James Blunt has announced an anniversary tour (Picture Frank Hoensch/Redferns)
Noughties singer, James Blunt has announced an anniversary tour for his best-selling album, Back To Bedlam, twenty years on from the album release.
In 2004, songs like High and You’re Beautiful were everywhere, with fans falling head over heels for the dulcet tones of the British Army officer-turned-crooner.
The debut album was released in October 2004 and the singer’s fame sky-rocketed as the artist became a household name.
Back To Bedlam was one of the best-selling albums of the noughties, and even the 21st century, and is now getting a new lease of life.
James, 50, is set to remaster the album and go on a new tour in celebration of the twentieth anniversary.
The artist will then embark on a five-night UK arena tour titled the Back To Bedlam 20th Anniversary Tour which kicks off in Belfast and ends in London in February 2025.
Speaking about his decision to perform this album again two decades after its release, the artist joked that this was the album fans ‘actually bought’ and he wants to ‘milk it’.
The singer has released six more albums following his debut (Picture: Luke Brennan/Getty Images)
‘I’ve released seven studio albums, but Back To Bedlam was the one people actually bought.
‘So on its twentieth anniversary, the record label and I thought we should repackage it with some early demos, and milk it for all it’s worth.
‘It was one of the biggest-selling albums of the Noughties, so here’s hoping it makes a dent in the 20s,’ he said in a statement.
The album featured other iconic songs such as Wisemen, Goodbye My Lover and No Bravery.
The singer shot to fame in 2004 (Picture: Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
Speaking about his upcoming tour the singer joked that it’s going to be ‘beautiful’.
‘I’ve been touring now for twenty years, and really, it’s only Back To Bedlam that people want to hear… so on that album’s twentieth anniversary, what better way to celebrate than to head out on the ‘Back To Bedlam 20th Anniversary Tour’!’
‘I’ll play all the songs from Back To Bedlam in full, from start to finish, and chuck in the better-known songs from later albums to finish. It’s going to be, well, it pains me to say it… beautiful.’
Tickets to see the Back To Bedlam anniversary tour are available to pre-order now.
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