Nyentrik Yungblud’s Action While Crowd-Surfing Using a Wheelchair – VOI.ID
Yungblud performed at Portugal’s Vilar de Mouros Festival despite a broken right leg sustained in a motorcycle accident. Using a wheelchair, he crowd-surfed while singing, turning his injury into an unusual on-stage moment and maintaining his scheduled appearance for fans.
The 29-year-old English musician, whose real name is Dominic Richard Harrison, told the audience he could either cancel or perform with a cast. Footage showed spectators lifting both him and the wheelchair as he sang “Fleabag”; he later shared images from the performance on Instagram. He was due to play Belgium’s Pukkelpop Festival on 22 August.
- Yungblud crowd-surfed in a wheelchair after breaking his leg.
- He performed at Portugal’s Vilar de Mouros Festival.
- He chose to continue his European festival schedule.
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Yungblud is the stage name of Dominic Richard Harrison, a 29-year-old English musician known for his energetic live shows, including crowd-surfing. He recently broke his right leg in a motorcycle accident, putting his festival commitments in doubt.
Rather than pulling out, he chose to perform at Portugal's Vilar de Mouros Festival with his leg in a cast, telling fans he had a choice between cancelling or going ahead in that condition. He then had himself lifted into the crowd in a wheelchair while singing, an image that has drawn attention because it is an unusual way of working around a physical injury during a live set.
The moment matters mainly to his fan base and to festival audiences, since he had further tour dates scheduled, including Belgium's Pukkelpop Festival on 22 August, raising questions about how he would manage subsequent performances while recovering.