James Blunt announces 2025 North American ‘Back To Bedlam’ 20th anniversary tour
James Blunt has announced a new string of North American tour dates in support of the 20th anniversary of ‘Back To Bedlam’ – see the list of dates below.
Last night (October 8), Blunt took to social media to announce the North American tour, which will kick off in June next year, and will run through early July. Besides shows in the United States, it will also include stops in several cities across Canada and Mexico.
Pre-sale tickets go live at 10am local time today (October 9), with General tickets going on sale on Friday, October 11. All tickets can be purchased via James Blunt’s official website.
James Blunt’s North American 2025 ‘Back To Bedlam’ 20th Anniversary tour dates are:
JUNE 2025
12 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
13 – Montreal, QC – Place Bell
14 – Quebec City, QC – Agora
16 – Boston, MA – MGM Fenway
17 – New York, NY – Central Park Summerstage
18 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap/Filene Center
20 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
21 – Mashantucket, CT – Foxwoods Casino
23 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed
26 – San Francisco, CA – Masonic
27 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek
30 – Monterrey, MX – Esceario GNP
JULY 2025
01 – Mexico City @ Pepsi Center
03 – Guadalajara, MX @ Telmex Auditorium
Prior to announcing the North American leg of the ‘Back To Bedlam’ 20th anniversary tour, Blunt revealed that he will legally change his name to “whatever the public wants” on the condition that his debut album lands the Number One spot on the charts for its 20th celebrations.
The ‘Wisemen’ singer went on to explain that changing his name is not something he was doing as “an act of desperation” but rather “a genuine thing”. He continued: “I swear on my life and the life of my one fan – Brian from Glasgow – I will change my name should it hit number one.”
The ‘Back to Bedlam’ 20th anniversary reissue is set for release on October 11 and will feature a number of previously unreleased songs such as ‘Standing All Alone’, ‘Close Your Eyes’, ‘Butterfly’, ‘Dancing Days’ and B-side track ‘Sugar-Coated’, all of which were recorded during the ‘Bedlam’ era, as well as demo versions of the tracks seen on the original album. Visit here to pre-order.
Blunt also recently announced an upcoming tour across the UK and Europe to mark the 20th anniversary of his debut record. You can check out the full list of tour dates below and visit here to purchase tickets.
James Blunt’s UK/EU ‘Back To Bedlam 20th Anniversary’ tour dates are:
FEBRUARY 2025
11 – Belfast, SSE Arena
13 – Leeds, First Direct Arena
14 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro Arena
15 – Manchester, Manchester AO Arena
16 – London, The O2 Arena
18 – Brussels, Forest National (Belgium)
20 – Paris, Adidas Arena (France)
22 – Bologna, Unipol Arena (Italy)
23 – Zurich, Hallenstadion (Switzerland)
Back in 2006 – two years after it dropped – ‘Back To Bedlam’ saw James Blunt receive NME’s award for Worst Album. After years of asking for the trophy, he was given the statue during an interview with NME last November.
“No way, Oh my God,” he said during the interview as he was presented with the award, over 15 years after his win. “I’m so thrilled, I’m so thrilled. That’s the best thing ever. Really, genuinely…I’m deeply, deeply touched. Thank you so much. That’s going beside every other award in the world and probably be the one I’m most proud of. NME thank you so much.”
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