mocking Bird
  13. Loving is Easy
  14. She Said
  15. Poor Wages
  16. Medicine Man
  17. Dark Now My Sky
  18. On Leave
  19. Hymn

Pre-order now from this link for 26th July release.



Huddersfield Concert T-Shirts and Programmes

29th September 2023

Huddersfield T-shirt          Huddersfield Programme

Since the exclusive T-shirts produced for the recent JLBJH orchestral concerts in Huddersfield sold out by the interval on the first day, we're having a new batch manufactured. These will be a very limited edition, made to order for anyone who pre-orders by October 31st. We cannot guarantee to fulfil any orders placed after that date.

If you require a size not listed on the shop page, please add the size to the "Any additional instructions or comments" box on the ordering page.

Also available, and in stock to ship now, the A5-sized, 20-page souvenir concert programme.

More details, and ordering information, at the secure BJH online Emporium



Huddersfield Tickets

26th August 2023


JLBJH Orchestral Shows Poster

Don’t miss out on one of John’s last live performances with John Lees‘ Barclay James Harvest at the two very special U.K. performances with a full orchestra at Huddersfield Town Hall on September 23rd and 24th - there are only a few tickets left for the Saturday evening show, and it’s still possible to get half-price tickets for the Sunday afternoon matinée performance if you’re going on both days, or normal price if you can’t make the Saturday show.

Tickets are on sale now from Orchestral Concerts



Baby James Harvest Deluxe Set


Just a reminder that we’re taking advance orders for the forthcoming five disc deluxe edition of Baby James Harvest, which features unreleased tracks, a new stereo master and a 5.1 surround mix, and is due out on September 22nd.

Full details at https://www.bjharvest.co.uk/s-babydeluxe.htm



Extra Huddersfield Orchestral Show

3rd August 2023

John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest are delighted to announce a second concert with the Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra. The second show will take place at the magnificent Huddersfield Town Hall on Sunday 24th September commencing at 16.00.

There will be some changes to the program from the first show, which takes place the evening befor,e on Saturday 23rd September at 20.00 at the same venue.

These shows are a unique opportunity to hear renditions of classic early ‘70s Barclay James Harvest arrangements for orchestra and band, not heard live in the UK for over 50 years, including "Mocking Bird", "The Poet" / "After the Day" and "Dark Now My Sky", last performed in 1973.  The programme will also include orchestra and band versions of songs from the later catalogue, never performed before in the UK, including the John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest latter day classic, "On Leave", specially arranged for this occasion.

The 80 strong Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra was formed in 1891 and has a reputation for innovative programming, choosing to showcase modern and more challenging works alongside the standard classical repertoire, and they have performed a number of world premiers, undertaken tours of China, several tours of Northern France and have recorded for the BBC. The SPO’s inspirational musical director Benjamin Ellin has adapted the original Barclay James Harvest orchestral arrangements especially for this project. The SPO’s collaboration with JLBJH is another step on the orchestra’s musical journey.

Tickets are available using this ticket link.

There is a specially discounted price for people who are attending the Saturday evening show and wish to attend the second performance. Details will be emailed directly to the purchasers of tickets for the first night.


www.barclayjamesharvest.com
www.spo.org.uk



Extra German Show

30th June 2023

We’re pleased to announce one more German concert in December, in Freiburg im Breisgau, as follows:

  

Extra German Shows

27th June 2023

We’re pleased to announce two more German concerts in December, in Karlsruhe and Schwäbish Gmünd, as follows:



JLBJH in Belgium

30th April 2023

John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest will be playing a concert at the Forum de Liège on Saturday, 18th November. Tickets are now on sale from the Forum online box office



Special Orchestral Concert in the UK

28th April 2023

John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest are delighted to announce a very special concert at Huddersfield Town Hall on Saturday, 23rd September with the Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra. In the early 1970s Barclay James Harvest was one of the first bands to record and tour with an orchestra, successfully fusing the worlds of rock and classical music. This concert will see JLBJH perform orchestrated renditions of classic Barclay James Harvest repertoire of the early 1970s such as Mocking Bird, The Poet, After the Day and the epic Dark Now My Sky (not performed live since 1973) along with more recent material newly arranged for an orchestra.

The Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra was formed in 1891 in the beautiful Colne Valley near Huddersfield. The 80 strong orchestra has a reputation for innovative programming, choosing to showcase modern and more challenging works alongside the standard classical repertoire and they have performed a number of world premiers, undertaken tours of China, several tours of Northern France and have recorded for the BBC. The SPO’s inspirational musical director Benjamin Ellin has adapted the original Barclay James Harvest orchestral arrangements especially for this project. The SPO’s collaboration with JLBJH is another step on the orchestra’s musical journey.

The Huddersfield concert will be the first time that any incarnation of Barclay James Harvest has performed with an orchestra in the UK for fifty years and promises be a unique and very special event.

Tickets are now on sale from the Huddersfield Town Hall box office:

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest with SPO: Kirklees Theatre Ticketing



Swiss Concerts

28th April 2023

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce three more Swiss concerts for December 2023, as follows:




JLBJH in Paris

21st April 2023

We're happy to announce that John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be playing a one-off concert at the prestigious Salle Pleyel in Paris on the 19th November, 2023.

Tickets are available now from https://www.sallepleyel.com/evenement/barclay-james-harvest/.



JLBJH Concert in Wissen Cancelled

20th March 2023

The planned concert on 28th April, 2023 at the Wissen Kulturwerk by John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest is cancelled due to logistical reasons, said a statement from the concert agency.

The band very much regret the cancellation, especially since they remember their last concert in Wissen, and the enthusiasm of the audience there, very well. Fans will still have two opportunities to see the band’s last extensive tour in the vicinity: on April 27 in Koblenz and on May 14 in Limburg. Tickets for the cancelled Wissen show can be used for Koblenz, where they will give access to a seat in the balcony of the Rhein-Mosel-Halle. Everyone else can have their tickets refunded where they bought them.

 

Further information from: info@kultopolis.com



Extra Seats in Manchester

22nd February, 2023

The Royal Northern College of Music have announced that they have made 58 extra seats available for the concert on 21st May.

The extra tickets are available now from the RNCM booking page. Once these are gone, there will be no more tickets for this show.



JLBJH in France

4th February, 2023

John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest are delighted to announce that they will be appearing as part of the Retro CTrop festival at the Chateau de Tilloloy in France on Saturday, 24th June, 2023.

Tickets are available now from https://beta.retroctrop.fr/



JLBJH in Malta

2nd February, 2023

John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest are delighted to announce that they will be appearing at the Pjazza Teatru Rjal in Valletta, Malta, on Saturday, 8th July, 2023. Tickets are available now from https://www.showshappening.com/nng/John-Lees-Barclay-James-Harvest

On the subject of tickets, there aren’t many left for the band’s three U.K. shows in May, and we expect them to sell out completely soon, so if you’re thinking of going, please don’t delay!



New JLBJH German Concert

5th January, 2023

We can now confirm that the planned John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest show on 11th June, 2023 will be at Schmalkalden, Thüringentag, and a ticket link will be posted as soon as we have it.



Change Of Venue For JLBJH German Show

4th January, 2023

The planned John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest concert at Langen Stadthalle has been cancelled by the German promoter for logistical reasons, and a new show slotted in on the same date, 6th June, 2023, in Saarlouis, at the Theater am Ring. Tickets for that will be on sale soon, and we’ll add a ticket link to the web site as soon as possible. Ticketholders for the cancelled Langen gig can get refunds from the point of sale. Apologies for any inconvenience or disappointment caused, and we hope that fans will be able to attend one of the other dates on the tour.



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

 

MARCH 2023  

   

APRIL 2023  

            

MAY 2023  

 

JUNE 2023  

   

JULY 2023  



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



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:



MARCH 2023:

NORWAY


APRIL 2023:

GERMANY


MAY 2023:

GERMANY


JUNE 2023:

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.



JLBJH at HRH Prog 13

20th August, 2021



HRH Prog 13


We're pleased to announce that John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be performing at the HRH Prog 13 festival at the Leeds O2 Academy in September 2022. JLBJH will be appearing on the Sunday, 4th September, 2022, and earlybird weekend tickets are now available through the HRH Prog web site.



New Discography Book

20th August, 2021



BJH discography book


Hot on the heels of our own On Track book comes BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST - Complete Recordings Illustrated, written by Nick Ware & Andrew Sparke, and published by APS Books. The 72-page paperback includes tracklistings and colour illustrations of the covers of all of the BJH and solo studio and live albums, and is a nicely-produced primer on the band's recorded output.

The book is available from Amazon UK

We have also updated the bibliography page on the BJH website to include that, and all other known books of interest to BJH fans: Barclay James Harvest bibliography



Additional German Concerts

22nd June, 2021

Four additional concerts have been confirmed for the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest 2022 tour, in Bad Homburg (rescheduled from October 2021), Ahlen, Castrop Rauxel and St Ingbert/Saarbrücken (rescheduled from October 2021, tickets will remain valid for the new date).

The full list of dates confirmed so far for the tour is as follows:


Ticket links for the shows can be found at www.barclayjamesharvest.com, and will be updated when tickets go on sale for the new shows.



Rescheduled Concert Dates in 2022

21st May, 2021


Due to continuing uncertainty over live music events across Europe, the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest concerts originally planned for this year have now been rescheduled for 2022.

The revised schedule, including an additional show in Oslo and a couple of different venues in Germany, is as follows:

Tickets for the originally scheduled dates will remain valid for the new shows. It is possible that more dates will be added, and we'll bring you any updates as soon as we have them.



RNCM Concert Rescheduled

16th April, 2021

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest regret to announce that their concert at the Royal Northern College of Music scheduled on November 20th, 2021 has now been rescheduled to Sunday, 15th May, 2022.

All tickets remain valid for this new date, but if required refunds can be obtained from the RNCM box office.

Tickets for the rescheduled date are on sale now from:

https://www.rncm.ac.uk/performance/john-lees-barclay-james-harvest-2022/



Live Am See Festival Cancelled

16th April, 2021

The latest casualty of the pandemic is the Live Am See festival planned for Dechsendorf, Germany, on 24th July this year. However, a JLBJH concert has now been announced in nearby Nürnberg, as follows:

Existing ticketholders for the Live Am See festival can get a full refund from the point of sale, and can also claim a discount on tickets for the new JLBJH show in Nürnberg.



Rescheduled Concerts

2nd April, 2021

Due to continuing uncertainty about the feasibility of live concerts in 2021, the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest shows previously announced for London Islington Assembly and Leeds City Varieties have now been rescheduled, as follows:


Existing tickets will remain valid for the new dates - if you cannot attend the rescheduled shows, please contact the point of purchase for any queries regarding refunds.

Discussions are still ongoing regarding the other dates planned for 2021, including the A New Day festival. We will be in touch as soon as there is any more definite news.



Norway Show Added

13th January, 2021

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest have announced a new concert in Norway: the band will appear at Ibsenhuset, Lundegata 6, Skien, on Sunday, 3rd October, 2021. Tickets are on sale now from

www.ibsenhuset.no/program/john-lees-barclay-james-harvest.



JLBJH In Denmark

14th December, 2020

We're delighted to announce a new concert for John Lees' Barclay James Harvest concert in Denmark: the band will be playing at the Fuglsøcentret, Dragsmurvej 6, DK-8420 Knebel, Denmark, on Friday, 1st October, 2021, and tickets are on sale now from this link.



New German Dates Added

4th December, 2020

Six new and rescheduled concerts are now confirmed for November 2021, in Bad Homburg, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Nieder-Olm, Kusel, Limburg and Sinsheim. The full list of John Lees' Barclay James Harvest concerts planned for next year now reads as follows:




Salisbury Concert Cancelled

30th October, 2020

JLBJH regret that the Salisbury City Hall concert in October 2021 is now cancelled due to the permanent closure of the venue because of the Covid epidemic.

The band's management are currently working hard with the promoters to find a replacement venue for that date and beg your understanding during the difficult times.

Ticket refunds for Salisbury will be made automatically by the venue.



BJH On Track Book Now In Stock

30th October, 2020



Barclay James Harvest On Track book cover


The Barclay James Harvest On Track book, covering all of Barclay James Harvest's albums in detail, plus the solo and post-1997 output, was published on 28th October, and is now in stock at the Barclay James Harvest web site secure online shop. Pre-orders have now all been despatched. All copies ordered from us will come with a free BJH bookmark while stocks last.



JLBJH North Mugs

30th October, 2020



John Lees' Barclay James Harvest North mug

Also now available, this official JLBJH “North” mug, exclusively licensed by Rockpots, which can be ordered direct from the Burning Shed online store.



Rescheduled and Cancelled JLBJH Dates

4th October, 2020

We can now confirm that four of the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest concerts originally planned for 2020 have now been rescheduled for 2021, as follows:

Tickets already purchased for the original dates of the above four shows will remain valid for the new dates.

Unfortunately, because of routing and scheduling considerations, and the fact that so many acts are trying to reschedule concerts for next year, the planned concerts at both the Frome Cheese and Grain and Cardiff Tramshed have had to be cancelled, as has JLBJH's appearance at the HRH Prog festival.

Refunds for the Frome and Cardiff shows can be obtained from the point of purchase - we will refund all tickets bought through the Barclay James Harvest web site in the next few days, so if you bought from us, you don't need to take any further action. If you purchased tickets direct from the venues, or through a ticket agency, please contact them direct.

Work is still ongoing to reschedule the planned German and Swiss dates for 2021.



RNCM Concert Rescheduled

20th July, 2020

We're pleased to announce that the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest concert at Manchester's Royal Northern College Of Music has now been rescheduled for the 20th November, 2021. Tickets for the previously announced date will remain valid. If you don't yet have tickets, they can be purchased now direct from the RNCM.

Work is still ongoing to rearrange the other UK and German shows for next year.



German Festivals Rescheduled

14th July, 2020

We're pleased to announce that John Lees' Barclay James Harvest's previously announced appearances at two German summer festivals have now been rescheduled for 2021, as follows:




All tickets purchased for the 2020 dates remain valid for the 2021 festivals. Rescheduled dates should also be available for the postponed November/December Continental shows soon.

Regarding the UK concerts, work is still ongoing to book new dates in the latter part of 2021. Unfortunately, it is proving extremely difficult to contact the promoters at present, which is why some venues are still showing the original dates as going ahead. As soon as new dates in 2021 can be arranged, we'll be in touch again.



A New Date for A New Day Festival

6th July, 2020

We're pleased to announce that John Lees' Barclay James Harvest's headlining appearance at A New Day Festival has been rescheduled for Saturday, 21st August, 2021.

If you already have tickets for the postponed 2020 festival, they will remain valid for the new dates. Further information about purchasing tickets for the 2021 weekend, lineups etc. will appear on the festival web site at https://anewdayfestival.com shortly.



Live Concerts Announcement

6th June, 2020

As a result of the impact of the COVID-19 virus it is with regret that all of the scheduled concerts in 2020 by John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are cancelled.

We are in the midst of rescheduling concerts for next year and tickets for shows originally scheduled for this year will be valid for the revised dates.We hope to announce a full revised touring schedule for 2021 in both the UK and Europe (COVID-19 permitting) in the next few weeks.

The two Summer open air shows in Germany due to take place this July in Erlangen and Seebronn have been moved to July next year and we will provide revised ticket links as soon as we have them.

Should any refunds be required, please refer to the points of sale for each show; however tickets will be valid for rescheduled concerts at the same venues.

John, Craig, Jez and Kev would like to thank you all for your continued support and we look forward to the release of a new album in 2021 and to seeing you next year. In the meantime we hope that you all remain safe and well.

We will be back to you with more news soon.



HRH Prog Postponed

17th March, 2020

Not unexpectedly, it has now been confirmed that the HRH Prog IX festival in London and Sheffield on 28th and 29th March has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The plan is to reschedule it for later in the year, and as soon as we have any further information regarding new dates, we'll be in touch. Obviously all touring plans are now subject to change, but we'll do our best to keep everyone informed.

In the meantime, the message from John Lees' Barclay James Harvest and ourselves is stay safe, everyone, and we'll see you as soon as we can!



The official statement:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : HRH Prog IX Postponed

Chic Festivals have today released the following statement:

“It is with a heavy heart we are taking the decision to postpone both  HRH Prog 9 festivals this March, due to a "Force Majeure" scenario.

With the recent outbreak of Coronavirus across Europe, we have been monitoring the situation daily. The situation is now classed as a Pandemic and we do feel it will get worse before it gets better. In line with recent government recommendations to avoid social gatherings, as well as the knowledge where we have customers flying in from all over Europe, some from countries which are in complete lockdown, we feel that all customers, bands and staff safety and wellbeing are our primary concern.

Both HRH Prog 9 festivals - at Shepherd's Bush Empire London & 02 Academy Sheffield - are both 2 day indoor contained events, both with a large percentage of the audience being more mature, which seem to be the most vulnerable to the virus. Taking all factors into account, we feel morally motivated to postpone the event to a future date which we are now working on with various parties.

Although this is a disappointment, we feel everyone must work together to minimize the risk of this awful virus.  A 2 day contained environment with a mature audience & people traveling in from infected areas is just too much of a risk to ignore.”

In addition, an announcement will be made at the start of April, once all new dates are secured and bands locked in.



Last German Show Confirmed

29th February, 2020

We can now confirm that the final date of John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest's series of autumn concerts to promote their forthcoming studio album will be at the Soest Stadthalle on Sunday, 22nd November.

The full list of JLBJH concerts for the remainder of this year, with ticket links, is as follows:




JLBJH in Switzerland

18th February, 2020

John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest have added a show in Switzerland to their autumn tour: they will play at the Z7 in Pratteln on 4th November, 2020, and tickets go on sale today from the Z7 online box office.

Two more German concerts will be announced shortly, completing the list of dates for the tour.



Last UK Date and More German Shows Confirmed

12th February, 2020

We can now confirm that the final date of John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest's series of autumn concerts to promote their forthcoming studio album will be at the Leeds City Varieties on Saturday, 24th October.

Three more German dates have also been confirmed:


The full list of confirmed JLBJH concerts for the remainder of this year, with ticket links, is as follows:



JLBJH in Frome

11th February, 2020

We're delighted to announce that John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest will play the Cheese And Grain in Frome on Friday, 16th October.

We have a limited number of tickets available direct from us for the concert in Frome, priced at £35.00, with no additional booking fees.

Tickets are on sale now from the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest Ticket Shop

Once our allocation has gone, tickets will also be available from the usual outlets, and we'll provide an alternative link then.

Please note that the concert in Frome is general admission with unreserved seating.

We are expecting just one more concert to be added to the U.K. tour, and hope to be in a position to announce that in the next day or two.



JLBJH German Dates

7th February, 2020

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce the first German shows of their autumn tour, as follows:

Tickets for all three shows are on sale now from the Eventim ticket agency

More shows will be added shortly.



JLBJH in Cardiff!

7th February, 2020

We're delighted to announce the first concert in Wales by any version of Barclay James Harvest since 1992! John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest will play the Cardiff Tramshed on Thursday, 15th October.

We have a limited number of tickets available direct from us for the concert in Cardiff, priced at £35.00, with no additional booking fees.

Tickets are on sale now from the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest Ticket Shop

Once our allocation has gone, tickets will also be available from the usual outlets, and we'll provide an alternative link then.

Please note that the concert in Cardiff is general admission with unreserved seating.



JLBJH U.K. Dates

5th February, 2020

We're pleased to announce two more John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest U.K. concerts, as follows:


We are expecting the tour to include three more dates, which we should be in a position to announce very shortly.



A New Day Festival

4th February, 2020


John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest will be headlining the Saturday night of this year’s A New Day festival at Mt. Ephraim Gardens, Faversham, Kent, on 29th August. Other acts on the bill that day include The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, whilst other days of the festival include Focus, Roger Chapman (Family and Friends), acoustic Strawbs and Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel.

Tickets are available now from Skiddle



JLBJH Return To The RNCM

29th January, 2020


John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest will be returning to Manchester's Royal Northern College Of Music on 31st October, 2020, as part of a short UK tour to promote their forthcoming brand new studio album.

Tickets go on pre-sale this coming Friday, 31st January, at 9:00 a.m., exclusively at this link:

Manchester RNCM Online Box Office.



They will be on general sale from the RNCM from 7th February.



Another German Summer Festival for JLBJH

20th December, 2019


John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce that they will be appearing at the Rock Of Ages festival in Seebronn, near Stuttgart, on 1st August, 2020.

Tickets are available from:    Rock Of Ages.



German Summer Festival for JLBJH

29th November, 2019


John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce that they will be appearing at the Live am See festival on 25th July, 2020 in Dechsendorf, Erlangen, together with Fish and Manfred Mann’s Earthband.

Tickets are available from: reservix.de

JLBJH at HRH Prog Festival

1st August, 2019


We’re pleased to announce that John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest will be appearing at the HRH Prog festival on Saturday, 28th March, 2020 at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, and on Sunday 29th March, 2020 at the O2 Academy in Sheffield.

Tickets are now on sale from www.hrhprog.com or by telephone from 0207 193 1865



JLBJH on German TV

2nd June, 2019

John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest will be appearing on German TV channel ZDF on the Fernsehgarten programme which will be broadcast on Sunday, 9th June, from 11:50 German time. More details at https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7840/4283963.

This will be the band’s only “live” appearance this year, as they will be concentrating on writing and recording a brand new studio album for release next year. More information on that as soon as we have it.



Charity Auction of Original John Lees Painting

5th November, 2018


We're pleased to announce a unique opportunity to obtain an original piece of art by John Lees, painted exclusively for the charity project Doves For Peace, established in response to the plight of innocent child victims of conflict around the world.

The project asked high profile personalities to make a spontaneous drawing of a dove, which would then be auctioned, with all proceeds going to UNICEF, who are supporting this project.

Amongst those who have previously contributed drawings are David Bowie, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Sir Andy Murray, Sir Bob Geldof, Robert Plant, Bryan Ferry and many more. You can learn more about the project, and see examples of the other drawings, at

http://www.dovesforpeace.co.uk

John’s painting is A5, painted on heavy duty water colour paper, and will be supplied mounted on A4 mounting card and backed. Postage, packing and guaranteed delivery will be included in the winning bid. The auction will close at 18:00 UK time on Monday, December 10th.

Please help us to support this great cause by bidding now at the link below, and you could become the owner of an original piece of art by John Lees!

http://www.bjharvest.co.uk/auction/doves-for-peace/


[Please note that the auction does not function in the same way as eBay, as it does not support “proxy bids” where you specify a maximum bid and the system bids up for you as required. With this auction, the bidding will go straight to the amount you bid. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at ibjhfc@bjharvest.co.uk.]



50th Anniversary CD and DVD Set

28th September, 2018


The 50th Anniversary Concert CD/DVD cover


Cherry Red will issue a 2CD plus DVD set of The 50th Anniversary Concert by John Lees' Barclay James Harvest on November 23rd. The set includes the entire performance from the band's rapturously received sell-out celebration of fifty years of BJH music, which took place at Manchester's Royal Northern College of Music on 6th May this year, on two CDs and a DVD, and comes in a foldout digipack. Copies of this standard edition can be pre-ordered now from our secure online shop.

Those of you who pre-ordered the special limited edition set with signed card and your name in the booklet and on the rolling credits of the DVD can expect to receive your copies about two to three weeks before the release of the standard set, and we'll e-mail everybody once their order has been sent. A massive thanks again to everyone who pre-ordered that edition, as without your support it would not have been possible to film what was a very special performance and release it in this way.



The Orchestral Shows In Athens

28th September, 2018

The two orchestral concerts in Athens were a truly magical experience in the stunning setting of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus amphitheatre, with the band and a seventy-piece orchestra playing to a capacity audience of four thousand each night. You can now see the official photos of the event, taken across both nights, on the JLBJH web site gallery



The Progressive Music Awards

14th September, 2018

I’m delighted to say that John attended the annual Progressive Music Awards ceremony, organised by Prog magazine, in London last night, where he received the “Visionary” award. Big Big Train aficionados will be pleased to hear that the announcement of John’s award was made by BBT’s David Longdon.

A list of all the winners and a video of the whole ceremony can be seen at:

https://www.loudersound.com   (John’s moment in the spotlight begins just after 1 hour 13 into the video)


John Lees, Prog Visionary 2018


Second Orchestral Concert Added in Athens

17th August, 2018

Due to popular demand, John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will play a second night at the Classic Rock 2 event at the Athens Herodes Atticus Odeon amphitheatre in the shadow of the Acropolis, on Friday 21st September, 2018. The first half of the concerts will comprise two symphony orchestras playing their arrangements of classic rock songs, then for the second half they will be joined by JLBJH for a set of orchestrated BJH favourites. Tickets for both nights are available here.



Free Concert In Ludwigshafen!

3rd August, 2018

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest have been invited to perform a live concert at the BASF Kellereifest in Ludwigshafen on Saturday, 1st September, 2018. The event will take place at the Festgelände in Anilinstraße, entry is completely free to the public from 17:00, and there is also free parking available on Anilinstraße. JLBJH will be on stage at 21:00. More details (in German), at the BASF web site.



Manchester RNCM CD/DVD Progress Report

3rd August, 2018

Work is underway on mixing, mastering and cutting the audio and film footage from last May's 50th anniversary concert at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, and the aim is to release the set in November. Those who pre-ordered will receive their signed copies, including their names in the booklet and on the film, before the set is made available to the general public. We'll keep you updated with more definite dates as soon as we have them!



Everyone Is Everybody Else Live!

2nd August, 2018

We’re delighted to announce that, as part of the National Album Day celebrations which will take place on 13th October, JLBJH will be giving a one-off performance of the classic 1974 album, Everyone Is Everybody Else, in its entirety!

It will take place during their previously announced concert at London’s Islington Assembly on that day, and tickets are still available from this link.



Colmar Concert Cancelled

27th July, 2018

We're sorry to announce that the band have just heard from the promoter of the planned "On The Beach" festival in Colmar on 15th September that the event has been cancelled. JLBJH regret any inconvenience caused to fans, but it is, of course, completely outside of their control.

Ticketholders should apply to the point of sale for a refund.



JLBJH in Athens - With An Orchestra!

17th July, 2018

We’re delighted to announce that John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest will be performing a very special concert with a 70-piece orchestra in Athens on 22nd September, in the stunning setting of the Herodion Amphitheatre at the foot of the Acropolis.

Tickets for this concert are available from Athens JLBJH tickets (an English-language version of this page will be online soon).



Woolly Wolstenholme (& Maestoso) Box Set

29th May, 2018


Woolly Wolstenholme (and Maestoso) Strange Worlds box set


We're very proud to present a new 7CD box set containing all of the Woolly Wolstenholme and Maestoso albums from 1980's Maestoso to 2007's Caterwauling, plus a bonus disc of over an hour's worth of rare and previously unreleased recordings.

All of the albums are presented in miniature card sleeves with the original artwork, and the bonus disc contains 20 pieces, ranging from two finished recordings which appeared only on the Uneasy Listening compilation, to previously unheard songs and instrumentals in various states of completion, many of which might well have appeared on a new Maestoso release or a John Lees' Barclay James Harvest album, had Woolly not been tragically taken from us. The set comes with a 20-page full-colour booklet including a comprehensive history, and is housed in a sturdy clamshell box.

All copies pre-ordered from us will also come with an archive photo or postcard.

Strange Worlds will be released by Esoteric Recordings on July 27th, 2018, and full tracklistings and pre-ordering information can be found at our secure online shop.



Festival in France

20th May, 2018

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce that they will be headlining the Progressive Rock night at a festival in France this summer, as follows:



JLBJH Concert Update

11th April, 2018

Tickets are now on sale for the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest concert at the Buxton Opera House on 4th October. The full list of confirmed concerts for 2018 is now as follows:




German Date Added

10th April, 2018

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce the final date for their October German tour, as follows:



JLBJH UK Tour

17th March, 2018

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are delighted to announce their first UK tour since 2016, with the dates now confirmed as follows:


The remaining ticket links and details of the last concert to be confirmed on 7th October will follow as soon as we have them.



JLBJH UK Tour

7th March, 2018

Apologies for the delay in announcing dates for the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest autumn UK tour. There are still a few contractual details to be agreed for the shows, but we can now confirm that the band will be playing around eight UK concerts in the first half of October, and that one of those will be as follows:



We should be in a position to announce the remainder of the dates in the next week or so.



JLBJH Concerts

2nd February, 2018

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce a summer open air show plus the first confirmed concerts of their 50th anniversary autumn tour, as follows:




Tickets for the October and November shows are on sale now from eventim.de


Further autumn dates, including a UK tour in the first half of October, are in preparation - details to follow as soon as we have them.



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 above!

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.



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 band's 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


JLBJH At A New Day Festival

17th November, 2016

We're very pleased to announce that John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are confirmed to play at the A New Day festival in Kent on 26th August, 2017. Amongst the other acts booked to appear are Lindisfarne, acoustic Strawbs, Martin Turner and Lifesigns, and more information and ticketing information can be found at
www.anewdayfestival.com



Gambsheim Concert Sold Out

17th November, 2016

The JLBJH concert at Gambsheim on 22nd November is now completely sold out, and there are very few tickets left for the shows in Zürich and Weimar. Disappointed fans who wanted to see the band in Gambsheim may want to consider travelling to Baden Baden, less than 50km away, where the band are playing the next night.

Ticket links for all of the forthcoming concerts can be found at
www.barclayjamesharvest.com.



JLBJH At Butlins!

13th October, 2016

We're pleased to announce that John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be playing live at the Electric Dreams weekender at Butlins in Bognor Regis on Friday, 2nd December. The festival includes a Prog Stage and an 80s stage, and amongst the other acts lined up for the weekend are The Zombies, Strawbs, Curved Air, Heaven 17, OMD and Holly Johnson. Further details about the event and accommodation can be found on the Big Weekends Electric Dreams web page.



Web Site Outages

13th October, 2016

All of our web sites are being migrated to new servers in the coming weeks, and will be offline for a few hours during the transition. The Woolly Wolstenholme and Maestoso page has just been migrated, whilst the Barclay James Harvest and John Lees' Barclay James Harvest sites will follow shortly. Hopefully the outages will be quite brief!



Final 2016 Concerts Confirmed

12th July, 2016

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to confirm one more UK concert for 2016, at the Canterbury Westgate Hall on Thursday, November 3rd  tickets (follow Westgate Hall link).

We also now have venue information and ticket links for the show on 4th November, which will take place in Leffrinckoucke, near Dunkerque, at the Salle De La Poudrière  tickets

Finally, a change of ticket link for the concert on 12th November at the Ipswich Regent Theatre  tickets



BBC Radio Interview Tomorrow

22nd June, 2016

John and Craig will be special guests on the Claire Cavanagh show on BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Somerset tomorrow, Thursday, 23rd June, between 3:30 and 4:00 p.m. They will be interviewed and will also play an acoustic number in the final thirty minutes of the show. For those who are unable to listen live, it will also be available on the BBC iPlayer for thirty days after the broadcast.



Remaining German November Dates Confirmed

22nd June, 2016

Three more dates have been confirmed for John Lees' Barclay James Harvest's short Continental tour this November, as follows:

22.11.16: FR - Gambsheim, L'EcRhin, Cultural Centre  (tickets on sale soon)
25.11.16: D - Attendorn Stadthalle  tickets
27.11.16: D - Osnabrück, Rosenhof  tickets



Another German Show For JLBJH

13th June, 2016

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest have announced another German concert for 2017, at the Darmstadt Staatstheater, Großes Haus, on 21st April. Tickets are on sale now from Adticket or Ztix.



JLBJH at Glastonbury!

31st May, 2016

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are proud to announce at last that they will be appearing live headlining the Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury Festival on Friday 24th June. This is a first for any version of BJH, and they will be playing a generous 90 minute fully electric set.

Full Glastonbury line up


For anyone not lucky enough to have secured tickets for Glastonbury, they are still playing at the Cheese And Grain in Frome the very next night, on 25th June, and the ticket link for that is as follows:
Cheese And Grain show.



JLBJH in Munich

25th May, 2016

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be appearing live at the Circus Krone in Munich on 27th April, 2017. Tickets are on sale now from Adticket.

More German dates are planned for April 2017, and further details will be announced in due course.



JLBJH at Giants Of Rock

22nd May, 2016

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be appearing on Saturday, 28th January 2017, at the Giants Of Rock festival, which takes place at Butlins in Minehead. Amongst the other acts already confirmed for the four-day event are Ian Anderson playing the music of Jethro Tull, and Eric Bell, ex Thin Lizzy. More details and booking information can be found at the Giants Of Rock web site.



Two Festivals For JLBJH

16th May, 2016

We're pleased to announce two more shows for JLBJH: they will be playing an open-air concert in Berlin at the Biesdorfer Parkbühne (a beautiful amphitheatre) on 26th August, 2016, and tickets are on sale now from https://www.adticket.de/Barclay-James-Harvest-Shop.html?format=raw&searchlocation=berlin.

In addition, the band will be appearing at the HRH Prog festival, which takes place in Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales between 16th / 19th March 2017. Amongst the many other acts already booked are Hawkwind, Wishbone Ash, Curved Air, Strawbs, The Pretty Things, David Cross Band, Davy O' List and Panic Room. JLBJH will be appearing on Friday, 17th March, and tickets can be booked online at www.hrhprog.com or by ringing Lisa on 0207 097 1521.



Tour Updates

11th May, 2016

Tickets are now on sale for all of the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest October and November concerts in the UK and Scandinavia. The full list and ticket links are as follows:


Please note that the band's Sommermusik open-air show at Schloss Rheydt in Mönchengladbach is now completely sold out.



Tickets on Sale for New Brighton Concert

20th April, 2016

Tickets are now on sale for the concert at Merseyside's New Brighton Floral Pavilion on November 9th from the box office on 0151 666 0000 or from the link below:



Frome Change Of Date And Ticket Links

24th March, 2016

Due to an unforeseen commitment, the date of the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest concert at The Cheese And Grain in Frome has had to be put back a day, to Saturday, 25th June. Tickets for the original date will still be valid, but if you have bought tickets and cannot attend on the Saturday, please contact your point of sale for a refund.

Tickets are now on sale for the November dates in London, Norwich and Ipswich, from the links below:



More Concert Announcements

24th March, 2016

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce eight more concerts as follows:



Ticket links will be added as soon as they are available.



One-Off JLBJH Gig at The Cheese And Grain

24th March, 2016

Update, 7th April: please note change of date for this gig to Saturday, 25th June, 2016


John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be doing a one-off gig at The Cheese And Grain in Frome on the 24th of June.

Earlybird tickets are available now from:

https://cheeseandgrain.ticketsolve.com/shows/873551742/events?show_id=873551742

There will be more UK dates in November, and details will be announced in the next couple of weeks.



More JLBJH Dates Confirmed

22nd March, 2016

We're pleased to announce two more concerts for John Lees' Barclay James Harvest, as follows:


More dates to follow soon!



Change Of Date For Weimar Concert

16th March, 2016

We've just received confirmation that the date of the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest concert at the Weimar Weimarhalle has been changed. It will now take place on Saturday, 26th November, 2016, and here is the new ticket link.



German Concert in November

8th March, 2016

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce a concert in Weimar, at the Weimarhalle, on 25th November, 2016. Tickets are available now from https://www.adticket.de/Barclay-James-Harvest-Shop.html?format=raw&searchlocation=weimar.

More dates (including UK) to follow soon!



August Open-Air Show

22nd February, 2016

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce an open-air show at Schloss Rheydt, in Mönchengladbach, on 20th August, 2016. Tickets are available now from VP Konzerte.



Remaining JLBJH Dates Confirmed

1st December, 2015

The John Lees' Barclay James Harvest April 2016 schedule is now finalised, with four more concerts confirmed in St. Wendel, Merzig, Saint-Avold and Zweibrücken. The full list of shows is as follows:




JLBJH European Dates 2016

28th November, 2015

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce the following concerts for April 2016


More dates to be announced soon!



Bristol Tickets On Sale

16th April, 2015

Tickets for the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest concert in Bristol on September 17th are now on sale:



Gig Updates

3rd April, 2015

A couple more announcements, with an added gig and a change of venue.

The new show is at The Robin 2 in Bilston on September 20th, and tickets are now on sale from the link below:

The Bath concert has now been moved to the Bristol Colston Hall (Lantern), still on September 17th, and tickets should be on sale via their web site from next Wednesday, 8th April.

Special guests for Milton Keynes, Bristol and Bilston will be Tin Spirits.




More Dates Confirmed

26th March, 2015

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce three more concerts for Autumn 2015, in Milton Keynes, Bath and Torrington, Devon. The full list of confirmed dates is now as follows:


Ticket links will follow soon for the new shows, and there may also be one or two extra dates added.

Special guests for the Milton Keynes and Bath shows will be the excellent Tin Spirits.



Return to Holmfirth

25th March, 2015

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce another confirmed concert for Autumn 2015, at the Holmfirth Picturedrome on Friday, September 11th. Tickets for both this show and the previously announced concert in St. Ives, Cornwall, are now on sale from the links below:


More dates to follow soon!



JLBJH In Cornwall

27th January, 2015

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are delighted to announce their first confirmed concert of 2015, as part of the annual September Festival in the Cornish resort of St. Ives:


There are likely to be more UK concerts around the same time, and details of those and ticketing arrangements for St. Ives will be announced as soon as we have them.



Special Guests Announced For Bilston Concert

5th September, 2014

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce that special guest artists for their show at The Robin 2 in Bilston on October 12th will be Tin Spirits, featuring former XTC guitarist Dave Gregory, whose new album Scorch is released via Esoteric Antenna on the 15th September.

Here's a link to their new single "Summer Now", taken from the album:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfOADav8bAE

Tin Spirits website is: http://www.tinspirits.co.uk



JLBJH Ticket Links

3rd June, 2014

Tickets are now on sale for the Neustadt Weinbiet Open Air concert on 6th September, and the Taunton Quartz Festival on 11th October.

Ticket links are as follows:

06.09.14: Neustadt

11.10.14: Taunton



Two More UK Concerts

23rd April, 2014

Two more dates have been confirmed for John Lees' Barclay James Harvest in the UK, as follows:

11.10.14 Taunton Quartz Festival (tickets on sale from early June)
12.10.14 Bilston, The Robin 2 Tickets



Spanish Concerts Cancelled

17th April, 2014

It is with great regret that we have to announce that the promoter of the two JLBJH scheduled concerts in Barcelona and Madrid has cancelled the concerts.

The band was looking forward to coming to Spain and the notice of cancellations at such short notice is very distressing. We are well aware that some fans will have committed to travel to Spain to see these performances, and also our thoughts are with Spanish fans who have purchased tickets.

Refunds can be obtained at the point of purchase, but John, Jez, Craig and Kev realise that this isn't really enough. Although the action was entirely out of their hands, the band and management apologise sincerely for any inconvenience caused.



Two More German Festivals for JLBJH

14th April, 2014

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce that they will be appearing at two more German festivals this summer, as follows:

06.06.14 Fulda Schloßhof - Rock Legends In Concert, with Saga - tickets
06.09.14 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Freibad Neustadt-Mussbach, supported by Christina Lux

Ticket link for Neustadt will follow shortly ...



UK JLBJH Date

3rd April, 2014

We've just received confirmation that John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be appearing at Farnham Maltings on Friday, 10th October, 2014.

Tickets are on sale now from:
https://farnhammaltings.com/events/john-lees-barclay-james-harvest-2/

There will be a few more shows in the UK around that time, but not as many as last year - more will be announced soon.



JLBJH in Luxembourg

3rd April, 2014

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce that they will be appearing at the Château Beaufort in Luxembourg on Friday, 25th July, 2014.

Tickets go on sale on Monday, 7th April, and details can be found at www.beaufort.lu



JLBJH Record Store Day Release

20th March, 2014

As part of the seventh annual Record Store Day, Esoteric Antenna will be releasing a special four-track 12" EP by John Lees' Barclay James Harvest.

The EP will comprise the two songs which were missing from the vinyl LP of "North", plus last Christmas's download-only single of "Hymn (2013)" and an exclusive live track from the band's 2011 concert at the Buxton Opera House.

Full details are as follows:



Ancient Waves Record Store Day EP

Side One:

  1. Ancient Waves
  2. On Top Of The World

Side Two:
  1. Hymn (2013)
  2. Ancient Waves (live at Buxton Opera House February 2011)

The EP is strictly limited to 750 copies, and will ONLY be available from participating independent record shops in the UK on Record Store Day, 19th April, 2014. A list of the stores and more information can be found on the official Record Store Day web site.

It is possible that, if there are some copies unsold after the day, so to speak, we MAY be able to offer them for sale through the BJH web site, but we cannot guarantee that. The only way to be sure of getting one is to visit your local participating independent record shop.



JLBJH and Alan Parsons at German Festival

12th March, 2014

We can now confirm that JLBJH, together with Alan Parsons Live Project and Nazareth, will be appearing at the Lieder am See festival in Spalt, Germany, on Starurday, 16th August, 2014.

The beautiful festival site includes its own beach - more info at
http://www.liederamsee.de/home.html

Tickets are available from
http://www.nuernberg-ticket.com/deutsch/rock-und-pop/35560/lieder-am-see-spalt.aspx?cid=-1&page=0&ref=32



JLBJH To Play Swiss Festival

10th March, 2014

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce that they will be appearing at the Open Air festival at Fahrwangen in Switzerland (about 20km from Zürich) on 26th July, 2014.

Details can be found on the festival web site at www.openair-fahrwangen.ch

More concerts for 2014 will be announced soon.



JLBJH in Spain

23rd January, 2014

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce their first two concerts of 2014, which will take place in Spain at the end of April, as follows:

24th April - Barcelona Sala Luz de Gas
25th April - Madrid Sala Arena

Tickets are now on sale for both Barcelona and Madrid.



North Tour Merchandise In Stock

1st December, 2013



JLBJH North Tour ProgrammeNorth T-Shirt

We now have the North tour programme and T-shirts from the recent JLBJH UK tour in stock. At present we have only sizes M and XL in the T-shirts. More details at:

http://www.bjharvest.co.uk/swallowt.htm



JLBJH Christmas Concert to be Streamed Live

18th November, 2013

JLBJH will be headlining the German radio station SWR1's Christmas Concert on Sunday, 22nd December, at the Emmerich-Smola-Saal of SWR Studios in Kaiserslautern. The show begins at 1900 German time (1800 UK time), and there will be a live audio and video stream over the web.

Tickets, priced at 10 Euros, will be available from 25th November from the Thalia Bookshop, Kerststraße 9-15, 67655 Kaiserslautern (Tel.: 0631 / 362190) or direct from the SWR Studio, Fliegerstraße 36, 67657 Kaiserslautern (Tel.: 0631 / 36228395-65). They are also obtainable by e-mailing kaiserslautern@swr.de.

The live stream will be available via http://swrmediathek.de/content/live.htm - more details to follow nearer the broadcast date.



New Download Single

14th November, 2013



Hymn 2013 download single

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest's new version of "Hymn", which was recorded for a recent German television programme, is to be made available as a download-only single.

The single will be released on 25th November, and will be available on iTunes and all good digital music retailer sites.

Order from iTunes



JLBJH On Magazine Cover Discs

21st September, 2013

"On Leave", from the new John Lees' Barclay James Harvest album, North, is included in all its nine-minute glory on not one, but two music magazine cover discs this month!

The forthcoming issues of Prog magazine and Rock Society both include the piece on their free CD, and Prog also includes a four-page interview with the band about the album. Prog can be found in good newsagents in the UK, and both magazines can be ordered from anywhere in the world from their respective web sites:

Prog magazine: http://www.progrockmag.com/

Rock Society magazine: http://www.classicrocksociety.co.uk/

The deluxe CD, standard CD and vinyl LP albums of North are due out on October 7th, and can be pre-ordered through our secure online shop.



North Tracklistings

21st August, 2013



North album cover

The tracklistings have now been confirmed for the various editions of North, which will be released by Esoteric Antenna on October 7th, as follows:

SINGLE CD EDITION:

  1. If You Were Here Now
  2. Ancient Waves
  3. In Wonderland
  4. On Leave
  5. The Real Deal
  6. On Top of the World
  7. Unreservedly Yours
  8. North
  9. The End of the Day

LIMITED EDITION 2 DISC SET:

Disc One - "North"
  1. If You Were Here Now
  2. Ancient Waves
  3. In Wonderland
  4. On Leave
  5. The Real Deal
  6. On Top of the World
  7. Unreservedly Yours
  8. North
  9. The End of the Day

Disc Two - "The Opera House, Buxton - 19th February 2011"
  1. Ursula (The Swansea Song)
  2. Galadriel
  3. Mockingbird
  4. Ball and Chain
  5. Summer Soldier
  6. Medicine Man
  7. Song for Dying
  8. The Poet / After the Day

VINYL LP:

Side One
  1. If You Were Here Now
  2. In Wonderland
  3. On Leave

Side Two
  1. The Real Deal
  2. Unreservedly Yours
  3. North
  4. The End of the Day

Whilst the vinyl LP contains two fewer tracks than the CD versions, Esoteric are looking to put a limited edition vinyl release out for Record Store Day 2014 which will feature "Ancient Waves" and "On Top of the World", with the possibility of an extra track.

"On Top of The World" features The Frugal Horns:

John J Lees: Cornet
Graham "Batts" Batley: Cornet
Jolyon Stead: Euphonium
Bruce Jones: Trombone

"The End of the Day" features:

John J Lees: Flugelhorn

"The End of the Day" also features an unpublished poem by Saddleworth poet Ammon Wrigley (1861 - 1946) - There is a statue of the poet in the village of Uppermill.

Pre-order North from our secure online shop.



John Lees' Barclay James Harvest - North

10th August, 2013




The long-awaited, brand-new studio album from John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be released on October 7th by Esoteric Antenna.

Final tracklisting is still to be confirmed, but will include "Ancient Waves", "On Leave", and the grand finale, showcasing the album's title track.

The album will be available on three different formats: standard CD, deluxe double CD digipack with the second disc comprising highlights from the band's emotional farewell concert for Woolly at the Buxton Opera House, and a single vinyl LP (with two less tracks) on heavyweight 180g vinyl in a luxury gatefold sleeve. The vinyl LP will be a strictly limited edition of no more than 1,000 copies.

Pre-order North from our secure online shop.



Release Date Set For New Album

14th June, 2013

The release date for the forthcoming JLBJH studio album, North, on Esoteric Antenna, has now been set for October 7th. Ordering information to follow ...



London Gig Selling Fast!

14th June, 2013

The Islington Assembly show in London on November 8th is now three-quarters sold out - before any advertising has been done!

If you haven't booked yet, don't delay, as it's seated, and there is only very limited flexibiliy to make it seated with a small standing area, too. The link to buy tickets for the concert is:

http://www.eventelephant.com/johnleesbarclayjamesharvestislingtonassemblyhall

Advertising will begin in two to three weeks, so make sure you don't miss out!



New JLBJH Single out Now!

8th April, 2013

Read a review of the single

On the day of release, the single made it to Number 79 in Amazon's overall download rankings, Number 3 in their Rock chart, and Number 1 in Classic Rock!


On behalf of the band we would like to thank all the fans so much for supporting the band's single, "Unreservedly Yours". On waving them off to Germany today the band were absolutely delighted at the response and want to thank you all so much. It means a lot to them.

Vicky Powell
Esoteric



Unreservedly Yours single

"Unreservedly Yours" will be featured on the band's new album North, to be released both physically and digitally in September 2013 on the Esoteric Antenna label. Featuring John Lees (vocals, guitars), Craig Fletcher (vocals, bass), Jez Smith (keyboards, vocals) and Kevin Whitehead (drums, percussion), the song and forthcoming album are very much group efforts, in the tradition of classic BJH, with every track being written specifically for the album by all four members of the band.

The single is download-only, and you can get it from the links below.

iTunes UK

iTunes Germany

iTunes France

Amazon UK

Amazon Deutschland



Martin Lawrence

28th March, 2013

Shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden death of Martin Lawrence, sound engineer and co-producer of XII, Eyes Of The Universe, Turn Of The Tide, Caught In The Light and Nexus.

Sincere condolences to all of his friends and family.



New JLBJH Single out on April 8th!

28th March, 2013



Unreservedly Yours single

"Unreservedly Yours" will be featured on the band's new album North, to be released both physically and digitally in September 2013 on the Esoteric Antenna label. Featuring John Lees (vocals, guitars), Craig Fletcher (vocals, bass), Jez Smith (keyboards, vocals) and Kevin Whitehead (drums, percussion), the song and forthcoming album are very much group efforts, in the tradition of classic BJH, with every track being written specifically for the album by all four members of the band.

This single will be download-only, and you can pre-order it now from the links below.

iTunes pre-order link for the UK

iTunes pre-order link for Germany



One More JLBJH UK Concert

19th February, 2013

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce the final addition to their November UK tour, as follows:

21.11.13 Cambridge Junction


The list of JLBJH November dates, with links to buy tickets for the gigs now on sale, is as follows:

07.11.13 Bath Komedia
08.11.13 London Islington Assembly
09.11.13 Milton Keynes Stables
10.11.13 Bilston, The Robin
15.11.13 Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms
16.11.13 Holmfirth Picturedrome
21.11.13 Cambridge Junction
22.11.13 Southampton, The Brook
23.11.13 Tavistock Wharf



JLBJH UK Concerts

5th February, 2013

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce further concerts in November for the UK, as follows:


21.11.13 TBA, probably Oxford
22.11.13 Southampton, The Brook
23.11.13 Tavistock Wharf


The list of JLBJH November dates in the UK is now as follows:

07.11.13 Bath Komedia
08.11.13 London Islington Assembly
09.11.13 Milton Keynes Stables
10.11.13 Bilston, The Robin
15.11.13 Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms
16.11.13 Holmfirth Picturedrome
21.11.13 TBA, probably Oxford
22.11.13 Southampton, The Brook
23.11.13 Tavistock Wharf


Special guests for the whole tour with the exception of Edinburgh (TBA) will be Gordon Giltrap and Oliver Wakeman, who will have a new album called Ravens and Lullabies out in March:



Giltrap/Wakeman

Guitar Legend and the next generation of keyboard wizardry join forces as Gordon Giltrap and keyboardist Oliver Wakeman (fresh from 4 years of touring with the classic progressive rock band Yes) perform together in support of their Ravens and Lullabies album released on Esoteric Antenna in March 2013.

One of the most innovative acoustic guitarists in the UK today, Gordon Giltrap has developed his own unique style, much copied, but never bettered. It is impossible not to be awestruck as he coaxes incredible melodies from his instruments; you almost suspect a second pair of hands. He is well known for his varied musical output and Heartsong (a hit single from the album Perilous Journey in 1977) is instantly recognisable as the theme for the BBC TV's long running Holiday programme.

Following ten solo albums in a variety of styles, Oliver Wakeman joined the legendary band 'YES' in 2008, touring with them up until 2011. A live CD and triple vinyl release, In The Present - Live from Lyon, was a fitting bookend to his period in the band. He has also worked with the folk rock band The Strawbs. He appeared on their last studio album as well as their 40th Anniversary CD release. Appearing in venues across North and South America, Europe and the UK with YES, Strawbs and as a solo artist, he has become a well respected live performing musician to add to his other talents as composer, songwriter, lyricist, arranger and producer.

Be prepared for beautiful compositions, wit and charm from these two virtuosos.



JLBJH UK Concerts

23rd January, 2013

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest have just confirmed a further UK concert for November:


15.11.13 Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms

Ticketing arrangements will be finalised and announced in the next week.



JLBJH UK Concerts

22nd January, 2013

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce two more concerts in November for the UK, as follows:


07.11.13 Bath Komedia
10.11.13 Bilston, The Robin

Ticketing arrangements will be finalised and announced in the next week.



JLBJH UK Concerts

21st January, 2013

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce three concerts in November for the UK, as follows:


08.11.13 London Islington Assembly
09.11.13 Milton Keynes Stables
16.11.13 Holmfirth Picturedrome

More dates will follow as soon as we have confirmation, along with ticketing details.



JLBJH in The Netherlands

2nd January, 2013

Happy New Year!

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce an extra date on their Spring Tour, at the Boerdereij in Zoetermeer on 10th April. The full list of dates for this tour, with links for purchasing tickets, is now as follows:


10.04.13 Zoetermeer Boerderij
11.04.13 Bochum Zeche
13.04.13 Aschaffenburg Colos-Saal
14.04.13 Stuttgart LKA
15.04.13 Pratteln, CH, Z7
16.04.13 Ravensburg Oberschwabenhalle
18.04.13 Leipzig Gewandhaus
19.04.13 Dresden Alter Schlachthof
20.04.13 Neuruppin Kulturkirche
21.04.13 Berlin Kesselhaus



New Date Added in Bochum

20th December, 2012

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce an extra date on their Spring Tour of Germany and Switzerland, at the Bochum Zeche on 11th April. The full list of dates for this tour, with links for purchasing tickets, is now as follows:


11.04.13 Bochum Zeche
13.04.13 Aschaffenburg Colos-Saal
14.04.13 Stuttgart LKA
15.04.13 Pratteln, CH, Z7
16.04.13 Ravensburg Oberschwabenhalle
18.04.13 Leipzig Gewandhaus
19.04.13 Dresden Alter Schlachthof
20.04.13 Neuruppin Kulturkirche
21.04.13 Berlin Kesselhaus



Woolly Wolstenholme Charity Raffle Result

13th December, 2012

Painting of Woolly Wolstenholme

On the second anniversary of Woolly's passing, we are very pleased to announce that the recent charity raffle raised a grand total of £517.00, which has now been donated to the Mental Health Foundation.

The winner of the Giclée Fine Art Print, signed by all of the other John Lees' Barclay James Harvest band members, is John Maas from The Netherlands.

Our grateful thanks go to Stuart Howard for donating the print, and especially to all of you who bought raffle tickets for your generosity.

Thanks to you, the total amount donated through the Woolly Wolstenholme JustGiving page has now passed £3,000 - a great boost for the cause of helping people with mental health issues, and a fitting tribute to Woolly today.




Woolly Wolstenholme Charity Raffle

15th November, 2012

A painting of Woolly, commissioned by BJH fan Stuart Howard, was presented to John at the recent JLBJH concert in Bristol. Stuart also took along a very high quality Giclée Fine Art Print of the painting, which all of the band members signed on the night, and has very kindly donated this to be raffled by us, with all proceeds going to the Mental Health Foundation charity. The print measures approximately 59 x 42cm, and will be sent to the winner of the raffle rolled in a strong cardboard tube, ready for framing.

The raffle is open from now until six p.m. UK time on the closing date of Wednesday, December 12th, and tickets cost just £1.00 each, from the BJH web site Charity Raffle page, where you can also see a picture of the print.



New German JLBJH Date

31st October, 2012

Another date has just been added to the Spring Tour, at the Kulturkirche in Neuruppin. The full list of German and Swiss concerts now reads:



Buy tickets online




JLBJH October Concerts - Three Cancellations

9th October, 2012

It is with great regret that due to contractual and production difficulties beyond the control of the group and management, John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are unable to perform at the following concerts on the forthcoming UK tour:


To say that John, Jez, Craig and Kevin are disappointed is a huge understatement. John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be performing the following concerts:

Full refunds for tickets bought for the Edinburgh, Wolverhampton and Norwich concerts can be obtained at source. Once again, the band extends their apologies for this unavoidable and regretful situation.


Official statement regarding the concert concellations.




JLBJH 2013 Concerts in Germany and Switzerland

8th October, 2012

We're delighted to announce that John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be playing live shows in Germany and Switzerland in April, 2013, to coincide with the release of a brand new studio album.

The dates are as follows:

Tickets will be on sale very soon through www.adticket.de




JLBJH in Japan!

9th June, 2012

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are very pleased to announce their first ever visit to Japan in August 2012.

The band will perform two concerts in the country, organised by the Club Citta organisation.

The concerts are as follows:




Crystal Palace Garden Party cancelled

29th May, 2012

Unfortunately the Crystal Palace Garden Party scheduled for June 23rd has had to be cancelled because of structural/safety issues with the stage. Here's a message from the organisers:

It is with great disappointment that I must notify you guys that the Crystal Palace Garden Party will not now be able to go ahead.

When it was realised that a 1.5 ton scissor lift truck must come on to the stage to erect the sails and rigging some cursory tests were made to the structure.

There was some obvious weather wear to the stage and the temporary boards that were put down some time ago ... On closer examination it seemed there might be a problem

a structural engineer was called and rotten joists checked etc it was discovered the delapidation was much worse than was at first thought

Any sign off on safety or otherwise of the structure cannot be made possibly for several weeks or more...

Under other circumstances postponement to a new date would be an obvious option but due to the Olympics, no Police support can be used until after the Paralympics and after then, the park already has other events in the diary up to the end of September after which it is unfeasible to have an outdoor concert...

To me this represented an opportunity that I have been working towards for several years and have been working solidly over 5 months 7 days per week!

I can hardly put into words the frustration I feel...

Yours sincerely and with a heavy heart

Mike Fox
Crystal Palace Garden Party Ltd


JLBJH are very disappointed at this turn of events, but obviously it's out of their hands.

For refunds, please contact the agency where you bought your tickets - any problems with getting refunds, please let us know.




JLBJH Edinburgh Date on 18th October Moved to 17th October

29th May, 2012

Mean Fiddler have informed us that due to an administrative reasons, the JLBJH concert at the HMV Picture House in Edinburgh on October 18th has had to be brought forward by a day to October 17th. All tickets purchased for the concert will still be valid for the new date. Anyone unable to attend the new date can apply for refunds at the point of sale. Mean Fiddler apologise for any inconvenience caused.




JLBJH Metropolis Concert now on CD and DVD

17th May, 2012


John Lees' Barclay James Harvest - Live In Concert At Metropolis Studios London artwork

Salvo Records are re-issuing John Lees' Barclay James Harvest's Live in Concert at Metropolis Studios, London as a collectors' edition DVD and CD set on June 4th. Tracklisting is as follows:

The DVD contains the same tracks, plus an interview with John. The set can be pre-ordered now through the secure shop on this site, and details can be found at http://www.bjharvest.co.uk/s-dvdcdmetro.htm




JLBJH to play Crystal Palace Garden Party

17th April, 2012

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce that they will be playing the Crystal Palace Garden Party on Saturday, June 23rd, together with a great line-up including Rick Wakeman, Hawkwind, Curved Air, Strawbs and Focus. Earlybird tickets are now on sale at http://www.crystalpalacegardenparty.com/pages/main.html.

Hope to see you there!




2012 UK Dates

3rd February, 2012

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce the following live concerts for October this year:

All shows will be seated. Tickets go on sale today, February 3rd, and the ticket price will be £22.00, although some venues may charge additional booking fees.

No other dates will be added to the UK tour.

INTERACTIVE TOUR MAP




A Personal Thank You From John

1st December, 2011

Thank you from me to all of the people listed below who made a donation to my Movember page, helping to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. As a team we have raised almost £800 and still have some collection boxes to come in so well done to everyone for getting behind us.

Linda Mason, Christine Ann Old, Neil Pudney, Masakazu Fujita, Keith and Monika Domone, Jez Smith, Rob Ironmonger, Rob Price, Matt Oe, Peter Morrell, Martin Chadwick, Ian Chennell, Sarah Warren, Vicky Powell, Alex Torres, J. Inglis and Olwen Lees, plus all the people who contributed at Holmfirth and Leamington Spa.

P.S. the page is still live if anyone else wishes to make a contribution.

All the best,
John.




Charity Auction

27th November, 2011



Autographed JLBJH waistcoat

Now up for auction on eBay, a unique waistcoat with hand-stitched butterfly inspired by the classic Barclay James Harvest album artwork from Once Again, Baby James Harvest and Early Morning Onwards. The waistcoat has been signed and dated with an indelible fabric pen by John Lees and the other members of John Lees' Barclay James Harvest - Kev Whitehead, Jez Smith and Craig Fletcher - at the band's concert in Holmfirth last weekend. The grey waistcoat is size 10 - 12, has gold and black coloured metal buttons and is fully lined with a beautiful material decorated with sparkly silver butterflies, stars and flowers (hand wash only, because of the glitter on the lining).

As those of you who were at the recent Holmfirth or Leamington concerts will know, John is currently sporting a moustache in support of the Movember charity appeal, the aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. All proceeds from this auction will be donated to John's Movember fund - get a perfect one-off Christmas gift and give to charity at the same time!

The auction listing can be found at JLBJH Charity eBay Auction

You can also find out more about the charity, make a donation or just see John's 'tache on John's Movember Page!




Special Guests For The UK Concerts In November

7th September, 2011

The special guests for JLBJH's two UK dates in November are now confirmed as
The Gramotones (Holmfirth Picturedrome, November 19th) and
Sanguine Hum (Leamington Spa Assembly, November 20th).




JLBJH at Leamington Spa

23rd August, 2011

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are pleased to announce a UK concert at The Assembly in Leamington Spa on November 20th, 2011. Tickets are on sale now from http://www2.seetickets.com/leamingtonassembly/price.asp?code=581850 or by calling 0844 8541358.




JLBJH High Voltage Live CD

28th July, 2011

JLBJH High Voltage live CD

Last weekend's excellent John Lees' Barclay James Harvest live set at London's High Voltage Festival was recorded straight from the mixing desk by live recording specialists Concert Live, and is now available as a completely unretouched recording as part of a special 3CD set. The 75-minute live set is spread across two CDs and there is a bonus computer CD containing a short video interview with the band filmed on the day of the gig, plus a gallery of photos taken during their set.


The set includes "Ball And Chain" and "Song For Dying", which are making their first ever appearance on an official live recording, as is "Taking Some Time On", which had not been performed live for over 40 years! The full tracklisting is:


This is not a polished live album, but a unique souvenir of a complete concert, presented in a smart fold-out digipack. Contrary to our earlier news item, we have now managed to obtain a small number of the CDs to sell through the BJH web site. Full details on how to order this set can be found in our online shop.




Return To Holmfirth

11th July, 2011

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be returning to the Holmfirth Picturedrome for a live show on November 19th, 2011. There won't be a full UK tour this year, but there is a possibility of just one or two more shows being added around the same time as the Holmfirth gig. Meanwhile, those of you who are still waiting for the autographed DVDs from the Metropolis show should receive them very soon, as the band have been busy signing the inserts. Apologies for the long delay, which was completely out of the band's control.




JLBJH High Voltage Live CD

7th July, 2011

JLBJH High Voltage live CD

Concert Live will be producing live CDs of the whole of John Lees' Barclay James Harvest performance at the High Voltage festival on July 23rd. These CDs are raw live recordings, authorised by the band and taken direct from the mixing desk. They will be available to festival-goers as soon as the band's set is over, but can also be ordered from the Concert Live web site. They will not be available direct from us or from any other shops or online stores. If you would like to pre-order the CD, either for collection at the festival on the day, or to be sent to you afterwards, you can do so at this link:

Concert Live JLBJH CD




JLBJH Play French Festival

27th May, 2011

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will play their first ever concert in France at the Colmar Wine Festival on August 15th, 2011. Also on the bill are Status Quo and Saga. Tickets are expected to go on sale next Wednesday from the festival web site:

http://www.foire-colmar.com/fr/programmation-festival




John Lees' Barclay James Harvest "Classic Rock Legends" DVD

12th April, 2011
Classic Rock Legends DVD cover

NOW IN STOCK!

Out soon is a new DVD, filmed live for ITV in the intimate surroundings of London's Metropolis Studios on 4th December, 2010. The band was appearing as a quartet in the absence of Woolly Wolstenholme, who was unable to appear due illness, and who tragically died nine days later. The DVD includes the first recording of a new John Lees song, "Ancient Waves" and a performance of "Ursula (The Swansea Song)", dedicated to Woolly.

Tracks:

The DVD was released on May 23rd, and is available through our online shop.




JLBJH German Festival

31st March, 2011

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be playing another German festival this summer, the Anklam Open Air Festival on Saturday, 25th June.

The full list of JLBJH festival dates confirmed so far for this summer is as follows:




JLBJH Summer Festivals

10th March, 2011

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be performing at two summer festivals, as follows:

27th August, 2011:
Hit Radio Antenne Open Air Festival
Heidepark Resort
Soltau
Germany

Doors: 16.00
Festival start: 17:30

Ticketlink for ticket orders from Germany
Ticketlink for ticket orders from outside of Germany
Tickethotline: 0049-511-3946661


In addition, the band will be headlining The Munot Open Air event in Schaffhausen, Switzerland on 17th June. Tickets go on sale at the end of March and ticketing information will be posted as soon as possible.




JLBJH at High Voltage!

8th March, 2011

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest are delighted to announce that they will be headlining the Prog Stage at the High Voltage Festival in London's Victoria Park on July 23rd, 2011.

http://www.highvoltagefestival.com/




Buxton Concert Goes Ahead

20th January, 2011

After much deliberation, the band has decided to go ahead with their concert at the Buxton Opera House on Saturday, February 19th. The show will mark the band's personal farewell to Woolly, and the set will stick fairly closely to the original plan, including featuring some of the material from Once Again to mark the 40th anniversary of that album's release.




Woolly Wolstenholme

14th December, 2010

It is with great sadness that John Lees' Barclay James Harvest announces the passing of Woolly Wolstenholme. In recent weeks Woolly's mental health had taken a turn for the worse and sadly he took his own life on Monday 13th December 2010. As you can imagine, John, Craig, Jez and Kevin and everyone associated with the band are stunned that a shining light of Barclay James Harvest is no longer with us. In this difficult time our thoughts are with Woolly's partner, Sue. We would ask all of Woolly's fans to remember his incredible contribution to popular music and his unique presence on stage.




Important Announcement About The Upcoming UK Concerts:

16th November, 2010

It is with regret that John Lees' Barclay James Harvest announces that Woolly Wolstenholme will not be able to participate in the forthcoming UK concerts at the end of this month. Following doctor's advice, Woolly has been ordered to rest after suffering from nervous exhaustion. Woolly and the band are deeply disappointed that he won't be able to perform in the forthcoming shows, but everyone involved, including Woolly, feel that the concerts should still take place.

The group are looking forward to performing in Britain again and have a few surprises in store in terms of the set list, including the performance of a new song. Everyone wishes Woolly a speedy recovery and we're looking forward to having him back with the band as soon as he is well enough. John, Craig, Jez and Kevin are looking forward to seeing you all on tour at the end of this month.




Support Act For JLBJH in York

3rd November, 2010

Special guest at the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest concert at the York Grand Opera House on November 28th will be Jake Fletcher, keeping it in the family!



Caravan Added to Bill for JLBJH ITV Concert

30th October, 2010

JOHN LEES' BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST - ITV STATEMENT

JLBJH are pleased to announce that their ITV Legends recording at Metropolis Studios Chiswick on Saturday December 4th now has another band added to the day.

Specially reformed for the ITV Legends concerts, CARAVAN will be performing at 16:00 on the same day. There will be the same reception and meet and greet after the Caravan show - and for the remaining tickets available the price is the same VIP ticket at £175 to see both bands. There will be a break between bands from 18:30 to 20:30 and ticket holders will be able to leave the Metropolis complex and return. Chiswick High Road which is adjacent contains all necessary facilities, restaurants etc.

Existing JLBJH ticket holders automatically now have access to recordings of both CARAVAN and JLBJH

http://www.metropolis-group.co.uk/events.php?p=1




Support Act For JLBJH in Manchester

20th October, 2010

Special guests at the John Lees' Barclay James Harvest concert in Manchester will be Changing Horses, as suggested by Jez Smith:

http://www.changinghorsesmusic.com/




A Major Fancy Double CD Pre-Orders

19th October, 2010 John Lees - A Major Fancy double CD

The Esoteric Recordings edition of John Lees' A Major Fancy will be released on November 29th with a bonus disc including one never before heard song, plus alternative takes, demos and single edits. Full tracklisting is as follows:

Disc One (original album):
Untitled No.1 - Heritage; Child Of The Universe; Kes (A Major Fancy); Untitled No.2; Sweet Faced Jane; Witburg Night; Long Ships; Untitled No.3

Disc Two (bonus tracks):
Untitled No. 8 (previously unreleased song); Child Of The Universe (first version); Witburg Night (first mix); Untitled No. 2 (first version); Untitled No. 1 - Heritage (first version); Best Of My Love; You Can't Get It; Please Be With Me; Child Of The Universe (single edit)

The CD will also be available at the forthcoming John Lees' Barclay James Harvest concerts in London, Manchester and York, but we're expecting to receive our stock early so that we can fulfil pre-orders before the first concert.

The double CD will be priced at £13.00 including UK postage and can be ordered now through our online shop.




Support Act For JLBJH in London

13th October, 2010

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest's special guest in London (Islington O2 Academy) on November 26th will be Matt Stevens, a very interesting musician with a touch of the Robert Fripps! Please note that Matt will be on stage at 7.00 p.m. and JLBJH at 8.00 p.m. as there is a 10.00 p.m. curfew at this venue.

www.mattstevensguitar.com




JLBJH T-Shirts

13th October, 2010 John Lees' Barclay James Harvest T-shirt

Now in stock, John Lees' Barclay James Harvest shirts in a choice of long or short sleeves, as sold at the band's 2009 concerts. The back of the shirt is plain black without printing, and most sizes are available, but supplies are limited.

We also have a very small number of shirts from the 2006 tour, which have white printing on the back, in sizes M and XL only.

For pictures, more details and ordering information, check out the T-shirts, Programmes and Badges ordering page on the BJH site.




Once Again 40th Anniversary Celebrations

17th September, 2010

EMI Records will issue a Deluxe Edition of Once Again on January 31st, 2011, in time for the 40th anniversary of the release of the original album, which first appeared in February 1971. The 2CD set will include a new 5.1 surround mix of the album as well as previously unreleased versions of some of the songs from the album - a full tracklist will follow soon.

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be performing a one-off concert at Buxton Opera House on Saturday, February 19th, which will also form part of the 40th anniversary celebrations. The band plan to play a selection of songs from Once Again at the concert, as well as other classics, old and new.

Finally (for now!) John gave an extensive interview about the album to Classic Rock Presents Prog yesterday, and that will appear soon, possibly in the next edition.



A Major Fancy for November Reissue

2nd September, 2010

John's A Major Fancy album, recorded in 1972 and first released in 1977, will be reissued on CD by Esoteric Recordings in November, to coincide with the JLBJH concerts in England.

The CD will include previously unreleased demos and alternative versions of some of the album tracks, including an early recording of "Child Of The Universe" with different lyrics!

More details of release date, prices etc. as soon as we have them.



A Special Intimate Evening With JLBJH

The date: Saturday, 4th December 2010

The place: Metropolis Recording Studios, Chiswick, London

Metropolis Studios present

A special intimate evening with

John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest

A special performance for ITV and a DVD release strictly limited to 140 guests

The tickets for the evening include a special concert performance which will be recorded and filmed for broadcast and a DVD release. The ticket will also include:

www.metropolis-group.co.uk/events.php?p=1&id=51


JLBJH Show in York Now on Sale

11th June, 2010

The John Lees' Barclay James Harvest concert at the York Grand Opera House has just gone on sale.

You can order your tickets and even choose your seat/s yourself directly at the York Opera's Web Site.



JLBJH Confirm UK Dates

27th May, 2010

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest have just confirmed three UK dates for November 2010, as follows:

November 26: London Islington O2 Academy
November 27: Manchester Academy (order online through Ticketline)
November 28: York Grand Opera House

Tickets should be available from 31st May - more news here as soon as we have it.


JLBJH To Play Portuguese Festival

18th May, 2010

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest will be performing a one-off live concert in Portugal in July, headlining at the Douro Rock and Blues Festival in Gaia/Porto, on July 10th. The Yardbirds will also be appearing, plus more acts yet to be confirmed. See http://www.slimsblues.com for more info.