"Tonight is the first date of a North American tour behind the British rock singer's latest album, "Idols" - outside on Sunset Boulevard, a couple hundred fans are already lined up in the broiling late-August heat - and to mark the occasion someone has bestowed him with an overstuffed basket of treats from back home. "Spotted dick - you know what that is?" he asks me as he rummages through the goodies. "Oh, and here's a Curly Wurly.""
"Shirtless over a pair of black leather chaps, Yungblud gets the place roaring with a tuneful and proudly dramatic hard-rock sound that openly evokes the likes of Queen and Guns N' Roses. Not long into the show, he unfurls a homemade banner that reads "CONQUER AMERICA"; not long after that, he gives a little speech about the power of music, then belts a cover of "Changes" by Black Sabbath."
""I want you to f- look at the person next to you right now, and I want you to tell them that you f- love them," he instructs the crowd, which happily obeys his order. "'Cause this is rock 'n' roll, and it's all about love." With a number of rock-world celebs in the house, including Glenn Danzig and the former GNR drummer Matt Sorum, Yungblud's sold-out Palladium gig was something like the opening salvo of an aggressive stateside push by the 28-year-old Doncaster native,"
Yungblud arrives buzzing backstage before the Hollywood Palladium opening night of his North American tour for the album Idols, receiving British treats and recovering from sleepless travel. He performs shirtless in black leather chaps, delivering tuneful, dramatic hard-rock that channels Queen and Guns N' Roses. He unfurls a "CONQUER AMERICA" banner, gives a speech about music's power, covers Black Sabbath's "Changes," and urges the crowd to tell one another they love them, framing rock as about love. The sold-out show draws rock-world celebrities and marks the 28-year-old Doncaster singer's aggressive push into the U.S. market.
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