Yungblud is preparing to launch ‘The Weird Time of Life Tour,’ in support of his latest album ‘weird!’ The tour is starting tomorrow at 6pm in London however, there is something different about this world tour, the entire thing is going to be digital. Utilising the digital technology of live streaming is allowing Yungblud to embark on an ambitious world tour without actually leaving the country, or in-fact even visiting the British cities which are on the list.
Fans who have ordered ‘weird!’ which is due to release in earnest December 4th which is, according to NME, ‘due to vinyl production delays,’ are eligible to one free ticket for the tour which is going to showcase the song’s which Yungblud has slaved over and sat on for so long now. The tour is due to begin in London, then continue on to Glasgow, Manchester, Dublin, and then to Europe in a series of concerts which will be livestreamed to fans in each location every day from the 16th to the 23rd of November. After a sort break the American leg of the tour will then begin on the 30th of November and continuing through the first week of December.
Tickets for the event are refreshingly affordable, which shows that Yungblud is at least taking into account the fact that the events are digital live streams and not comparable to the real events. This fact does seem to have sadly been lost on some artists or labels who still seem to be charging a similar ticket price for a live stream than one might pay for a real concert. Fortunately tickets for Yungblud’s digital world tour are quite cheap, just £4.65 per ticket including a small service charge.
Yungblud has been holding onto the physical release of this ‘weird!’ album for a while now, with coronavirus restrictions delaying production of vinyl copies and leaving fans with preorders waiting eagerly until December now. Fortunately for those eager to hear the sounds of Yungblud, many of the tracks from the album have now been released digitally with the latest single ‘cotton candy (the morning after)’ the latest one to drop yesterday. The tune has already clocked 177,026 views in the 24 hours since its upload, an impressive feat for an artist in the alternative genre.
‘cotton candy (the morning after),’ has a simplistic acoustic feel which seems to lie somewhere between Oasis and Blink 182 and Yungblud has all of the Punk energy of both. Yungblud deals with a number of issues on the minds of young people today. Most notably the issue of modern sexuality and is actively encouraging of experiencing such things without shame and lightly encourage’s promiscuity, as the lyrics subtly hint at the singer taking part in encounters with numerous different partners.
Yungblud is an androgynous figure and like many indie and alternative artists at the moment is something of a champion for the LGBT community as he messes with gender stereotypes using both lyrics and appearance.