British singer James Blunt promises 'fun' at MBS gig

Published by: Yuda on 10th Aug 2011 | View all blogs by Yuda

By Eddino Abdul Hadi

THERE is a popular misconception that British singer James Blunt is reserved and sedate at his live shows just because he is best known for mellow ballads such as You're Beautiful and Goodbye My Lover. Nothing could be further from the truth, the 37-year-old assures Life! in a telephone interview.

'People would be surprised by what goes on onstage. It's not the troubadour with an acoustic guitar - it's a band and it's upbeat, full of energy and the audience will have fun,' he declares.

His concert at the Grand Theater at Marina Bay Sands on Thursday will be his second show here. In 2008, he performed his first gig in Singapore to a 7,000-strong crowd at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

This time around, he has a five-piece band to back him up, compared to the quartet that played with him in 2008. He also has a fresh new batch of songs from his third album released late last year, Some Kind Of Trouble, which he says 'are more rocking'.