Tired of inflated ticket prices, Yungblud is launching his own affordable music festival
Yungblud is hoping to shake up the world of overpriced music festivals by setting a good example
By SIAN WATSON
Published - Mar 21, 2024, 02:12 PM ET
Last Updated - Mar 21, 2024, 02:13 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Tired of inflated ticket prices, recording artist Yungblud is launching his own affordable music festival.
Bludfest takes place on Aug. 11 in the iconic Milton Keynes Bowl, which in the past has hosted the likes of David Bowie and Green Day in Buckinghamshire, England, northwest of London.
Yungblud, whose real name is Dom Harrison, thinks that currently festivals are “unrepresentative of people” — so he’s fixing the price point of Bludfest at 49.50 pounds (around $63).
“It’s like massive ticket charges, massive prices that most of the time aren’t really going to the artist anyway,” he said of typical festival prices in a recent interview with The Associated Press.
