James Blunt has released an unheard demo version of ‘Wisemen' ahead of the release of his 20th anniversary edition of debut album ‘Back to Bedlam'.
“‘Wisemen' was one of the first songs I ever wrote, aged 17 in my dorm at boarding school,” James said of the track. “I didn’t record the demo till eleven years later… And this is it.” Listen to the demo below:
Included in this special 20th anniversary release 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.
‘Back to Bedlam' features the hit single “You're Beautiful”, which catapulted Blunt to global stardom. The album is one of the Top 10 best-selling albums of the 00s with over 11 million copies sold.
Blunt will take to the road in February and March next year to embark on a special run of UK and European arena dates for the ‘Back To Bedlam 20th Anniversary Tour’, where he will perform the ‘Back To Bedlam' album in its entirety, along with other classic hits from his career.
The dates for the ‘Back to Bedlam' 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
