Brit Award-winning star completely ignored by fans as he gets the tube to sold out O2 gig – would you have spotted him?

Brit Award-winning star completely ignored by fans as he gets the tube to sold out O2 gig – would you have spotted him?
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Brit Award-winning star completely ignored by fans as he gets the tube to sold out O2 gig – would you have spotted him?
Author: Dan Cain
Published: Feb, 18 2025 10:11

DIVA demands from top stars are a dime a dozen - but not all chart-toppers are suckers for excess. One Brit Award-winning songwriter made as low-key an arrival as it's possible to do when he took the tube to his sold out arena show at London's O2. The star wasn't incognito, though he did wear a cap (featuring huis surname in a small font) and a military jacket with the collar up which disguised him a little.

 [James Blunt on the London Underground.]
Image Credit: The Sun [James Blunt on the London Underground.]

It was enough to fool members of the public who rode with him on the tube as well as passers-by making their way into the venue, despite him posing with his own gig poster outside the arena entrance. It is, of course, You're Beautiful singer James Blunt, 50, whose ability to blend into a crowd saves him the logistical nightmares of some of his pop peers. He travelled to the show on the District and Jubilee lines, making his way from his West London pub, The Fox and Pheasant.

 [James Blunt on the London Underground.]
Image Credit: The Sun [James Blunt on the London Underground.]

James told fans that the journey took him just 37 minutes and was free of mobbing and selfie hunters. One fan commented on his post on X: "Just blending in with the crowd. Everybody looks like they’re chilling, not realising there’s a superstar in their midst!". Another said: "People walking past James Blunt, to see James Blunt... definitely a @Specsavers moment.". A third asked: "Did anyone recognise you?".

 [James Blunt at The O2 arena in London.]
Image Credit: The Sun [James Blunt at The O2 arena in London.]

While another saw the positives in James' anonymity, writing: "Must be so awesome to be an 'average person' faced celebrity. All of the trappings, none of the ag. Plus, your management company can't overcharge you for gig transport costs. Man's a total winner!". James opened The Fox And Pheasant in Chelsea in 2018 after his local faced the risk of closure. Despite a successful music career, James describes the pub, which dates back to 1846, as “the best thing I’ve ever done”.

 [James Blunt performing on stage with an acoustic guitar.]
Image Credit: The Sun [James Blunt performing on stage with an acoustic guitar.]

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