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15 – 3Arena, Dublin
17 – First Direct Arena, Leeds
18 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff
20 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
23 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
24 – The O2, London
25 – AO Arena, Manchester
These shows will follow a brief run of intimate UK dates, dubbed ‘Idols – Up Close And Personal’, next month and Yungblud’s headline tours in North America and Europe later this year. BludFest 2 takes place in Milton Keynes on June 21.
‘Idols’ – part one of the singer-songwriter’s double fourth album – is due for release on June 20. He has already previewed the project with the singles ‘Hello Heaven, Hello’, ‘Lovesick Lullaby’ and ‘Zombie’ – the latter of which is accompanied by a Florence Pugh-starring music video.
At the end of 2024, Yungblud exclusively revealed to NME that he had a “double album” in the works. “The new album centres around the idea of self-love and self-reclamation that allows people to feel seen, and emit this light,” he told us at the time.
“You can be seen for who you truly are, no matter where you’re from or what you believe… That’s what I needed to write an album about.”
During an earlier interview, he told NME that he had been inspired by the likes of Oasis, The Verve, Primal Scream, My Chemical Romance, David Bowie and Madonna on the Britpop-influenced LP.
In other news, Yungblud has criticised the current cost of festival tickets, saying he “100 per cent” agrees that prices have “got out of hand”. He spoke about his vow to make BludFest 2 affordable for fans (£65), “because that’s the way it should be”.
“In this world, there is nothing you can’t achieve if you are doing it from a place of truth, and for the right reason,” Yungblud said.