Yungblud: Gibson Artist Achieves Third #1 Album in the UK
July 19 - September 18
Gibson is proud to congratulate internationally acclaimed British rocker,Yungblud, whose fourth studio album IDOLS has debuted as the #1 album in the UK this week on the Official Albums Chart. IDOLS–the first installment of a double album–marks Yungblud, aka Dominic Harrison’s third #1 album in the UK.
Yungblud’s #1 chart debut caps a thrilling week for the Gibson artist, including headlining the second annual installment of his own music festival creation BludFest Festival in Milton Keynes, England (June 21). Yungblud created BludFest with the intention of curating a more inclusive, accessible, and affordable festival experience for his community of music fans. During the successful sophomore year of the day-long BludFest, he was joined by Billy Idol during the headline set, with a supporting bill including Chase Atlantic, blackbear, Denzel Curry, as well as British rising stars Rachel Chinouriri and Nieve Ella. Gibson provided a pop-up guitar shop onsite for festival goers to try guitars and take photos with Yungblud’s signature Epiphone SG Jr. Yungblud also signed one of his signature guitars and gave it away directly to one lucky fan during Bludfest. Additionally, the Gibson Garage London will have an extremely limited amount of Yungblud’s signature SG Jr.’s signed by the artist himself.
Yungblud sat down with the Gibson Gazette to talk about the inspiration for IDOLS, “I hit 27 and I thought the first iteration of Yungblud had come to a close and come to an end. I really wanted to create something that would stretch the imagination right now and, fundamentally, attempt something classic and timeless. Not to sound like the past, but to take the listener out of any period of time. Music at the minute is so much about dopamine and less about depth, and that’s why songs are big for a second and then they fall off the face of the earth. Everyone is putting a time limit on their ideas by making it so specific. We really wanted to make something larger than life and ambitious, and big. I want bedroom producers to shit themselves!”
Listen to IDOLS, the new album from Yungblud HERE.
IDOLS was recorded just outside of where Yungblud grew up in the north of England, with producer Matt Schwartz at the helm, Bob Bradley on additional production, and guitarist Adam Warrington. A full 9 minutes and 6 seconds his first single “Hello Heaven, Hello” premiered on BBC Radio 1 and garnered widespread airplay across the U.S. The raucous, “Lovesick Lullaby” followed and was described by the BBC as “combining Liam Gallagher’s sneer with Beach Boys’ harmonies.” Watch the stunning performance visual for the focus track “Ghosts.” featuring one of the strongest vocal performances of his career.
Yungblud’s latest and most profound single to date, “Zombie,” features a stunning cinematic video, a creative collaboration starring the Academy Award-nominated actress, Florence Pugh who Yungblud considers to be “our best export at the minute and a truly great British artist.” An ode to healthcare workers, the video depicts Pugh as a UK National Health Service nurse struggling to cope with the incredible pressures faced by frontline workers in an underfunded healthcare system.
Watch/share the striking video for “Zombie” HERE.
On IDOLS, Yungblud fully explores the theme of hero-worship; how we look to others for validation, often putting others’ lives on a pedestal at the expense of the richness of our own experiences. “We turn to others for an identity before turning to ourselves,” says Yungblud. “Self-belief, self-reclamation, self-evolution, and change. As we grow up, we lose our belief in magic and mystery, and we begin to rationalize everything; our cage walls build up.” He adds, “We compare ourselves to 15 different people before we’ve even had our breakfast.”
A force of nature, Yungblud has undeniably become the voice of the new generation, using his music to unite and empower the youth of today. The 27-year-old artist is known for voicing what he feels are major concerns for his generation including gentrification, assault, troubled upbringings, and political corruption. He has built and nurtured a vast collective of dedicated fans around the globe–a close-knit family that’s grown into the millions and has accumulated an astonishing 6 billion streams globally.
Catch Yungblud on his Idols World Tour in the following cities below. For tickets, visit https://www.yungbludofficial.com/tour/
IDOLS WORLD TOUR –
07/19 – Electric Castle Festival – Bontida
08/08 – Open Flair Festival – Eschwege
08/09 – Rocco Del Schilacko 2025 – Puttlingen
08/10 – Taubertal-Festival – Rothenberg Ob Der Tauber
08/16 – Summer Sonic Tokyo – Chiba, Chiba
08/17 – Summer Sonic Osaka – Osaka, Osaka
NORTH AMERICA
08/23 – Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles, CA
08/24 – The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA
08/26 – The Union – Salt Lake City, UT
08/28 – The Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO
08/30 – ACL Live at The Moody Theater – Austin, TX
08/31 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
09/02 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
09/06 – 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C.
09/09 – The Rave/Eagles Club – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
09/10 – The Fillmore Detroit – Detroit, MI
09/12 – Riviera Theatre – Chicago, IL
09/14 – Agora Theatre and Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
09/16 – Brooklyn Paramount – Brooklyn, NY
09/18 – The Fillmore Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA
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About Yungblud:
Yungblud is fast becoming one of the key musical voices of his generation, blending influences from Rock, Punk and Pop to monumental effect. His arena-filling performances around the world have cemented his place as one Britain’s most electrifying musical exports. He has received several accolades, including the MTV EMA for Best Alternative (2021) and the O2 Silver Clef Award for Best Live Act (2022). Known for his electrifying stage presence and boundary-pushing lyrics, Yungblud continues to challenge conventions while inspiring fans worldwide with messages of authenticity and acceptance. In 2024, Yungblud debuted own curated festival Bludfest and released his first book, the instant No1 Sunday Times Best Seller, ‘You Need to Exist: A Book to Love and Destroy’ on Penguin Books.
About Gibson:
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