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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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If you can see past the relentless commodification you will be rewarded by enormously powerful work, suggests JENNY MITCHELL
CHRIS SEARLE revels in the one-off collaboration between an American polymath and a British Muslim, and detects the presence of their revolutionary forebear
GORDON PARSONS revels in an ebullient production of Shakespeare’s magical comedy
BRENT CUTLER welcomes a thoughtful analysis of the Erdogan regime, viewed through the evolving history of a neighbourhood in Istanbul
GORDON PARSONS regrets the price, but is dazzled by an outstandingly ambitious study of the way art restoration in particular, and culture in general was weaponised by the Nazis
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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