Two years ago, Yungblud had a vision: build a festival from scratch that felt like his community in physical form. BLUDFEST launched at Milton Keynes Bowl in 2024, came back bigger in 2025, and now for its third edition it is crossing borders entirely. BLUDFEST 2026 lands in Hradec Kralove, Czechia on June 27, 2026, marking the first time the festival leaves the UK. And he is not messing around with the lineup.
“We have such an incredible fanbase in Czechia. They are one of the best audiences in the world,” Yungblud said. And honestly? Moving a festival that was built on personal connection to a country where the crowd goes harder than almost anywhere in Europe is a smart call.
The Essentials
- Date: June 27, 2026 (one day)
- Location: Park 360, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
- Tickets: On sale February 27 at 10am GMT (pre-sale February 26). Available via Ticketmaster
- Camping: Available the night before and night of the event
- Stages: 3 (Gibson returns as sponsor for the third stage)
The Lineup
BLUDFEST has always been about mixing genres without apology, and this year’s bill is no different.
Biffy Clyro are the heaviest booking on the card. The Scottish trio have been putting out some of the most dynamic rock of the last two decades, shifting between delicate acoustics and full-throttle arena riffs within a single song. If you have seen them live, you know they leave nothing on the stage. If you haven’t, this is your sign.
Primal Scream bring decades of psychedelic rock history. “Loaded,” “Movin’ on Up,” “Rocks” – these are songs that have soundtracked festivals since before most of BLUDFEST’s audience was born. Bobby Gillespie at a Yungblud festival is a generational bridge that actually makes sense.
Pale Waves slot in perfectly with their indie-pop hooks and emotionally raw lyrics. Palaye Royale bring their theatrical art-rock energy. Destroy Lonely is the wildcard, an Atlanta rapper whose hazy, atmospheric trap sits way outside the typical rock festival lane, but that’s exactly the point of BLUDFEST.
Bambie Thug, the Eurovision-breaking “Ouija Pop” artist from Ireland, is one of the most unpredictable performers you will see at any festival this year. Jesse Jo Stark, Nieve Ella, Leap, and Pam Rabbit round out a lineup that is small but curated with intention.
What Makes BLUDFEST Different
This is not a festival that is trying to be Glastonbury or Reading. BLUDFEST exists because Yungblud wanted to create a space where his community, the misfits, the loud ones, the people who felt like they did not belong anywhere else, could come together. The Make A Friend Tent returns, designed to help people who come alone find their people. The giant ferris wheel is back. Yungblud’s own Bludbeer will be on site.
The move to Czechia is significant. Hradec Kralove already hosts Rock for People, so the infrastructure is there, and Czech festival crowds are genuinely some of the most enthusiastic in Europe. One day, three stages, camping available. It is intimate by design.
Should You Go?
If you are already a Yungblud fan, you do not need convincing. If you are not, BLUDFEST is still worth considering purely for Biffy Clyro and Primal Scream on a single bill, in a compact one-day format, with camping in Czechia. Flights to Prague are cheap from most of Europe, and Hradec Kralove is about 90 minutes east by train.
The lineup is lean, only 11 acts announced so far, but BLUDFEST has never been about quantity. It is about the feeling. And if Yungblud’s track record is anything to go by, that feeling will be loud.
Grab tickets when they go on sale February 27 at Ticketmaster.
