James Blunt Reveals His Potential New Name, Chosen By Fans
James Blunt has revealed the name that the public have chosen for him after he promised to change it should his new release get to No 1 in the charts.
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Last week, Blunt released a special 20th anniversary release of Back To Bedlam featuring 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.
Earlier this month, Blunt promised fans that he would legally change his name to whatever they wanted if the re-release went to No 1 on the UK album chart. Blunt has now revealed the fan’s choice: Blunty McBluntface.
Whenn Blunt made the announcement regarding the name-change campaign, he said that he’d be happy with whatever the public chose “as long as it’s not, you know, Blunty McBluntface.” He has now shared a tweet showing that the suggestion was the most-liked response, getting over 33,000 likes.
The people have spoken – if the 20th Anniversary Edition of Back to Bedlam is Number 1 next Friday, my new name will legally be… pic.twitter.com/CoMsjFJpy8
— James Blunt (@JamesBlunt) October 11, 2024
James Blunt – Back To Bedlam tour 2025
February
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)
June
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
01 – Mexico City @ Pepsi Center
03 – Guadalajara, MX @ Telmex Auditorium