Sam Fender announces huge 2023 stadium show at Newcastle’s St. James’ Park: “It’s a really, really big thing for us”
nme.comSam Fender has announced his first ever stadium show at Newcastle’s St James’ Park – read Fender’s interview with NME about the 2023 gig below and find ticket details here.The singer-songwriter will play the huge hometown show at the home of his beloved Newcastle United on June 9 next year, becoming the first Geordie band to headline the venue.“It’s been a running joke since we started the band,” Fender told NME this week of his long-running desire to play a gig at the venue. “We used to be like, ‘Ah, imagine if we headlined St James’ one day!’ Now that it’s happening, it’s a little bit bizarre.“I think we manifested it by accident,” the singer added, saying that he and his bandmates “used to take the piss” and discuss the idea of playing a headline show at the famous football ground.Fender continued: “No actual Geordie band has ever done it.
Brian Johnson did it with AC/DC, but they were already an Australian band that were doing well [before he joined]. For the whole band to be from the area and to play there, it’s a really, really big thing for us.”Of the show, which is likely to be one of very few UK live performances from the singer next summer, Fender said: “I always said that if we ever got big enough to be able to play a stadium, this had to be the first one.
It had to be in our hometown.”At the show, as Fender revealed to NME, he will be joined by Inhaler and Holly Humberstone, and he promised “a few surprises” on top for the massive gig.Tickets for Sam Fender’s St.
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