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Acclaimed indie rock singer-songwriter with a classic rock influence

Playing the guitar when he was just 10-years-old, writing songs at 14 – going on to win the Critics’ Choice Award at the BRITs without even releasing an album – Sam Fender was destined for greatness before anyone even knew his name.

Born in North Shields in 1996, Fender was spotted as a teenager by Ben Howard’s manager and snapped up fast, going on to support the likes of Ben Howard and Willy Mason on the road.

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 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 and Lewis Capaldi) 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, Fender finally released his debut album in the shape of 'Hypersonic Missile'. Again, reviews were ecstatic and Fender was invited to open for Neil Young and Bob Dylan at Hyde Park as well as a personal invitation from Elton John to play his AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Party. Elton John joined Fender onstage at the party for a rendition of Fender’s song 'Will We Talk?'.

Now solidified as one of Britain’s most accomplished songwriters of his generation and the next, if 2021's 'Seventeen Going Under' was Sam’s “coming of age” record, 2025 album 'People Watching' is his next step forward - colourful stories and observations of everyday characters living their everyday, but often extraordinary, lives.

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 (With Easington Colliery Brass Band)
    2. 16.The Dying Light
    3. 17.Something Heavy (With 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

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Sam Fender plays Boucher Road Playing Fields as part of Belfast Vital on 28 August 2025.

Joining Sam on the night is special guest CMAT.

Tickets for Sam Fender go on sale Friday 21 February at 10am.