Yungblud teases new ‘rock opera album’ inspired by his music festival – despite fans disappointment over ‘not fit for purpose’ event

Yungblud has teased a new ‘rock opera album’ inspired by his music festival that took place last summer – despite fans’ disappointments.

The 27-year-old rocker, whose real name is Dominic Harrison, explained how the public had urged him to complete the four-year project.

Bludfest, dubbed the ‘largest ever gathering for alternative people’, was branded ‘not fit for purpose’ after one person fainted and thousands of people queued for three hours in sweltering heat in August.

But Yungblud has brushed off his fans’ disappointment and has now opened up about how the event left him ready to embark on ‘a new adventure’.

“It’s a fucking rock opera,” he said of his upcoming album in an interview with The sun.

“It’s just mixed. And what’s so great is that Bludfest inspired so much of this album.”

The 27-year-old rocker, whose real name is Dominic Harrison, explained how the public urged him to complete the four-year project (pictured at Bludfest)

He added: “The audience has really given me so much inspiration to finish this project that I’ve been working on for four years and really push harder than ever before.”

Bludfest, hosted by the singer-songwriter, took place at the Milton Keyes Bowl in August.

The Doncaster-born star organized the one-day festival, which he headlined, but fans were left disappointed by the ‘chaotic’ event.

One festival goer even mentioned it BBC that she fainted while standing in line in the unbearable heat without water and could never reach the venue.

Another claimed so the tab that the security staff were ‘not concerned at all about the welfare of the queue’ and were ‘smoking weed’.

Following the day’s event, fans took to social media to share their ‘horrifying’ experiences, describing four-hour queues without water or toilets.

Some frustrated fans reported missing some acts completely, while some even claimed to have turned around and given up after queuing for hours in the sweltering heat where no refill stations were available.

Fans described begging for water after using up their own supply, only to be refused by staff who showed an ‘appalling’ lack of care.

Bludfest, dubbed the ‘largest ever gathering for alternative people’, was branded ‘not fit for purpose’ after one person fainted and thousands queued in the sweltering heat (pictured in July)

But to allay his fans’ disappointment, Yungblud has now opened up about how the event left him ready to embark on ‘a new adventure’ (pictured in February)

As well as sweltering queues where fans reported being denied water by security, disabled festival goers also pointed out a number of hazards that made access extremely difficult for wheelchair users, with accessible parking costing £27, more than half the price of the ticket itself.

In response to claims that security force members ‘smoked marijuana while on duty, AEG said: ‘AEG has a strict policy regarding illegal substances and has forwarded this allegation to the appropriate external team for a thorough investigation into this claim .’

On one person’s TikTok, they half-critically posted a video of the huge winding queues with the caption: ‘When you wait three hours in the heat with no water to see your favourites’.

Another posted a video with the caption: ‘The queue is terrible at Bludfest. Jasmin [Bean, the opening act] is playing and there’s hardly anyone in yet’, while a third said they didn’t think the venue was ‘fit for purpose’.

Some attendees reported that security at the festival was busy smoking weed while attendees waited in the powerful heat.

Speaking to the BBC about the experience at the brand new summer festival, Jessica Hedges, 21, from Northampton, described her nightmare day which ended as she recovered from heatstroke at home without seeing a single act.

She described seeing a number of people, including children, overheating in the sun.

“Many people fainted; surrendered. People went home and the kids overheated,” she explained.

“We begged for water and were told we would get it as soon as we got into the venue… I ended up passing out and never got into the venue.”

One festivalgoer even told the BBC that she fainted while queuing in the unbearable heat without water and was never able to reach the Bludfest venue.

After the event on the day, fans shared their ‘horrific’ experiences on social media, describing four-hour queues with no water outside (pictured)

One festivalgoer even told the BBC that she fainted while queuing in the unbearable heat and was never able to make it into the venue.

Jessica said security staff offered no support or compassion after she almost collapsed in the exhausting queues.

The festival was marketed as the ‘largest gathering ever’ for alternative people, where ‘the outsider is allowed to come in’.

In TikTok videos, YungBlud explained that he wanted it to be a space where people can “make friends” and that it will be the “largest gathering of our culture ever” featuring a “Camden Market-inspired pub.”

Other festival goers gave similar reports of negligence on behalf of security staff who they said were not present to offer water or refused to do so for those queuing for hours. One described ‘the lack of care’ as ‘appalling’.