The concerts will take place in June 2025.
The Hampton Court Palace Festival has announced Chaka Khan and James will perform at next year’s festival, taking place in June of next year. Tickets for both concerts will go on general sale from Friday 15 November.
They will be joining the previously announced Rag’n’Bone Man, Bananarama and Elbow, as well as the stars of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby podcast.
Having formed in 1982, indie-rock band James have sold over 25 million albums throughout their career. Led by enigmatic frontman Tim Booth they achieved their first ever UK Number One earlier this year with their eighteenth studio album ‘Yummy’. They are renowned for a string of anthemic hit singles which include “Come Home”, “Sit Down”, “She’s a Star” and “Laid”. Their only London show for 2025, the band will play the festival on Wednesday 11 June.
Meanwhile, global icon Chaka Khan is renowned for redefining the genres of pop, soul, jazz and funk. Having rose to fame as lead singer of legendary Chicago band Rufus, together they achieved a string of international hits including “Tell Me Something Good” and “Ain’t Nobody”, before establishing herself as one of the industry’s most successful solo recording artists with an incredible 10 Grammy Awards and induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023. Her vast music catalog of hits also includes “I’m Every Woman” and the chart-topping smash “I Feel For You”. The singer will make her Hampton Court Palace Festival debut on Wednesday 18 June.
Guests attending the concerts will also be able to enjoy the East Front Gardens ‘after-hours’ before the nightly concerts begin in thesetting of Base Court. In addition, they will be able to purchase one of two picnics that can be enjoyed in the early evening sunshine. Picnic options include ‘The Courtier’s Best of British Picnic’ or ‘The King’s Gourmet Hamper’, which are both provided by British Fine Foods and feature meat and vegetarian options, as well as a bottle of fine wine or Champagne. Picnics can be conveniently pre-ordered with tickets or added to existing reservations.
For more information visit: https://hamptoncourtpalacefestival.com/