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Beautiful Blunt to tour SA
17/01/2008 13:17 - (SA)
Cape Town - British singer-songwriter James Blunt is heading for South Africa in May for three shows featuring his greatest hits including You're Beautiful.
Performances will take place at The Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg on 24 May, the Botanic Gardens in Durban on 26 May, and finally The Grand Arena at Grand West Casino & Entertainment World in Cape Town on 28 May 2008.
James Blunt's debut album, Back to Bedlam has sold 11 million copies worldwide since its release in 2004.
It has gone No 1 in 18 countries, cracked the top 10 in 35 and is certified triple Platinum in South Africa.
The album also saw Blunt nominated for five Grammys, landing the first No 1 single in the United States, You're Beautiful, by a British act since Elton John's Candle in the Wind and winning two MTV Awards and two Brit Awards.
Blunt has also won two World Music Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards, and two MTV Video Music Awards, amongst others.
His new album, All the Lost Souls, which features the hit single 1973, and Same Mistake, was released late last year, and has already reached Platinum status in SA.
Tickets cost between R250 and R500 (excluding service charges) and will be for sale from 24 January at Computicket.
- News24
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