Sam Fender announces St James’ Park gig as part of huge UK tour
Written by Charlie Grieves on 20th October 2026
Following weeks of speculation it has now been confirmed that Sam Fender will be returning to St James’ Park for a third time as part of a nationwide tour.
The video also hinted at other locations in the tour including gigs in Manchester at the Etihad stadium, Cardiff at the Principality Stadium, Dublin at Marlay Park, Edinburgh at Murrayfield Stadium and London at Wembley Stadium.
The announcement has been met with a huge response from fans. Huge Fender fan, Chloe Shann, said: “I’m really excited for this new era and can’t wait to see Sam as he never disappoints and is always a phenomenal time. I’m really looking forward to also attending my hometown venue as it makes me proud to be a Geordie knowing people are travelling far and wide from all across the world to come and see Sam at St James’. He just keeps getting better and better every time I see him and hometown shows hold a special place in my heart.”
Fender announced the tour on socials with a Lord of the Rings style video inside of St James’ Park.
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Fender was last at St James’ Park in June 2025 and was joined on stage by the Easington Colliery Band, CMAT, Dan Burn and now global sensation, Olivia Dean, with over 150,000 people seeing the hometown hero over three nights. One huge Sam Fender fan, Louise Nixon,who was at the previous gigs and plans to follow Sam throughout his stadium tour, said: “The whole concert bought me to tears, but it’s a feeling I cant describe watching all the Newcastle flags being waved and everyone just have a good time, nothing will compare! I honestly couldn’t believe we would be getting stadium gigs so soon I thought we would have to wait for new music and then another tour so I was stunned to say the least.”
Fans were also urged to sign up to Sam’s website for latest updates about the “Proper Massive” tour, with pre-sale also now available to anyone who pre-orders his new album before 9am on Monday the 26th of October.
