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Yungblud tour blasts off
Digitally savvy, gender fluid, angry, sad – this is music for the masses of the modern age
Yungblud – aka Dominic Harrison – hurtles on stage
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KENNY MacASKILL relishes a fictionalised account of the life and death of the principled Irish anti-colonialist, executed for betraying his English imperial masters
FIONA O’CONNOR admires an ambitious first novel that loosens South Africa’s rainbow collective to examine the racial tensions within
Aussie mining corporation murder, Liverpudlian ex-cop amnesia, a naive vigilante tries to reset capitalism, and the riddle of the dead psychoanalyst
SYLVIA HIKINS is persuaded by an entertaining play that the true miracle of Lourdes would be for attitudes toward disability to change
JAMIE BRITTON recommends this fine analysis of the architectural, ecological and infrastructural destruction of the Gaza Strip
YUNGBLUD
O2 Forum Kentish Town
Ensconced in an old art deco cinema turned long-term live venue, Yungblud’s Occupy the UK tour is in town for a five-night residency. It’s a whirlwind rollercoaster ride through the 24-year old singer’s two albums.
When the lights dim, a giant pair of red lips are projected on the backdrop and after a short treatise on being true to yourself, Yungblud – aka Dominic Harrison – hurtles on stage.
Backed by drums and guitar he takes the audience on a 17-track tour of his two albums – with a 90-minute set that wears Generation Z on its sleeve.
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