James Blunt, whose Back to Bedlam outsold every other British album of the 2000s, brings the Airplane Mode Tour to The O2 arena.
James Blunt, one of the best-selling acts of the 2000s, brings the Airplane Mode Tour to The O2 arena in North Greenwich on Sunday 4 April 2027.
Blunt was born in Tidworth in 1974, took a science degree at Bristol and served six years in the Life Guards. He left as a captain after a final posting to the Household Cavalry’s Queen’s Guard in London.
In Kosovo in 1999 his troop led the 30,000-strong peacekeeping force from the Macedonian border to Pristina airport. He carried a guitar strapped to his tank throughout and wrote “No Bravery” there.
He left the army in 2002 and released Back to Bedlam two years later. It has sold more than 12 million copies and outsold every other album released in Britain during the 2000s. “You’re Beautiful” reached number one in 13 countries.
Airplane Mode, his eighth studio album, arrived on 6 November 2026, trailed through the autumn by the singles “Tastes Like Summer” and “Weight Of It All”. The arena date comes two decades after the debut that made his name.