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ITV News
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
Sam Fender's People Watching is the biggest selling album released this year
Sam Fender's People Watching is the biggest-selling album released this year, the Official Charts Company has confirmed. People Watching became the singer-songwriter's third number one album when it came out in February, with sales soaring as the North Shields-born singer played a series of sold-out shows last month. The Official Charts Company announced his latest success on Wednesday (2 July), confirming is had reached 120,000 pure sales, and was also the most popular physical album released this year - with 115,000 sales. Fender has just recently finished a trio of sold-out gigs at St James' Park in Newcastle, where he brought out a local mining band each night to play with him on stage. The Easington Colliery Band from County Durham performed Fender's song Remember My Name - a tribute to his late grandparents - to the packed audiences at the stadium in June. The band had recorded the song with Fender for the album back in 2024. They told ITV Tyne Tees after its release that recording the song had been a "surreal" experience. Fender has enjoyed a run off success since releasing his debut album Hypersonic Missiles in 2019, followed two years later by Seventeen Going Under.
Daily Mirror
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Newcastle Utd hero joins Sam Fender on stage in front of 50,000 fans
Fender told the crowd that his three-night run at St James' Park, seen by 150,000 fans, had been the 'best weekend of his life' Geordie superstar Sam Fender was joined on stage by his hero 'Big Dan Burn' for the last hometown gig of his world tour. Fender told the crowd that his three-night run at St James' Park, seen by 150,000 fans, had been the 'best weekend of his life'. For his final night, he had some special guests, including the Newcastle United and England star Dan Burn. The giant defender arrived with the Carabao Cup in his hands to a hero's welcome from the 50,000-strong crowd. He was a hero on Tyneside after scoring the Toon's opening goal in the 2-1 victory over Liverpool in March. Fender gave Burn, 33, a hug before the pair raised the trophy to cheers from the fans. Burn left the stage but then came back to say: "Thank you mum and dad" before he departed once more. There were then a number of special guests, including Fender's elder brother Liam on keyboards. The singer's former guitar teacher Phil Martin also made a guest appearance, and a random 17-year-old fan plucked from the audience. There was a montage of childhood photos of the band on the giant stage screen to mark Father's Day, including a snap of Fender with his dad Alan, an electrician turned music teacher who was a huge influence on his career. The North Shields born singer and Martin stood side by side for a cover of Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back in Town". Easington Colliery Brass Band then appeared for 'Remember My Name' from the People Watching album, dedicated to the star's grandparents. At the end of the show, with a finale of fireworks and flames shooting through the night sky, Fender asked the crowd to donate to the charity Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres). The singer is supporting their work in Gaza, describing their medics as 'real life heroes'. He told the crowd that he could not believe it was his fifth show at St James, the home of Newcastle United. "I never thought that I would say that," he added. "I want to just to take that in. "Thank you for the best weekend of my life." His two shows in June, 2023, attracted around 100,000 fans and were credited with boosting the local economy by around £15m. Dan Burn made his Wembley cup final appearance and then had another dream come true when he was called up for England after getting some tips from the son of Jack Charlton. The People Watching Tour is moving to Silverstone on July 3, then the US, Canada and Australia. *
Edinburgh Live
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Sam Fender joined on stage by music icon and special guest no one expected
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info After much anticipation, Sam Fender's 2025 gigs at St James' Park have now come to an end. However, fans were treated to a spectacular night on Sunday, marking the end of a memorable weekend. Two years after his highly acclaimed gigs at SJP, Sam and his band returned to the stage at Newcastle United's famous ground this week. They delivered three outstanding shows, with the last one attracting another 50,000 fans. This brought the total number of attendees over the past few days to around 150,000. Prior to the third and final concert on Sunday, there was speculation about a surprise guest appearance. This was largely due to the fact that in June 2023, Sam welcomed AC/DC rocker and Newcastle's own Brian Johnson to the SJP stage. On both Thursday and Saturday, there were significantly more people on stage than just Sam and his bandmates. His brother Liam performed a duet on the opening night, while Sam's former guitar teacher Phil Martin made his first of three consecutive appearances to cover Thin Lizzy's The Boys Are Back in Town, reports Chronicle Live. The Easington Colliery Brass Band also began their series of back-to-back star turns, joining Sam for the very moving Remember My Name. There were also unexpected moments in the spotlight for three musicians who got to play The Borders with Sam, but there were high hopes that someone like a Brian Johnson would be the biggest surprise of the weekend. However, while there might not have been a music legend on stage by the end of Sam's run at SJP, there was a football icon on it, with United defender Dan Burn, who had been in a box to watch Thursday's gig, going one better three days later, by walking on stage with the Carabao Cup, to the delight of the Geordie faithful. Sam looked thrilled to have him be part of the last show, with Dan also soaking in the moment. His cameo went down a storm with the crowd and there was an added treat for them in the closing moments when an 'extra' song was added to the setlist. Something Heavy from Sam's third number 1 album People Watching did make an appearance on Thursday, with Liam Fender joining Sam to sing it, before it was then replaced by Olivia Dean duet Rein Me In on Saturday. However it was back as the second to last track on Sunday night's setlists, sandwiched between The Dying Light and the firework drenched Hypersonic Missiles, as Sam invited much enjoyed support act CMAT to sing it with him.
Wales Online
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Sam Fender hits the target at first of homecoming gigs
Sam Fender hits the target at first of homecoming gigs On the first of three hometown gigs over the weekend, the local hero held the 50,000 crowd in raptures, just like Eddie Howe's cup-winning side Sam Fender at St James Park Sam Fender had sold out St James' Park bouncing as if his beloved Newcastle United had put a fourth goal past Barcelona in the Champions League. On the first of three hometown gigs over the weekend, the local hero held the 50,000 crowd in raptures, just like Eddie Howe's cup-winning side. Touring the best-selling British album of the year, People Watching, Fender showed no sign of a hangover from playing in front of 80,000 at the London Stadium last weekend. Back on home turf, the 31-year-old came out on stage carrying a black and white striped guitar and immediately belted out Getting Started. Referring to his previous gigs at Newcastle United's cathedral on the hill in 2023, he told the crowd: "The last time we did this was like a complete fever dream. "This time I intend to drink in every f****** moment. Article continues below "Thank you so much for coming along." His tight band rattled through the hits in 90 minutes, plus 30 minutes extra time, with frequent reinforcements from the subs' bench, including 15-year-old busker Joe Bartley who received a rapturous send-off. Fender even had time to send a bit of banter towards Sunderland fans who showed their displeasure towards him at their recent Wembley play-off victory with a banner. He laughed: "That was the best thing I've ever seen." Along with the rousing rock, there were tender moments too, notably when he brought on the Easington Brass Band for the Remember My Name, dedicated to his grandparents. After a breathless version of Hypersonic Missiles to finish, Fender sent the fans away as delighted as if they had seen an Alan Shearer screamer from 30 yards out. Article continues below Final score, home win.
South Wales Guardian
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Sam Fender hits the target at first of homecoming gigs
On the first of three hometown gigs over the weekend, the local hero held the 50,000 crowd in raptures, just like Eddie Howe's cup-winning side. Touring the best-selling British album of the year, People Watching, Fender showed no sign of a hangover from playing in front of 80,000 at the London Stadium last weekend. Back on home turf, the 31-year-old came out on stage carrying a black and white striped guitar and immediately belted out Getting Started. Referring to his previous gigs at Newcastle United's cathedral on the hill in 2023, he told the crowd: 'The last time we did this was like a complete fever dream. 'This time I intend to drink in every f****** moment. 'Thank you so much for coming along.' His tight band rattled through the hits in 90 minutes, plus 30 minutes extra time, with frequent reinforcements from the subs' bench, including 15-year-old busker Joe Bartley who received a rapturous send-off. Fender even had time to send a bit of banter towards Sunderland fans who showed their displeasure towards him at their recent Wembley play-off victory with a banner. He laughed: 'That was the best thing I've ever seen.' Along with the rousing rock, there were tender moments too, notably when he brought on the Easington Brass Band for the Remember My Name, dedicated to his grandparents. After a breathless version of Hypersonic Missiles to finish, Fender sent the fans away as delighted as if they had seen an Alan Shearer screamer from 30 yards out. Final score, home win.
