Ahead of his upcoming Idols double album, set to drop June 20, YUNGBLUD has unveiled “Zombie”—an open-wound ballad. Accompanied by a visually striking music video starring acclaimed British actress Florence Pugh (Midsommar, Oppenheimer, Thunderbolts*), the track marks a dramatic shift in tone from previous singles “Lovesick Lullaby” and “Hello Heaven, Hello,” both of which will also appear on the album. You can preorder and pre-save Idols here.
“The song was written initially about my grandmother going through serious injury and trauma, leading her to become a different person to who she was before,” YUNGBLUD shares. “It’s about the feeling of deterioration and ugliness; shutting out the world and the people we love out of the fear of becoming a burden or an embarrassment.” He added, “We all want someone or something to comfort us no matter how we are right now or who we become in the future. But it’s f*cking scary.”
Watch the video for “Zombie” below.
YUNGBLUD will kick off year two of BLUD FEST next month before doing a series of intimate shows across the UK in July and his North American headline tour later this summer. Check out his full tour schedule below and purchase tickets here.
Tour Dates:
- June 21—Milton Keynes Bowl @ BLUD FEST
- July 8—Kingston, UK @ Pryzm
- July 10—Dundee, UK @ Live House
- July 11—Liverpool, UK @ The Dome
- July 13—Bristol, UK @ The Prospect Building
- July 15—Southampton, UK @ Engine Rooms
- Aug. 23—Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium*
- Aug. 24—San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park*
- Aug. 26—Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union*
- Aug. 28—Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom*
- Aug. 30—Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Center*
- Aug. 31—Dallas, TX @ House of Blues*
- Sept. 2—Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle*
- Sept. 6—Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club*
- Sept. 9—Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave, Eagles Ballroom*
- Sept. 10—Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore*
- Sept. 12—Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre*
- Sept. 14—Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre and Ballroom*
- Sept. 16—Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount*
- Sept. 18—Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore*
- Sept. 19—Boston, MA @ Roadrunner*
- Sept. 21—Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall*
- Oct. 4—Amsterdam, NL ^
- Oct. 5—Brussels, BE ^
- Oct. 7—Dusseldorf, DE ^
- Oct. 8—Paris, FR ^
- Oct. 9—Saint Herblain, FR ^
- Oct. 11—Madrid, ES ^
- Oct. 14—Munich, DE ^
- Oct. 15—Zurich, CH ^
- Oct. 17—Prague, CZ ^
- Oct. 18—Warsaw, PL ^
- Oct. 20—Berlin, DE ^
- Oct. 22—Esch-sur-Alzette, LU ^
- Oct. 24—Copenhagen, DK ^
- Oct. 25—Stockholm, SE ^
- Oct. 27—Hamburg, DE ^
- Oct. 29—Vienna, AT ^
- Oct. 31—Bergamo, IT ^
* With Sawyer Hill as support.
^ With Palaye Royale as support.
