Yungblud has performed at his first-ever instalment of BLUDFEST and brought out Lil Yachty as a surprise guest during his set. Check out footage and the full setlist below.
Taking place at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes this past weekend (August 11), the event marked the first-ever edition of the new festival, and the biggest show of the singer’s career to date.
It also saw appearances from Soft Play, Nessa Barrett, The Damned, Lola Young, Jazmin Bean, Noahfinnce, Jesse Jo Stark, Landon Barker (the son of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker), Hannah Grae, Aziya and more.
During his set, Yungblud – real name Dominic Harrison – opened with back-to-back renditions of ‘Superdeadfriends’, ‘I Love You, Will You Marry Me?’, ‘The Funeral’ and ‘California’, before breaking out various fan favourites including ‘Breakdown’, ‘Parents’ and ‘Lowlife’.
A highlight of the gig, however, came 12 songs into the 17-song setlist, when the singer surprised fans by bringing out Lil Yachty for a rendition of their joint track ‘When We Die (Can We Still Get High?)’. The song marked Harrison’s first single of 2024, and had been in the works with the rapper since 2019.
Other standout moments during the set came as Yungblud performed ‘Fleabag’ and invited three lucky fans on stage with him to play the guitar to the 2021 song.
Later in the set, he also broke out a rendition of the 2019 song ‘I Think I’m OKAY’ – a collaborative track which he released with Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker. Check out more footage of the set, fan reactions, and the full setlist below.
BLUDFEST WAS FOOKIN SICK!!! 2nd time seeing @yungblud and this man always knows how to put on a show. Here's some highlights from the set, apologies for the audio quality at parts
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— Fraser (@Parxgon) August 12, 2024
WE LOVE YOU @yungblud #BLUDFEST YEAR 1 BABYYY pic.twitter.com/2VVWfbiST1
— Willowed
Fearless Edition
Yeah.. he’s made it
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— 𝙅𝙚𝙯𝙚𝙗𝙚𝙡 (misses bludfest !!) ♱✩ (@Jxblud) August 11, 2024
Yungblud’s BLUDFEST setlist was:
‘superdeadfriends’
‘I Love You, Will You Marry Me’
‘The Funeral’
‘California’
‘strawberry lipstick’
‘fleabag’
‘breakdown.’
‘mars’
‘ice cream man’
‘Anarchist’
‘parents’
‘When We Die (Can We Still Get High?)’ (with Lil Yachty)
‘Sex Not Violence’
‘I Think I’m OKAY’ (mgk cover)
‘Lowlife’
‘god save me, but don’t drown me out’
‘Loner’
Earlier this year, Yungblud spoke to NME about his big plans for BLUDFEST shortly after the festival was announced.
“BLUDFEST is happening! I’m launching my own festival. I had the idea to do it last November. I just had fucking insomnia one night and thought, ‘What’s the next thing we can do that is really a staple and just pushes the boundaries?’” he said.
“This whole thing has been about fucking with people. When the press don’t write about us, when labels don’t want us, when festivals don’t take us seriously, when people don’t take my generation seriously, let’s just poke the bear every time and piss everyone off to see if we can get away with it.”
He also emphasised how the event was centred around the idea of building “a community”, and explained how he intentionally wanted to keep ticket prices low to make it more accessible for fans.
“That’s what I’m saying: it’s about £50 for 10 or more bands, all in. That is it; we’re not even making money – we’re just doing it for the fucking tunes,” he said. “I’m excited. It’s all about saying ‘Thanks for this moment’. I’ve had so many arguments about the price-point but that’s it.”
Since announcing BLUDFEST, Yungblud has defended the event from critics who have questioned the intent behind it as well as its “overall authenticity”. “Music belongs to the people,” he said. “That’s the way it should be.”
In other Yungblud news, Harrison recently joined Placebo on stage in France for a version of ‘Nancy Boy’, and admitted during an interview that he grew up thinking that Rod Stewart was his grandfather.
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