The career of a rising musician has many hurdles. Having released his self-titled 3rd album in 2022 Dominic Harrison, aka Yungblud, failed to succumb to second album syndrome and now faces his next obstacle, how to transition from playing venues that hold a few thousand to arenas that hold over 10,000 night after night.
The challenge is especially tricky when you consider what Yungblud stands for. Poster boy for misfits, oddballs, rejects, freaks and outcasts his previously much smaller shows prided themselves on creating a sense of community and family for a night, where the minorities could feel in the majority.
It’s a challenge he addresses directly himself between songs tonight by admitting his biggest fear about playing rooms so large was if he’d still be able to feel close to the crowd. “You’re Yungblud!” he exclaims, a moment before he enters the crowd, climbs the stairs into the lower tier and finds a vantage point to end fleabag, “you don’t mind if I stand on your chair do you?”
