BRUCE Foxton, legendary bassist of The Jam talks about the legacy of the band and what the future holds ahead of From The Jam’s All Mod Cons 40th Anniversary Tour.

From The Jam are at City Hall on Saturday, October 13, 7pm.

The tour is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the classic Jam album All Mod Cons.

Forty years ago – in RAC Studios, Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler of The Jam were recording their third album, All Mod Cons, which would go on to reach number six in the UK album charts. The album would push The Jam into the forefront of the British musical landscape with hits like Down In The Tube Station At Midnight, David Watts and A’ Bomb In Wardour Street.

“It doesn’t feel like 40 years and it doesn’t sound like 40 years,” said Bruce. “We’ll be playing the album in its entirety, but like Eric Morecambe, not necessarily in the right order,” Bruce laughed.

“They’ll be all the hits in there too, that’s what got us to where we are today.”

So what’s next for From The Jam? After two extremely successful Foxton & Hasting albums (Smash The Clock, their last album reached the UK Top 20), Bruce said another one is in the pipeline. “We’ve got a lot of ideas for a new album, Russ and myself, on various iPhones. We have loads of ideas but what we don’t have is loads of free time. Because we’re so busy it’s hard to get some studio time, but it’s definitely something that WILL happen and hopefully if Paul is up for it we’ll do it at his studio.”

Bruce has been on record for a while now stating that he and Paul are on friendly terms, so when asked if he could ever imagine doing a more stripped back acoustic album much like Paul’s latest release, he said: “The acoustic shows are really popular … so that’s something that we have considered. It’s a possibility at some point, that we’d do a From The Jam acoustic album.”

It’s not just in the UK that From The Jam are finding favour, with shows across the globe in Hong Kong, US, Japan and Australia already ticked off the list.

“We’re off to France too for a show, so we’re spreading our wings a little bit,” said Bruce.

From The Jam’s All Mod Cons 40th Anniversary Tour kicked-off in Cardiff last month.

For tickets call the City Hall box office on 01722 434434 or go to cityhallsalisbury.co.uk

Other events coming up at City Hall include One Night of Queen, performed by Gary Mullen and The Works on October 28, Richard Thompson on October 31, and A Country Night in Nashville on November 1.