Yungblud has based a “genre-diverse” music competition he’ll even be headlining.
Yungblud has based a ‘genre-diverse’ music competition he’ll even be headlining
The 26-year-old singer, born Dominic Richard Harrison, introduced on Monday (18.03.24) he had created ‘Bludfest’, which is being billed as an “experiential music, arts and life-style competition”.
He mentioned in regards to the occasion, which is going down on 11 August on the Milton Keynes Bowl: “5 years in the past we imagined a world of our personal. In Bludfest now we have bodily constructed one.
“It looks like the subsequent logical step for me. I need to create a bodily secure house the place folks can come and rejoice the ideologies of this neighborhood – the place unity, individuality and love is the principle focus and we convey the world of Yungblud to life proper earlier than your eyes.
“I needed to construct an expertise the place anyone will be utterly themselves, with their mates, their household or utterly on their very own.
“Bludfest will blur the traces of style and destroy the limitation of creativeness. Will probably be a competition that cuts the company (garbage) and is all in regards to the folks.
“My plan is to take it worldwide however this summer time is the primary one and it’s gonna be one thing nobody has ever seen earlier than within the UK.”
Becoming a member of Yungblud on the competition line-up is Grammy-nominated Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty, following the pair’s collaboration on Yungblud’s newest single ‘When We Die (Can We Nonetheless Get Excessive?)’.
British rock duo Tender Play are additionally becoming a member of the invoice, in addition to punk outfit The Damned within the competition’s icon slot.
Rising US star Nessa Barrett can also be set to carry out alongside pop singer Lola Younger and Jazmin Bean.
A press launch for the occasion mentioned: The uniquely eclectic line-up of artists that be a part of the Bludfest invoice has been exceptionally curated by Yungblud himself to attraction to a brand new technology of gig-goers and a youthful technology of music followers who don’t necessitate their style with style categorisation, with a dwell setup that facilitates most crossover and collaboration, to forge an unforgettable celebration of music.
“Yungblud’s personal manifesto as an artist encompasses three core values of neighborhood, authenticity and creating a spot for self-expression, and these three values act as pillars for Bludfest.
“Greater than only a music competition, Bludfest offers followers an opportunity to step into the Yungblud world.”
The day-long competition might be house to “activations” all through the venue to “encourage neighborhood and connection”, together with a ‘Make A Good friend’ tent that encourages followers to attach and make new mates, free photobooths to doc their Bludfest expertise and a Yungblud museum that may showcase artefacts from throughout the singer’s profession.
It’s going to additionally embrace “designated secure areas” in addition to “psychological well being welfare areas”.
Tickets will go on sale at 10am on 22 March and might be priced at £49.50 plus charges.