{"id":10750,"date":"2026-07-19T18:05:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T13:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10750"},"modified":"2026-07-19T18:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T13:05:52","slug":"yung-lean-celebrates-his-30th-birthday-at-electric-castle-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10750","title":{"rendered":"Yung Lean celebrates his 30th birthday at Electric Castle 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><i>In partnership with Electric Castle<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/yung-lean\">Yung Lean<\/a> turned 30 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/festivals\/electric-castle\">Electric Castle<\/a> 2026, turning his and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bladee\">Bladee<\/a>\u2019s joint set into a celebration. Scroll down to watch footage from the Romanian festival now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/blogs\/nme-blogs\/yung-lean-interview-an-audience-with-the-original-sad-boy-8484\">Yung Lean Interview: An Audience With The Original \u2018Sad Boy\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Swedish duo appeared together on the festival\u2019s Hangar stage and performed tracks from their 2024 album \u2018Psykos\u2019. During Bladee\u2019s solo section he told the packed out crowd about his collaborator\u2019s big day, saying: \u201cGive it up for Yung Lean. Today is a very special day. He\u2019s turning 30.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Yung Lean returned to the stage for his solo segment he thanked the crowd for spending his birthday with him. \u201cIt\u2019s good to be here in Romania on my birthday,\u201d he said. \u201cI was born on July 18 1996. I turn 30 today. My life has been crazy and beautiful. This is insane. Thank you\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yung Lean and Bladee were joined on the third day of the festival, which is held in the grounds of Banffy Castle in Bon\u0163ida, by headliners <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/nothing-but-thieves\">Nothing But Thieves<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/chase-status\">Chase &amp; Status<\/a>. Both artists shared new, unreleased music during their sets alongside crowd-pleasing hits. Earlier in the day there were performances from British punk band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/kid-kapichi\">Kid Kapichi<\/a> plus Moldova\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-motans\">The Motans<\/a> and the Brooklyn-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lp\">LP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Covering day two of Electric Castle 2026, <i>NME<\/i> wrote: \u201cTo say that the crowd gathered before the Hangar stage in the minutes leading up to Yung Lean and Bladee\u2019s joint set was excited would be an understatement. Each time their names flash across the screen, they erupt into cheers, impatient to bear witness to a rare convergence of two of Sweden\u2019s most influential rappers. When the experimental cloud rap pioneers arrive, they burst into their 2024 collaboration \u2018I Don\u2019t Like People\u2019 as flames erupt from the stage in time with the bass, which seems to make the entire site tremble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yung Lean and Bladee have released two collaborative projects: \u2018Psykos\u2019 and 2025 EP \u2018Evil World\u2019. In May of this year Bladee shared his latest album \u2018Sulfur Surfer\u2019. Yung Lean\u2019s most recent solo effort, \u2018Jonatan\u2019, dropped last year.<\/p>\n<p>Electric Castle 2026 takes place from July 16-20 with sets still to come from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/just-mustard\">Just Mustard<\/a>, Keanu Reeves\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/dogstar\">Dogstar<\/a>, and headliners <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-cure\">The Cure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read NME\u2019s highlights from the ground during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/twenty-one-pilots-and-teddy-swims-bring-the-crowds-to-electric-castle-day-two-3957708\">day two<\/a> of the festival.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In partnership with Electric Castle Yung Lean turned 30 at Electric Castle 2026, turning his and Bladee\u2019s joint set into a celebration. 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