Machine Gun Kelly and Yungblud’s messy fallout has escalated again, but this time Australia unexpectedly entered the conversation.
The latest round kicked off after Yungblud posted a video promoting BLUDFEST, his festival built around cheaper ticket prices and accessible live music, in the clip, the UK artist argued that the modern touring industry is pricing fans out.
“Live music has become inaccessible and that’s a fact and artists are canceling all the time based on lack of ticket sales because it is an issue. It is completely unaffordable for people,” Yungblud said.
Elsewhere in the discussion around BLUDFEST’s future, Yungblud also revealed he wants to eventually bring the festival to Australia, claiming the local festival market is “struggling.”
mgk chimes in
Shortly after the video began circulating, MGK appeared to unload on his former collaborator in a since deleted reply that quickly spread online (per TMZ):
“You cancelled a tour because you couldn’t sell tickets blamed it on mental health then got parazzi’d at Nobu the next day Pinocchio,” MGK allegedly wrote. “And your actual tour tickets are still the same price as every other artist. Shut the f**k up you silver spooned preachy wanker.”
Yungblud hasn’t publicly responded himself, but his camp told TMZ the singer is focused on his “sold-out North American tour” and finishing a new album.
The tension between the pair has been simmering since MGK’s recent track ‘FIX UR FACE’ featuring Fred Durst, where fans connected lyrics about “Mickey Mouse kids turned rockstars” to Yungblud’s Disney acting past and private school upbringing.
mgk – FIX UR FACE (feat. Fred Durst) video
MGK later confirmed the diss was rooted in loyalty issues stemming from a 2024 episode of The Osbournes podcast, where Yungblud didn’t defend him during criticism from Sharon and Kelly Osbourne.
What started as a crack between former collaborators has now snowballed into a very public fight over authenticity, privilege and who actually understands the state of live music in 2026.
And somehow, Australia’s collapsing festival scene is now part of the storyline too.
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