{"id":47750,"date":"2023-02-24T10:26:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T10:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=47750"},"modified":"2023-02-24T10:26:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T10:26:53","slug":"yungbluds-new-tour-offering-ground-breaking-mental-health-support-comes-to-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/02\/24\/yungbluds-new-tour-offering-ground-breaking-mental-health-support-comes-to-sheffield\/","title":{"rendered":"YungBlud&#8217;s new tour offering ground-breaking mental health support comes to Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>YungBlud&#8217;s performance at Sheffield&#8217;s Utilita Arena tonight will allow fans access to the innovative mental health support measures in place across his tour.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dominic Harrison, otherwise known as Yungblud, has introduced new mental health support measures into his concerts including a helpline for fans open before, during and after the show, a mental health support desk in every venue and a designated safe space for fans to go if they need a quiet moment or emotional support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A spokesperson <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for YungBlud<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said: &#8220;The aim is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to provide<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a safe space <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for his fans<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">at the shows<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with access<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to qualified<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mental health professionals <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to help<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with any<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> experiences related <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to panic<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attacks, anxiety, or other mental health-related concerns.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A fan of Yungblud with anxiety, Isobel Comber, 19, from Lydgate Lane said: &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A lot of<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> my anxiety comes from &#8216;what if&#8217; thoughts in my head. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> think knowing that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">there are<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">different<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> procedures and well-being services in place would help control the panicked thoughts. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> would be able <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to make a plan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for if anything were to go wrong.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, she also went on to say that the measures could go further suggesting a text based helpline, code system or designated Marshalls watching for panic attacks in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At tonight&#8217;s concert, the mental health help desk will be in the concourse and the safe space will be in the Arena Club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">YungBlud &#8216;The World Tour\u2019 follows his last one which sold over 70,000 tickets. He will be touring seven arenas across the UK <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">being supported<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by British rock band Neck Deep. 60p from every ticket sale of this tour will go towards supporting this new mental health initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The people of Sheffield <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">were excited<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">about<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yungblud\u2019s performance and praised the new measures:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bill Loakes, 52, from Nether-Shire Lane said: \u2018Whilst I don\u2019t enjoy his music, my daughter does so I\u2019m happy that young people get to go and we get a night off.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kayci Morris, 26, from Maltravers Road said: &#8220;This is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">not<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> something I would go to but I think the mental health measures are a great step and I hope they become commonplace in the industry.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jack Barratt, 23, from Stannington Road said: &#8220;I think it\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">really<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> exciting, he\u2019s such a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">well-known<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> artist and the mental health support is amazing. I hope <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">more<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> artists follow his example.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The issue of mental health support at concerts has been a topical issue across the industry recently with artists like Billie Eilish and Adele stopping performances for struggling fans. 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