Check out Sam Fender’s emotive new song ‘Wild Long Lie’

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Sam Fender has today (December 2) shared an emotive new song called ‘Wild Long Lie’ – check it out below.The track is the second to be taken from his upcoming third studio album, the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’.

The title track ‘People Watching’ was shared last month, and a press release said the record will provide “colourful stories and observations of everyday characters living their everyday, but often extraordinary, lives.”The album arrives on February 21, 2025 via Polydor and is available to pre-order here.The latest song, ‘Wild Long Lie’, is a reflective acoustic-driven track and sees Fender singing reflectively about it being “that time of year again” when “the past comes home”.You can listen to it here:Last month, Fender announced details of three huge UK stadium shows for next summer.Kicking off with his biggest ever headline show at London Stadium on June 6, Fender will also play Newcastle’s St.

James’ Park on June 12, 14 and 15. He previously played homecoming gigs at the 52,000-capacity venue in 2023 and these new dates will see Fender break the record for most headline shows at St James’ Park, an honour previously held by The Rolling Stones.CMAT will support Fender at all three dates and The War On Drugs will perform June 6, 14 and 15.

Tickets are on sale for the shows here.Before that, he’s embarking bark on a UK and Ireland tour that kicks off this evening (December 2), which includes two nights at The O2 in London. £1 from every ticket sold for these dates will be donated to Music Venue Trust in support of grassroots venues.