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Scott: So we now know that Radio 2 within the park is heading to Leicester on sixteenth and seventeenth September. It may be an enormous weekend of reside music. It is like our personal pageant. Zoe introduced the line-up this morning, together with Kylie, Tears For Fears, Busted, Jessie Ware, Rick Astley. And this man: James Blunt, welcome to Radio 2. So somebody informed me that Radio 2 within the park might be your solely pageant date right here within the UK, is that right?
James: It’s this 12 months, completely, and it’ll be for me an actual thrill. I performed on the similar gig that you’ve got placed on twice now and every time I’ve had an absolute blast. So I am actually wanting ahead to Leicester in September. You already know it is gonna be an unbelievable time to be there.
Scott: Final time you performed for Radio 2 within the Park, you ended your set in an inflatable dinghy and sailed your method by the group. How are you gonna high that?
James: Do know what, I do nonetheless have the dinghy and so perhaps it is time for a return.
Scott: Sure, please.
James: There’s most likely room for 2 of us.
Scott: All proper. You are on.
James: Okay, I will deliver it. Let’s see what occurs.
Scott: Thanks! The bit the place you capsize is unbelievable to look at even now.
James: Yeah. I did capsize and so getting again to stage – it was really midway by a music – so it was an extended set than deliberate because it took me about 5 minutes to get again to the stage.
Scott: I used to be gonna say, how did you get again?
James: By begging individuals to let me by.
Scott: What do you like about performing reside to an enormous crowd like this?
James: You rise up on a stage and also you sing these songs with all of the emotion on the earth. However to listen to an viewers sing the phrases again is totally thoughts blowing. It’s the best honour I consider the musician, to have individuals join with it in a method and sing it again. It’s one thing I will by no means recover from.
Scott: Now, can I simply ask you one thing I noticed and I feel it’s fairly an outdated story, however I might such as you to inform it. When you’re making an attempt to maintain a low profile, whenever you perhaps had been going a bit of bit sooner than it’s best to have performed on a street, and also you needed to do a velocity consciousness course.
James: Sure, on Zoom as a result of it was Covid occasions. And I am making an attempt to talk in a low voice, so individuals do not essentially recognise who I’m.
Scott: Did you put on a disguise?
James: I did not put on a disguise. No, three hours in and I assumed, ‘Nobody’s seen they have not picked up on it.’ And in the direction of the tip, the trainer mentioned, ‘So, can anybody assume, whenever you assume you are rushing, is there any method that you might doubtlessly preserve calm and never velocity?’, and one of many ladies simply seemed up and mentioned, ‘You can play some James Blunt music!’. And everybody fully broke down in tears and clearly all of them had noticed me and all knew that for the entire three hours.
Scott: However you thought for 3 hours that they hadn’t?
James: Yeah completely.
Scott: We’ll see you in Leicester. Thanks a lot. We’ll see you in September.
James: I actually cannot wait. It is all the time such a enjoyable gig. So thanks for inviting me within the first place. I will see you there.
