James Blunt will celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut album ‘Back to Bedlam' with a special remastered version, released on 11th October 2024.
Arriving 20 years to the day of its original release, the album is available to pre-order now. In support of the anniversary, Blunt will hit the road for the ‘Back to Bedlam 20th Anniversary Tour' in 2025.
The new edition of the album comes a special version of the original album remastered for 2024 by Stuart Hawkes at Metropolis, in addition to previously unreleased demos of the core songs from the album, plus previously unreleased songs from the ‘Bedlam' era. Formats include a single red recycled colour vinyl, 2 CD, 6 panel softpack with 16 page booklet, and available digitally.
In true James Blunt fashion, he explains; “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 20’s.”
‘Back to Bedlam' features Blunt's global breakthrough hit “You're Beautiful” and is one of the top ten best-selling albums of the Noughties.
Next year, Bluntwill play five dates across the UK, kicking off February 11th in Belfast, and finishing February 16th at London’s O2 Arena on February 16th. Tickets on sale at www.jamesblunt.com
“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'!” explains James. “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.”
The full dates for the 2025 tour are:
February 2025
Tue 11th BELFAST, SSE Arena
Thu 13th LEEDS, First Direct Arena
Fri 14th GLASGOW, OVO Hydro Arena
Sat 15th MANCHESTER, Manchester AO Arena
Sun 16th LONDON, The O2 Arena
Back To Bedlam – Reissue Track Listing
1. High (2024 remaster)
2. You’re Beautiful (2024 remaster)
3. Wisemen (2024 remaster)
4. Goodbye My Lover (2024 remaster)
5. Tears and Rain (2024 remaster)
6. Out Of My Mind (2024 remaster)
7. So Long, Jimmy (2024 remaster)
8. Billy (2024 remaster)
9. Cry (2024 remaster)
10. No Bravery (2024 remaster)
11. High (demo)
12. You’re Beautiful (demo)
13. Wisemen (demo)
14. Goodbye My Lover (demo)
15. Tears and Rain (demo)
16. Out Of My Mind (demo)
17. So Long, Jimmy (demo)
18. Billy (demo)
19. Cry (demo)
20. No Bravery (demo)
21. Sugar-Coated (bonus b-side)
22. Butterfly (bonus demo)
23. Dancing Days (bonus demo)
24. Close Your Eyes (bonus demo)
25. Standing All Alone (bonus demo)
