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James Blunt Tour 2027
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James Blunt's new album is Airplane Mode, his eighth studio album, and its release date is Friday 6 November 2026 on Atlantic Records. The standard edition has 12 tracks, recorded mostly at Pig Music Studios in Banbury with his long-standing live band. The UK leg of the Airplane Mode Tour then runs from Leeds on 26 March 2027 to Brighton on 8 April 2027. Below are the full standard-edition running order and his seven earlier studio albums with their UK chart peaks.
When is Airplane Mode released?
Airplane Mode's release date is Friday 6 November 2026, on Atlantic Records. James Blunt announced it on 3 September 2026, the same day as the Airplane Mode Tour for 2027. As of 10 October 2026 it had no chart position, as it had not yet been released.
Is Airplane Mode his eighth album?
Yes. Airplane Mode is James Blunt's eighth studio album: he released seven before it, starting with Back to Bedlam in 2004. The count leaves out his 2021 compilation, The Stars Beneath My Feet, which is not a studio album. All seven earlier studio albums reached the UK Top 10, and two of them went to No.1.
James Blunt's studio albums and UK chart peaks
| No. | Studio album | Release | UK peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Airplane Mode | 6 November 2026 | No position as of 10 October 2026 |
| 7 | Who We Used to Be | 2023 | No.5 |
| 6 | Once Upon a Mind | 2019 | No.3 |
| 5 | The Afterlove | 2017 | No.6 |
| 4 | Moon Landing | 2013 | No.2 |
| 3 | Some Kind of Trouble | 2010 | No.4 |
| 2 | All the Lost Souls | 2007 | No.1 |
| 1 | Back to Bedlam | 2004 | No.1 |
UK peaks are from the Official Albums Chart. Before Airplane Mode, and counting the 2021 compilation as well, James Blunt had eight Top 10 albums. Back to Bedlam came out in October 2004 and reached No.1 in 2005: it spent 10 weeks there and was No.1 on the Official Charts year-end albums chart for 2005. His life before music, including his service as a British Army captain, is on the James Blunt artist page.
Which of his singles went highest in the UK?
Four of James Blunt's best-known singles and their UK chart peaks, from the Official Singles Chart:
- "You're Beautiful" reached No.1.
- "1973" and "Bonfire Heart" both peaked at No.4.
- "Goodbye My Lover" reached No.9.
What songs are on Airplane Mode?
The standard edition of Airplane Mode has 12 tracks. It opens with "Circles" and closes with "This Is Not Forever". The first two songs released from it, "Tastes Like Summer" and "Weight Of It All", sit back to back as tracks four and five. The deluxe edition has four more.
| Track | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Circles |
| 2 | Time To Time |
| 3 | Modern Love |
| 4 | Tastes Like Summer |
| 5 | Weight Of It All |
| 6 | Reason To Die |
| 7 | Hey, People |
| 8 | In Your Blood |
| 9 | Leftover Time |
| 10 | Dancing In My Head |
| 11 | Oh, Daisy |
| 12 | This Is Not Forever |
What is on the deluxe edition?
Retailers list a deluxe edition, The Red Eye Edition, with four tracks added to the standard 12, making 16 in all. Retail listings do not mark which four titles are the bonus tracks, so they are not set out here.
What singles has he released from it?
"Tastes Like Summer" was the first single from Airplane Mode, released on Friday 14 August 2026, before the album itself was announced. "Weight Of It All" followed on 3 September 2026, the day James Blunt announced the album and the tour.
Where was Airplane Mode recorded?
James Blunt recorded most of Airplane Mode at Pig Music Studios in Banbury. He made it with his long-standing live band, the musicians who play with him on stage. It is his first studio album since Who We Used to Be in 2023.
When he announced the album, he said he had lost his way at some point and found it again in a studio in Banbury.
Will he play the new album on the 2027 tour?
The Airplane Mode Tour, James Blunt's tour for the album, opens in Luxembourg on 17 February 2027. As of 10 October 2026 no setlist for the 2027 shows is confirmed, so how many Airplane Mode songs he plays is not yet known.
His February 2025 UK arena shows marked an older record instead: on the Back to Bedlam 20th Anniversary Tour, he played his 2004 debut in full and in order, followed by later hits.
The UK leg runs from 26 March to 8 April 2027. Every UK date, and what each venue offers in premium seating and hospitality, is on our James Blunt Airplane Mode Tour 2027 page.
Where is the Airplane Mode Tour playing in the UK and Ireland?
The UK and Ireland run has 11 nights between 26 March and 8 April 2027, three of them over Easter weekend:
- Friday 26 March (Good Friday): Leeds, first direct bank arena. See James Blunt Leeds 2027.
- Saturday 27 March (Easter Saturday): Birmingham, bp pulse LIVE. See James Blunt Birmingham 2027.
- Sunday 28 March (Easter Sunday): Newcastle, Utilita Arena Newcastle. See James Blunt Newcastle 2027.
- Tuesday 30 March: Dublin, 3Arena.
- Wednesday 31 March: Belfast, the Belfast arena (formerly The SSE Arena).
- Friday 2 April: Glasgow, OVO Hydro. See James Blunt Glasgow 2027.
- Saturday 3 April: Manchester, Co-op Live.
- Sunday 4 April: London, The Arena London.
- Tuesday 6 April: Cardiff, Utilita Arena Cardiff.
- Wednesday 7 April: Bournemouth, BIC Windsor Hall.
- Thursday 8 April: Brighton, Brighton Centre, the final night of the whole tour.
Is hospitality available for the Airplane Mode Tour?
Yes. Prestige Corporate Events arranges hospitality for the UK nights of the Airplane Mode Tour, and what is on offer changes with the arena. In Leeds, first direct bank arena's Suite Experience is a private suite for up to 16. In Birmingham, bp pulse LIVE has three premium lounge options, up to Premium Dine & Drink. Utilita Arena Newcastle's All Inclusive Suite Experience is a private 10-seater suite, and OVO Hydro in Glasgow has The Terrace and The Nest. Each of those nights has its own page, linked above, and you can enquire for the current options on any UK date.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Friday 6 November 2026 is the release date for Airplane Mode, James Blunt's new album. He announced it on 3 September 2026, alongside the 2027 Airplane Mode Tour.
Atlantic Records. It is James Blunt's eighth studio album, with a release date of Friday 6 November 2026.
Twelve on the standard edition, from the opener, "Circles", to the closer, "This Is Not Forever". The deluxe edition adds four tracks to those 12.
Retailers list it as The Red Eye Edition, with four tracks on top of the 12 on the standard edition.
"Tastes Like Summer", released on Friday 14 August 2026. A second song from the album, "Weight Of It All", came out on 3 September 2026, when he announced the album and the tour.
Yes. The Airplane Mode Tour opens in Luxembourg on 17 February 2027 and runs to 8 April 2027. Its UK leg opens in Leeds on 26 March 2027 and ends in Brighton on 8 April 2027, which is also the tour's final night. Dates and venue hospitality are on our James Blunt Tour 2027 page.
Yes. Prestige Corporate Events arranges hospitality for the UK nights of the tour, from first direct bank arena's private Suite Experience for up to 16 in Leeds to The Nest at OVO Hydro in Glasgow. Every UK night is on our James Blunt Tour 2027 page; enquire for the current options on the date you want.
Written by Steve Hill
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