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Scottish Sun
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Chart-topping UK rock star announces surprise intimate Scots gig
It's not the venue you'd have expected. Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) YUNGBLUD has announced a massive show in Scotland this summer. The chart-topping rock star, 27, is heading to Dundee Livehouse on July 10 to celebrate the release of his new album. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 1 Yungblud is coming to Scotland for a special gig. Credit: Getty It's part of a run of 'Up Close & Personal' record store dates across the UK to mark IDOLS which comes out on June 20. He will be playing songs off the album that are stripped back and sharing stories about how the songs were made. Tickets will be on sale from tomorrow at 11am. Yungblud's last two albums went to number one in the UK and broke into the Billboard Hot 100. His back catalogue has accumulated an astonishing six billion streams globally. The 12-track new album, recorded in Leeds, is Yungblud's most ambitious yet. 'Idols' makes up the first part of a double album, with the release date of part two yet to be announced. He recently told how he was in tip top condition after hitting the gym to get fit ahead of summer shows. His new muscles have given him some fighting spirit, with the punk rocker revealing he wants to bring back celebrity sparring matches after training with former IBO welterweight champ Chris Van Heerden. While he also convinced an Oscar-nominated actress to star in his new music video. NYPD forced to shut down Times Square after rapper Yungblud tweets his location and HUNDREDS of fans turn up to meet him Florence Pugh plays a nurse in the vid for new track Zombie. Yungblud got the inspiration for her character when his grandma was in hospital and he saw firsthand the amazing work that nurses do. Actress Florence, who starred alongside Harry Styles in 2022 film Don't Worry Darling, was filming for the music video in London last month.
Perth Now
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Yungblud contemplated career move into politics
Yungblud has contemplated becoming a politician. The 'Fleabag' rocker - who will release his new album 'Idols' in June - has built an inclusive community of fans and does what he can to "provide some good somewhere", so it's no surprise that the thought of being a politician crossed his mind. Appearing on BBC One's 'Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg', he said when asked if he has ever considered a career in politics: 'I have actually thought about that, I know it's crazy. 'I feel like you start something as a musician and then you kind of connect with people on the daily, like I always make an effort to see people outside the gigs and see people walk around the festival. 'This whole community was built on human connection, about how people live and what people struggle with. I thought maybe one day, I think I could do something that would be, I could provide some good somewhere. 'I think that has actually crossed my mind – Yungblud the politician.' Elsewhere, the 27-year-old star - whose real name is Dominic Harrison - revealed he has "embraced my masculinity" on his follow-up to his 2022 self-titled LP and challenged what is to be masculine. He said: "With this album, I said at the start of it, I really want to embrace my masculinity, which is a crazy thing to say in 2025. 'What went into this new album was, like, there is a different type of masculinity. There is a beautiful, pure, loving, caring, but also … I like to box, I like to sing, but I also like to wear a kilt." He continued: 'There's a new type of masculinity that can be out there and that can be shown, and, as I say, with this community what I want to give is I want to give love and pure love.'
Perth Now
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Yungblud to release Idols album in June
Yungblud is set to release his new album in June. The 27-year-old music star has announced plans to release 'Idols', his fourth studio album, on June 20, and the 12-track record has been described as Yungblud's most ambitious album to date. The singer - whose real name is Dominic Harrison - said: "I wanted to make a project that didn't focus on singles or anything else except feeling and world-building … A project with no limitations." Yungblud actually produced the new album a few miles from where he grew up in Leeds, in northern England, because he wanted to minimise distractions during the recording process. The album explores a variety of themes, including hero-worship and seeking validation. Yungblud - who released his debut album, '21st Century Liability', back in 2018 - said: "We turn to others for an identity before turning to ourselves. Self-belief, self-reclamation, self-evolution and change. As we grow up, we lose our belief in magic and mystery. We begin to rationalise everything; our cage walls build up. "We compare ourselves to 15 different people before we've even had our breakfast." Asked to describe his new record, Yungblud replied: "A love letter to self-reclamation … to rock music … [and] to life; in all it's f****** madness." The upcoming album will feature 'Lovesick Lullaby', the single that Yungblud released in April. 'Idols' will actually be the first part of a double album, with the release date of part two yet to be confirmed. Meanwhile, Yungblud previously admitted that he relishes the experience of touring with new music. The singer - who worked as an actor before his music career took off - actually enjoys the challenge of having a jam-packed touring schedule. Speaking to The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column, Yungblud explained: "People moan about being in a band but we f****** love it. We love travelling, playing rock 'n' roll shows, partying. We're lucky and we won't forget that. We've got the best fans. "I believe we put on the best rock 'n' roll show, under 30, on the planet right now. We'll have a nervous breakdown when we're 30. But it's just great at the minute."
