Sam Fender confirms 'big announcement' for Newcastle after huge demand for arena gig

Sam Fender fans gutted about missing out on tickets for his arena gig in Newcastle might not have long to wait to get another chance to see him, after the man himself dropped a huge hint there's a big announcement coming for the city.

Even before tickets had gone on sale for Sam's recently announced People Watching tour, it was confirmed that tickets for the show at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle would be available via ballot only, with only people with an eligible North East postcode given the opportunity to get some. And when they did eventually go on sale, demand was so high, that even some of the lucky fans to get the all important access code still missed out.

In fact, it wasn't just his fans in Newcastle that were left empty handed as, after the pre-sale pretty much crashed Ticketmaster, ever single date of both the UK and European leg sold out in hours. Hot on the heels of the People Watching single being released last week., the tour will kick off in Dublin in early December and now Sam has dropped a few teaser that his mind is on something else even bigger for next year.

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He took to his social media channels on Thursday morning to post a short clip of his famous saxophone player Johnny Bluehat, sat in front of a Newcastle United advertising board in a mocked up press conference scenario, which he captioned; "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW!!" It didn't take fans long to put two and two together and predict this could mean more concerts at St James' Park, following his two sell out shows at United's ground last year.

Sam's St James' Park gigs in June 2023 were the stuff of legend, as the whole of Newcastle city centre was gripped by Fender Fever, with the Toon a sea of black and white and the air filled with Sam Fender songs, with the Grainger Street branch of Greggs also turned into a pop-up live music venue in his honour.