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Yungblud has teased a new 'rock opera album' inspired by his music festival which took place over the summer - despite fan's disappointments.
The rocker, 27, who's real name is Dominic Harrison, explained how the crowd had spurred him on to complete the four-year long project.
Dubbed the 'biggest ever gathering for alternative people,' Bludfest was branded 'not fit for purpose' after one person fainted and thousands of people were left queuing for three hours in blistering heat back in August.
However, brushing off fans disappointments, Yungblud has now told of how the event left him ready to take on 'another adventure.'
'It’s a f***ing rock opera,' he said of his upcoming album in an interview with The Sun.
'It’s just been mixed. And what is so amazing is that Bludfest inspired so much of this album.'
Yungblud has teased a new 'rock opera album' inspired by his music festival which took place over the summer - despite fans disappointments (pictured at Coachella in 2013)
The rocker, 27, who's real name is Dominic Harrison, explained how the crowd had spurred him on to complete the four-year long project (pictured at Bludfest)
He added: 'The crowd really gave me so much inspiration to finish this project that I’ve been making for four years, and really go for it more than I’ve ever done before.'
Bludfest, organised by the singer-songwriter took place at the Milton Keyes Bowl in August.
The Doncaster-born star organised the one-day festival, which he headlined himself, but fans were left disappointed at the 'chaotic' event.
One festival goer even told the BBC that she had passed out while queuing in the unbearable heat without water and was never able to make it into the venue.
Another claimed to the Tab that security staff 'didn’t care in the slightest about the wellbeing of the queue' and were 'smoking weed'.
Following the day event, fans took to social media to share their 'horrific' experiences, detailing four hour long queues without water or toilets.
Some frustrated fans reported completely missing some of the acts with some even claiming to have turned round and given up after queuing for hours in the blistering heat where there were no refilling stations available.
Fans described begging security for water after finishing their own supplies, only to be refused by staff who showed an 'awful' lack of care.
Dubbed the 'biggest ever gathering for alternative people,' Bludfest was branded 'not fit for purpose' after one person fainted and thousands were left queuing in blistering heat (pictured in July)
However, brushing off fans disappointments, Yungblud has now told of how the event left him ready to take on 'another adventure' (pictured in February)
Alongside sweltering queues where fans reported being denied water by security, disabled festival goers also pointed to a number of hazards that made access extremely difficult for wheelchair users, with an accessible car parking spot £27, more than half the cost of the ticket itself.
Responding to claims that members of security were seen 'smoking marijuana while on the job, AEG said: 'AEG have strict policies regarding illegal substances and have forwarded this allegation to the appropriate external team for a thorough investigation of this claim.'
In one individual's TikTok, they half critically posted a video of the huge winding queues alongside the caption: 'When you wait three hours in the heat with no water to see your faves'.
Another posted a video with the caption: 'Queue is horrendous at Bludfest. Jazmin [Bean, the opening act] is playing and hardly anyone is in yet' while a third said they didn't think the venue was 'fit for purpose'.
Some attendees reported security at the festival were busy smoking weed while attendees waited in the powerful heat.
Speaking the the BBC about the experience at the brand new summer festival, Jessica Hedges, 21, from Northampton, detailed her nightmare day that ended with her at home recovering from heatstroke, having not seen a single act.
She described seeing a number of people, including children, overheating in the sun.
'Many people fainted; threw up. People went home and kids were overheating,' she explained.
'We had been begging for water and were told we'd get it once we were in the venue... I eventually passed out and never made it into the venue.'
One festival goer even told the BBC that she had passed out while queuing in the unbearable heat without water and was never able to make it into the venue at Bludfest
Following the day event, fans took to social media to share their 'horrific' experiences, detailing four hour long queues without water outside (pictured)
One festival goer even told the BBC that she had passed out while queuing in the unbearable heat and was never able to make it into the venue
Jessica said that security staff had failed to offer any support or sympathy after she nearly collapsed in the exhausting queues.
The festival was marketed as the 'biggest ever gathering' for alternative people where 'the outsider gets to come inside'.
In TikTok videos, YungBlud explained that he wanted it to be a space for people to 'make friends' and it will be the 'biggest gathering of our culture ever' with a 'Camden market inspired pub' inside.
Other festival goers gave similar reports of negligence on behalf of security staff who they claimed either weren't on hand to offer water or refused to do so for those queuing for hours. One described 'the lack of care' as 'awful'.
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