James Dean Bradfield
James Dean Bradfield is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers.
In late April 2006, a track from Bradfield’s debut solo single entitled “That’s No Way To Tell A Lie” premiered on Janice Long’s show on Radio 2. It became the first single from the album and was released on July 10 while the album, entitled “The Great Western“, was released on July 24. The single debuted at #18 in the UK single charts while the album debuted at #22 on the album charts. The positions were considered relatively successful considering the lack of promotion.
In support of the album, Bradfield played a series of three solo gigs in May 2006 in Manchester, Glasgow and London. The setlists consisted of tracks from the “The Great Western” as well as several Manics tracks including “This Is Yesterday” and “Ocean Spray”. He has also played one further date in London ULU in June 2006, featuring a similar setlist to the other gigs, but with the addition of further Manics favourite No Surface All Feeling. Bradfield also performed at the 2006 V Festival in late August. He embarked on his first full UK tour - consisting of 15 dates - in October. A second single, ‘An English Gentleman’ was lifted from “The Great Western” prior to the tour and entered the UK chart at #31 on 1st October 2006.
