IFA Lands Singer-Songwriter James Blunt for Show’s Opening-Weekend Concert

British singer-songwriter James Blunt will be the biggest international recording star in years to take the IFA concert stage when he performs Sept. 2 at the IFA Sommergarten outdoor amphitheater at the Messe Berlin fairgrounds to close out the show’s opening weekend, organizers announced Tuesday. Blunt has sold more than 20 million albums globally and his 2005 debut release Back to Bedlam reached No.1 in the U.K., the U.S. and 12 other countries, they said. IFA opens Aug. 31 for a six-day run.