Yungblud wants Bludfest to become “two-day” worldwide event with The Cure and Bring Me The Horizon

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Yungblud has spoken about the future of Bludfest, and explained that he hopes to make the festival into a “two-day” worldwide event.The first instalment of the Doncaster musician’s own festival took place at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes on August 11, and also saw him perform the biggest show of his career to date.It came with a star-studded line-up too, with appearances from the likes of Lil Yachty, 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.Now, following the 2024 edition of the live music event wrapping up – and overcoming some obstacles along the way – Yungblud has opened up about how he sees the festival growing over time.Speaking to Kerrang!, the artist, whose real name is Dominic Harrison, revealed that he doesn’t just have plans to continue the festival, but he also wants to make it into an international event, and run for double the length of time.“My plan is to take it to Paris and Prague and Australia,” he said. “I’d love for it to be a two-day event.”Explaining who else he’d like to enlist, he shared which big names he would want to lock in for Bludfest 2.0. “I’d love to have Bring Me The Horizon and The Cure,” he explained. “I’d love to see incredible young artists like Lola Young rise up the ranks and headline it.”Not only did this year’s opening edition of the festival see performances from huge names across the world of rock, punk and rap, it also saw Yungblud implement a pricing strategy that made the event more affordable for fans.Unlike most other, more established festivals, Bludfest 2024 saw tickets start at just £49.50, making a conscious effort to make live.