Yungblud‘s first version of his personal pageant, Bludfest, had some teething issues. Though the pageant was profitable in some ways when it befell on the Milton Keynes Bowl in August, its inaugural version suffered from hours-long queues, which proved additional disagreeable for punters given it was additionally very popular.

The incident led to many followers lacking out on a few of the acts taking part in earlier within the day. Promoters AEG blamed the disruption on “rigorous and heightened safety measures, put in place following latest unprecedented occasions [the Southport riots took place not long before] which have taken place within the UK, to make sure the protection of all followers arriving onsite, which is our primary precedence”.

Now, because the pageant’s second version has been introduced, Yungblud has addressed the half he performed to attempt to make it a greater expertise.

“We have now taken issues into our personal palms much more, as a result of I used to be backstage, fucking screaming at individuals,” he tells NME. “One measurement for artists doesn’t match all, that’s why I put this pageant on within the first place. My fanbase flip up early. The individuals who had been placing on the occasion weren’t ready for that, they had been used to individuals filtering in all through the day.

“I used to be on the cellphone to Milton Keynes police, being like, ‘You’ve obtained to fucking open extra gates!’ Largest present of my life, and I’m fucking giving it – just like the chicken from EastEnders, within the pub – screaming at individuals! I’m very a lot accountable for this pageant this yr – much more. As a result of we did it as soon as, all of the fuckers on the high 1734583263 imagine that we are able to really do it.”

Bludfest will return to Milton Keynes Bowl on twenty first June 2025. The road-up introduced to this point consists of the likes of Chase Atlantic, Denzel Curry Blackbear, Rachel Chinouriri and Peach PRC.