Your browser is not supported. For the best experience, use any of these supported browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge.
Skip to main content
PayPal Preferred Payments Partner

Rock/Pop

Sam Fender Tickets

go to reviews
Rating: 4.8 out of 5 based on 54 reviews

Concerts4 results

Concerts in United Kingdom

Gallery

About

Acclaimed indie rock singer-songwriter

The word “meteoric” suffers from frequent misuse. Either it’s mistakenly applied to bands who struggled for a decade or it’s wielded like a slur, as if near-immediate recognition is worth less than years of playing to five people in rural pubs.

Sam Fender’s rise can only be called meteoric and with no negative connotations. His musical grounding is in his DNA, his talent so blatant that it couldn’t go unnoticed. Born in North Shields in 1996, Fender was spotted as a teenager by Ben Howard’s manager and snapped up.

His 2017 debut single Play God demonstrated a gifted songwriter with more than introspection and young love on his mind and a grounding in the greats, from Bruce Springsteen(Opens in new tab) to Jeff Buckley. Two more well-received singles and Fender was riding a wave of hype all the way to a coveted spot on the BBC’s Sound Of 2018 list (alongside Billie Eilish(Opens in new tab) and Lewis Capaldi(Opens in new tab)) and a deal with Polydor.

Sam Fender’s debut EP Dead Boys landed in 2018, gaining gushing reviews for its title track, which addressed suicide in young men. The following year, he won the Critics’ Choice Award at the BRITs without even having released an album yet.

Said album finally arrived later in 2019 in the shape of Hypersonic Missile. Again, reviews were ecstatic and Fender was invited to open for Neil Young(Opens in new tab) and Bob Dylan (Opens in new tab)at Hyde Park as well as a personal invitation from Elton John to play his AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Party. Elton John(Opens in new tab) joined Fender onstage at the party for a rendition of Fender’s song Will We Talk? Sam Fender’s second album, Seventeen Going Under, followed in 2021.

In 2022, Sam Fender solidified himself as one of the most celebrated and successful British artists of his generation, pulling a huge crowd on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury ahead of his own 45,000 sell-out show at London’s Finsbury Park. He also picked up a slew of BRIT, NME, and Ivor Novello Awards, and a first nomination for the prestigious Mercury Prize for his second album.

That same year, Sam Fender announced his first stadium headline show at Newcastle's St. James' Park in the summer of 2023, following in the footsteps of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, and becomes the first Geordie musician to headline the stadium.

Fender announced his People Watching tour for December 2024. The seven-date run starts in Dublin at the 3Arena and ends at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, also stopping at Leeds, Manchester, London, Birmingham and Glasgow – with £1 from every ticket sold for the UK dates to be donated to the Music Venue Trust in support of grassroots venues.

Setlists

    1. 1.Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero (Mark Knopfler cover)
    2. -UEFA Champions League Anthem
    3. 2.Getting Started
    4. 3.Will We Talk?
    5. 4.Arm's Length
    6. 5.The Borders
    7. 6.Howdon Aldi Death Queue (Dan Burn lifted the Carabao Cup before the song was played)
    8. 7.Crumbling Empire (with Ben Kindlan on bongos)
    9. 8.Tyrants
    10. 9.Rein Me In
    11. 10.People Watching
    12. 11.The Boys Are Back in Town (Thin Lizzy cover) (with Phil Martin, Sam’s former guitar teacher)
    13. 12.Get You Down
    14. 13.Spit of You
    15. 14.Seventeen Going Under

  2. Encore

    1. 15.Remember My Name
    2. 16.The Dying Light
    3. 17.Something Heavy (+ Liam Fender and Niles Krieger)
    4. 18.Hypersonic Missiles
    1. -The World We Knew (Over and Over) (Frank Sinatra cover)
    2. 1.The Kitchen
    3. 2.Getting Started
    4. 3.The Borders (Performed with a fan called Byron)
    5. 4.People Watching
    6. 5.Dead Boys
    7. 6.Love Is a Long Road (Tom Petty cover)
    8. 7.Will We Talk?
    9. 8.Spice
    10. 9.Howdon Aldi Death Queue (Paused due to crowd trouble)
    11. 10.Get You Down
    12. 11.Spit of You
    13. 12.Nostalgia's Lie
    14. 13.Alright
    15. 14.Seventeen Going Under
    16. 15.Hypersonic Missiles
    1. -The World We Knew (Over and Over) (Frank Sinatra cover)
    2. 1.The Kitchen
    3. 2.Getting Started
    4. 3.The Borders
    5. 4.People Watching (Live debut; unreleased)
    6. 5.Dead Boys
    7. 6.Love Is a Long Road (Tom Petty cover)
    8. 7.Will We Talk?
    9. 8.Spice
    10. 9.Howdon Aldi Death Queue
    11. 10.Get You Down
    12. 11.Spit of You
    13. 12.Nostalgia's Lie (Live debut; unreleased)
    14. 13.Alright
    15. 14.Seventeen Going Under

  2. Encore

    1. 15.The Dying Light
    2. 16.Hypersonic Missiles
    1. -The World We Knew (Over and Over) (Frank Sinatra cover)
    2. 1.The Kitchen
    3. 2.Will We Talk?
    4. 3.Getting Started
    5. 4.Dead Boys
    6. 5.Mantra
    7. 6.The Borders
    8. 7.Spice
    9. 8.Howdon Aldi Death Queue
    10. 9.Get You Down
    11. 10.Spit of You
    12. 11.Alright
    13. 12.That Sound
    14. 13.The Dying Light

  2. Encore

    1. 14.Saturday
    2. 15.Seventeen Going Under
    3. 16.Hypersonic Missiles
    1. -The World We Knew (Over and Over) (Frank Sinatra cover)
    2. 1.The Kitchen (First time as show opener)
    3. 2.Will We Talk?
    4. 3.Getting Started
    5. 4.Dead Boys
    6. 5.Mantra
    7. 6.The Borders
    8. 7.Spice (Extended intro)
    9. 8.Howdon Aldi Death Queue
    10. 9.Get You Down
    11. 10.Spit of You
    12. 11.Alright
    13. 12.That Sound
    14. 13.The Dying Light

  2. Encore

    1. 14.Saturday
    2. 15.Seventeen Going Under
    3. 16.Hypersonic Missiles

Powered by Setlist.fm(Opens in new tab)

More Setlists(Opens in new tab)

FAQS

By Coach: Big Green Coach is providing hassle-free and sustainable coach returns.

London Stadium: Travel from Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Colchester, Coventry, Ipswich, Newport, Norwich, Reading (Calcot), Reading (Winnersh Triangle), Southampton, Swansea and Swindon.

St James' Park: Travel from Darlington, Durham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hull, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Preston and York.

Your carbon-neutral coach will arrive at the stadium before the music starts and return to your pick-up location after the show has finished. You won't miss a minute of the action. Guarantee your seat with the UK's largest events travel company from just £35 with Big Green Coach.

Reviews

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 based on 54 reviews
Write a review

  • Proposal!

    by Kim T on 16/06/2025St James Park - Newcastle Upon TyneRating: 5 out of 5

    What an incredible atmosphere Sam Fender created to propose to my partner! She said yes! 💍❤️

  • What a night!

    by Molly on 16/06/2025St James Park - Newcastle Upon TyneRating: 5 out of 5

    Best night ever! Honestly this man is so incredibly talented, his songs are so beautiful and overall he is just a brilliant guy. Will 100% be looking to see him again as he was UNREAL!

  • Sam Fender Gig

    by Angela on 16/06/2025St James Park - Newcastle Upon TyneRating: 5 out of 5

    Such an amazing night, great music, amazing atmosphere, the best artist live iv seen in awhile. Organisation at the ground was brilliant

  • Superb night of music!

    by Absolutely awesome night. on 15/06/2025St James Park - Newcastle Upon TyneRating: 5 out of 5

    We loved every minute of the concert. It was interesting in how the music varied using a large band to support some songs. Sam and his own band are superb musicians; Sam is so talented. It was a very well organised event, with no incidents. Congratulations to all who contributed to what was a very memorable concert.

  • Finally after 2 years

    by Barneygirl on 13/06/2025St James Park - Newcastle Upon TyneRating: 5 out of 5

    I was so looking forward to this and it didn't disappoint amazing night. Sam was fantastic as were the rest of the band , good mix of songs , I can strike of Sam Fender @ SJP off my bucket list 🖤🤍🖤🤍

  • Unforgettable, one of the best

    by Anna on 11/06/2025London Stadium - LondonRating: 5 out of 5

    This was a night to remember, Sam was himself and blew the stadium filled with over 80.000 people away with his great songs. The sound was also really good in this massive stadium. We were a little disappointed that war on drugs wasn't there, but Sam.. no words really, this is just the beginning and we were there!

  • the best concert u will ever go to

    by the most insane experience ever on 09/06/2025London Stadium - LondonRating: 5 out of 5

    sam fender is honestly the best artist of this generation. His stage presence is incredible, every song performed flawlessly. great vibe from the crowd and the band.

  • Amazing Night!!

    by Stacey Negus on 09/06/2025London Stadium - LondonRating: 5 out of 5

    Such an amazing night, and Sam Fender was amazing as always. It's not often that you see an act that sounds exactly how they do on the radio, but Sam does!! And it was our first time seeing a concert at London Stadium, so we weren't sure what to expect, but we would definitely go back to see more acts there and recommend it to others. It's so easy to get to with many train and tube links into Stratford Station, and we thought it would take us hours to get home as there were 80,000 people at the concert, all heading to Stratford Station afterwards, but it was so well managed that we were out of the stadium and onto a tube within half an hour. There are also plenty of restaurants, bars and shops within the stadium vicinity, so you can make a day of it if you wish. Highly impressed!!

  • Absolutely amazing

    by Abbie on 08/06/2025Rating: 5 out of 5

    This was my third Fender concert, I only discovered his music a year ago (shame on me) and I'm hooked. The band are just wonderful, I love Sam's honesty, he tells his fans he's overwhelmed by how big the venue is and how many people are there just to see him and then blows us all away with his performance. The atmosphere in the stadium was amazing, a wide range of ages, there was an elderly gentleman to my left and a young lad of about 10 with his parents in front of me, I'm approaching 55 but feel like a teenager again at Sam's concerts. The venue itself I felt was very well organised, it was easy to navigate around, plenty of toilets and the staff were friendly and helpful, top notch. I can't wait to see Sam & the band again in August, I will remember to bring some tissues though, I cried along with everyone else when Sam sung Remember my name, The Dying Light and Dead Boys and a few more. I absolutely love this young man's music, he is very special and I plan to be going to his concerts when I'm 100!

  • Cracking show

    by Rich26 on 08/06/2025London Stadium - LondonRating: 5 out of 5

    Excellent show put on by Mr Fender and his band. From start to finish we sang every word. Olivia Dean was very good aswell