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Yungblud at the O2: Crowning glory for rock’s heir to the throne
But it’s a strange thing: he hasn’t really made total sense until this moment. As in, he was always a massive rock star who now finally has the massive rock star stages to strut around on. Previously – at least among snooty media – Yungblud was a curio. A highly likeable punk kid, articulate, outspoken about mental health, fearlessly political, funny, good-looking, he was too poppy to please the metallers, too much of a showman for slouching hipsters, and his teen appeal was just not the done thing; heavy forbid rock n roll, a music invented by and for teenagers, should actually have a teenage audience. And yet through sheer force of will, he has built and built his crowd, working hard, building his “family” and just making it happen – this was a guy who couldn’t get booked for festivals, so he simply put on his own; this summer the 3rd Bludfest takes place in Czechia.
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