YUNGBLUD ANNOUNCES UK ARENA HEADLINE TOUR FOR FEBRUARY 2023
INCLUDING DATE AT OVO WEMBLEY ARENA
TICKETS ON SALE AUGUST 25TH 9AM
August 19th– Today, internationally acclaimed, multiple- award winning British musician YUNGBLUD has announced ‘YUNGBLUD, the world tour’, with headline dates across the UK for February 2023. After selling over 70,000 tickets last year- including a sold-out date at London’s Alexandra Palace – this tour will see YUNGBLUD take to the stage at seven arenas around the UK, concluding with a date at London’s OVO Arena Wembley. This announcement comes alongside huge headline shows in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Mexico as part of ‘YUNGBLUD, the world tour’. Supporting YUNGBLUD, British pop-punk band Neck Deep will be special guests across UK dates only.
The announcement comes ahead of the release of YUNGBLUD’s highly anticipated self-titled third studio album [Locomotion/Polydor Records], which will be released on September 2nd. The album features previously released fan favourites ‘The Funeral,’ ‘Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today,’ and ‘Memories’ Ft. Willow. The recently announced YUNGBLUD DELUXE BUNDLES will feature his latest ferocious single ‘The Emperor’, which was selected as the official 2022 anthem for ESPN’s College Football Season. Fans can pre-order the highly anticipated album now to gain access to pre-sale tickets from August 22nd – pre-order here. General on sale Thursday 25th August at 9am. For tickets and more information please visit- https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist-yungblud-938602
Throughout this tour, YUNGBLUD will be teaming up with Show Support, to offer specialist mental health support for fans attending the concerts. The aim is to provide a safe space for fans at shows, with access to qualified mental health professionals to help with any experiences related to panic attacks, anxiety, or other mental health related concerns. Fans will be able to access this support before, during and after the shows. During the shows, a safe space, fully equipped with qualified councillors, alongside a helpdesk to answer any questions will be available. This support will expand beyond the arenas, with a dedicated email helpline being established to answer any queries related to mental health from YUNGBLUD fans before, during and after the show.
YUNGBLUD has undeniably become a rock ‘n’ roll pillar for Gen-Z, while harnessing support from Rock Legends such as Mick Jagger, Ozzy Osborne, Steve Jones and Dave Grohl. This June, YUNGBLUD took to the stage for his explosive Glastonbury debut on the iconic John Peel tent, subsequently sending his past two Albums ‘21th Century Liability’ and ‘Weird’ straight back into the top 15 on the UK album chart. This year has also seen YUNGBLUD wrap up his SOLD OUT European, Australian and New Zealand ‘LIFE ON MARS’ headline tour.
About YUNGBLUD
Yungblud can’t remember a time before music: at the age of two, he picked up a guitar from his father’s instrument shop, and from that moment, his lifelong love affair began. Born in Yorkshire, Dominic Harrison began writing his own songs at 10 years old, enticed by the thrill of catharsis and self-expression he couldn’t find anywhere else. Since his self-titled debut EP in 2018, the 24-year-old’s lyrics have found universality in introspection, reckoning with sexuality, gender, class, gentrification and mental illness with disarming honesty in order to encapsulate the spirit of his generation. His fans are legion, and the numbers are reflective of this resonance: Harrison has 7.6 million Spotify Monthly Listeners, 4.5 million followers on TikTok and total YouTube views in nine figures. Harrison’s first creative statement was his 2018 debut album 21st Century Liability, which cemented his status as a fearlessly individual artist who thrived on breaking cultural taboos in his lyrics. This was succeeded by his 2019 EP, hope for the underrated youth, which debuted in the Top 10 of the UK Official Albums Chart. In its wake, the accolades started totting up: he was shortlisted for the BBC Sound of 2020 poll and subsequently crowned the MTV Push: Ones to Watch winner. Harrison more than fulfilled this promise with his second record, weird!, which topped the UK album chart and is now certified gold. After having performed headline tours across Asia, North America and Europe, the incredible success of weird! allowed Harrison to perform a sold-out, five night residency at London’s Kentish Town Forum and a date at the 10,000-cap Alexandra Palace to give his fans the live experience they sacrificed during the pandemic. Now, Harrison’s sights are set firmly on the future with the release of his hotly-awaited third album, Yungblud in September 2022, which is primed to be his greatest era yet.
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