The impassioned, acoustic song was inspired by an encounter with a young trans woman during the 2018 Vans Warped Tour and arrives ahead of the prolific 23-year-old's coronavirus-delayed second album, 'Weird!', due out this Friday (December 4). Discussing the song's origin, he said:
"She told me how her parents had come to the show with her, and how seeing our community helped them to understand that her coming out as trans wasn’t just a phase—this is who she really was. It made me cry to think that we could have that kind of impact and change people’s perceptions, just by being ourselves."
It lands paired with a powerful self-directed video, which he revealed on social media depicts the struggles and stress people feel every day. "From racial inequality to oppression against the LGBTQIA+ community to transphobia, climate change denial and beyond. We are going to be the ones to change it. Is there any life on mars? Yes, we are the life, we are here."
Earlier in November, Yungblud added a second Bristol date to his Life On Mars Tour, scheduled for autumn 2021. He's currently in the middle of his digital Weird Time Of Life Tour, a series of livestreamed shows broadcast across the UK, Europe, North America and Australia.
Next spring, he'll play rescheduled dates on his Occupy The UK Tour, closely followed by the unplugged Intimate As Fuck Tour II. He also appears at next summer's Reading and Leeds Festival.
Yungblud Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Mon November 30 2020 - VIRTUAL EVENT Unknown Venue
Tue December 01 2020 - VIRTUAL EVENT Unknown Venue
Thu December 03 2020 - VIRTUAL EVENT Unknown Venue
Fri December 04 2020 - VIRTUAL EVENT Unknown Venue
Sat December 05 2020 - VIRTUAL EVENT Unknown Venue
Sun December 06 2020 - VIRTUAL EVENT Unknown Venue
Mon December 07 2020 - VIRTUAL EVENT Unknown Venue
Mon March 08 2021 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Tue March 09 2021 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Wed March 10 2021 - GLASGOW Barrowland
Thu March 11 2021 - GLASGOW Barrowland
Mon March 15 2021 - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
Tue March 16 2021 - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
Wed March 17 2021 - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
Thu March 18 2021 - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
Fri March 19 2021 - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
Sat March 20 2021 - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
Mon March 29 2021 - KINGSTON Pryzm
Tue March 30 2021 - SOUTHAMPTON 1865
Wed March 31 2021 - BRIGHTON Chalk
Thu April 01 2021 - SHEFFIELD Foundry
Fri April 02 2021 - LEEDS Beckett University Union
Sun April 04 2021 - DUNDEE Fat Sams
Tue April 06 2021 - COVENTRY Empire
Tue September 28 2021 - BOURNEMOUTH O2 Academy Bournemouth
Wed September 29 2021 - PLYMOUTH Pavilions
Fri October 01 2021 - LONDON Alexandra Palace
Mon October 04 2021 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Tue October 05 2021 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Thu October 07 2021 - MANCHESTER O2 Victoria Warehouse
Sat October 09 2021 - DONCASTER Dome
Tue October 12 2021 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE O2 Academy Newcastle
Thu October 14 2021 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy Birmingham
Mon October 18 2021 - LIVERPOOL Mountford Hall
Sat November 20 2021 - DUBLIN 3Arena
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