On Monday 30th June, James Blunt visited Bath as part of his Moon Landing world tour. Being a seated show was a little strange to start with - I'm used to the constraint of a photo pit and so having the freedom to move around and capture different angles was fantastic. It did mean, however, that the concert started off quite sedately - the audience didn't start to get really involved until after the first three songs (the only songs during which I was allowed to shoot). Luckily I managed to capture Mr Blunts entrance and a few of the excited (and surprised) faces when he suddenly appeared in the audience!

The lighting for the show was pretty epic and actually allowed me to shoot at some decent shutter speeds and ISOs (normally unheard of for such shows!) - on the flip side however, it did mean that it was near impossible to get any decent photos of the backing band with the bright lights and smoke creating a curtain behind James for most of my allotted shooting time. It was a shame that I wasn't able to get any photos of the lasers or of James sitting at the piano (or playing his new ukelele) but instead I sat back (or rather, stood by that point!) after the first few songs and enjoyed the set as a member of the audience and absorb the party atmosphere. I very rarely get to do that any more!

Here are a few of my favourite photos from the night, including a few photos of the support act Gavin James. To see more, please take a look at the gallery page.