[Sunday, June 28, 2026] Grammy Award-winning rock star Yungblud headlined for a crowd of 20,000 at Bludfest Year 3 in Hradec Králové, Czechia yesterday.
Created by the 28-year-old Brit, the one-day festival featured performances across three stages from Primal Scream, Biffy Clyro, Palaye Royale, Pale Waves, Jesse Jo Stark, Nieve Ella, Destroy Lonely, Leap, Pam Rabbit, and more.
Taking to the stage to deafening screams, Yungblud opened his headline set with the brooding introduction to his nine-minute epic Hello Heaven, Hello, before a confetti blast ignited the crowd. Clearly exhilarated, he launched into the raucous Lovesick Lullaby amid bursts of pyrotechnics, first greeting the crowd in Czech and shouting the instruction, “ruce nahoru” (“hands up”).
Across a career-spanning set, he ripped through material from all four studio albums and his collaborative EP with Aerosmith, including fan favourite The Funeral, My Only Angel, and the Grammy-nominated Zombie.
As is tradition, the Doncaster musician scanned the audience for handmade signs when it came time to play the anthemic Fleabag before declaring, “There are a lot of signs out there tonight. There’s a very young kid, in a Nirvana t-shirt back there… bring him up!” The youngster was escorted onstage to take on rhythm guitar duties for the song, with Yungblud exclaiming, “This is what Rock n’ Roll is about.”
Lowlife had the crowd bouncing in unison, while a staple tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne; a stunning rendition of Changes, drew a hush over the audience.
Toward the close of the set’s main part, Yungblud brought the festival’s female-led team onstage to pay tribute, saying, “I just want to say, that this festival is built by powerful f*cking women. Thank you.”
