Yungblud has celebrated his “beautiful community” after revealing that he broke down following his recent performance at BludFest.
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The Doncaster artist (real name Dominic Harrison) shared footage on his Instagram on Wednesday (July 1) from his headline set at BludFest 2026 in Czechia on June 27, showing him becoming visibly emotional while speaking to the crowd.
In the clip, Yungblud told fans that “lately I have felt so disconnected from everything”, adding that he has “felt in pain a lot and I don’t know why for a long time”. But addressing the huge crowd in Czechia, he continued by saying “every time I find your faces, every time I find your eyes, every time I look at you, I know that I belong somewhere.”
“And to feel safe in the outside world is something that I can never thank you enough for,” he added. “And all I want to say is that this is your family. If you are ever scared, if you are ever frightened, if you are ever threatened, we will be there, I will fucking be there for you.”
In a lengthy caption accompanying the post, Harrison has explained why he chose to share the highly emotional moment.
Making clear that he didn’t want to seem “disingenuous” or posting for “clicks”, he wrote: “To be truthful. Recently, I’ve been really struggling and this moment is a byproduct of my body releasing the wave of emotion that has hit me in the past year that I’ve been unable to process.”
He continued: “I’m not gonna lie to you when I got off this stage I felt elated but 20 minutes later when I was in the shower on my own I had a breakdown.”
Harrison went on to reflect on the pace of being an artist “in this day and age”, writing that “everything moves so quickly” and that artists “never get to sit in what happens for more than a couple hours”.
“In the past 10 years I’ve been on a million different journeys tried a million different sounds trying to figure out who I am or what I can mean to the world everyday whilst the world shouts back,” he wrote.
“The amount of hate and disbelief around me from strangers on the Internet or bitter musicians really weighs on my heart as all I’ve been trying to do for the past 10 years is spread love, build something I believe in and unify people in a safe space.”
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In a pinned comment continuing the caption, Yungblud also referenced a recent Blunt Magazine article titled ‘Yungblud Isn’t An Industry Plant — The Internet Just Missed The Grind’.
“This made me feel happy,” he wrote. “I think when things appear to happen so quickly and you get millions of eyes upon you that didn’t know you existed there two hours before of course it feels unbelievable, of course it feels disingenuous, of course it feels inauthentic.”
He continued: “I think that’s why I’m so grateful to have all of you. We relish in a journey together that started nearly 10 years ago in 100 seater venue upstairs in Amsterdam.
“I think this is why I got so emotional when I saw 20,000 of you in a field in Czechia on a festival we started from scratch two years ago in the UK now it’s first International year.”
Yungblud added that things have been “moving so fast” that he has not “really been able to process anything at all”.
“In this moment my emotions got the better of me,” he wrote. “I needed that. Thank you for providing a space that makes me feel safe enough where I could express myself truly. This community is created by us, for all of us.”
“To all my beautiful community reading this I just want to let you know how lucky I feel to have you all,” he continued. “This day reminded me of why I do this and how special what we have is. I love you with all my heart and I am truly thankful. What an honour it is to spend this life with you.”
The post comes after a major year for Harrison, who released the two-part ‘Idols’ project and won his first Grammy for Best Rock Performance for his live cover of Black Sabbath’s ‘Changes’ at Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Back To The Beginning’ farewell concert.
In May, Yungblud said he resisted being called “the future of rock”, saying: “I am a middle-class kid, I never claimed I wasn’t.”
He also recently brought his ‘Idols’ world tour to London’s O2, where he paid tribute to Osbourne, invited a fan on stage and spoke about how proud he was of the community around him.
The third edition of BludFest was announced earlier this year, with Yungblud taking the festival to Czechia for the first time. The line-up included Biffy Clyro, Primal Scream, Pale Waves, Palaye Royale and more, while he also teamed up with War Child to raise money at the event.
In a four-star review of both halves of ‘Idols’, NME wrote: “It bookmarks the latest chapter in the story of Dominic Harrison with a fairytale ending, now living with the freedom of thought that once eluded him. Sonically, the double album might not redefine the future of rock, but – as the soundtrack to his most successful era yet – it has helped guarantee the future of Yungblud.”