Yungblud have teased a new ‘rock opera album’ inspired by their music festival that took place over the summer, despite fans’ disappointments.
The rocker, 27, whose real name is Dominic Harrison, explained how the crowd had spurred him on to complete the four-year project.
Dubbed the “largest ever gathering for alternative people”, Bludfest was branded “not fit for purpose” after one person fainted and thousands of people had to queue for three hours in scorching heat in August.
However, ignoring fans’ disappointments, Yungblud has now told how the event left him ready to embark on “another adventure.”
“It’s a fucking rock opera,” he said of his upcoming album in an interview with The sun.
‘It’s just been mixed up. And what’s so surprising is that Bludfest inspired a lot of this album.”
Yungblud has teased a new ‘rock opera album’ inspired by his music festival that took place over the summer, despite fans’ disappointments (pictured at Coachella in 2013).
The rocker, 27, whose real name is Dominic Harrison, explained how the crowd encouraged him to complete the four-year project (pictured at Bludfest).
He added: “The crowd really gave me a lot of inspiration to finish this project that I’ve been doing for four years, and really push myself harder than ever before.”
Bludfest, hosted by the singer-songwriter, took place at the Milton Keyes Bowl in August.
The Doncaster-born star organized the one-day festival, which he headlined, but fans were left disappointed by the “chaotic” event.
One festival attendee even told the bbc who had fainted while queuing in the unbearable heat without water and was never able to reach the venue.
Another stated that the tab that security staff “didn’t care one bit about the well-being of the queue” and were “smoking weed.”
After the day’s event, fans took to social media to share their “horrible” experiences, detailing four-hour queues without water or toilets.
Some frustrated fans reported missing some of the acts entirely and some even claimed they turned around and gave up after queuing for hours in the scorching heat where no charging stations were available.
Fans described pleading with security for water after finishing their own supplies, only to be turned away by staff who showed a “terrible” lack of care.
Dubbed the “largest gathering ever for alternative people”, Bludfest was branded “not fit for purpose” after one person fainted and thousands were left queuing in scorching heat (pictured in July) .
However, ignoring fans’ disappointments, Yungblud has now opened up about how the event left him ready to embark on “another adventure” (pictured in February).
In addition to stifling queues where fans reported being denied water by security, disabled festival-goers also pointed out a number of dangers that made access extremely difficult for wheelchair users, with one accessible parking spot £ 27, more more than half the cost of the ticket itself.
In response to claims that security members were seen “smoking marijuana while at work,” AEG said: “AEG has strict policies regarding illegal substances and has forwarded this allegation to the appropriate external team for a thorough investigation of this claim.”
On one individual’s TikTok, media critic posted a video of the huge winding queues along with the caption: “When you wait three hours in the heat with no water to see your favorites.”
Another posted a video with the caption: “The line is horrendous at Bludfest.” Jazmin (Bean, the opening act) is playing and hardly anyone has come in yet,” while a third said they didn’t think the venue was “fit for purpose.”
Some attendees reported that festival security was busy smoking marijuana while attendees waited in the intense heat.
Speaking to the BBC about the experience at the new summer festival, Jessica Hedges, 21, from Northampton, detailed her nightmare day which ended with her at home recovering from heat stroke, without having seen a single act.
She described seeing several people, including children, overheating in the sun.
‘Many people fainted; vomit. “People were going home and the kids were hot,” he explained.
“We had been begging for water and they told us we would get it once we were at the place…I finally passed out and never made it into the place.”
One festival-goer even told the BBC that she had fainted while queuing in the unbearable heat without water and was never able to make it to the Bludfest site.
Following the day’s event, fans took to social media to share their “horrible” experiences, detailing four-hour queues with no water outside (pictured).
One festival-goer even told the BBC that she had fainted while queuing in the unbearable heat and was never able to reach the venue.
Jessica said security staff had offered her no support or sympathy after she almost collapsed in the grueling queues.
The festival was promoted as the “largest gathering ever” for alternative people where “the outsider can come in.”
In TikTok videos, YungBlud explained that he wanted it to be a space for people to “make friends” and that it will be the “largest gathering of our culture ever” with a “Camden Market-inspired pub” inside.
Other festival-goers gave similar reports of negligence by security staff who they said were unavailable to offer water or refused to do so to those queuing for hours. One described “the lack of attention” as “appalling.”