BST 2025

[charlierc]

7 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

If Sam Fender is indeed back on the road next summer, here's not a terrible shout.

 

That being said, I think he would rather take aim at his own stadium show. Carries a little more heft and weight.

Certainly he did Finsbury Park, which at 40k+ is about a stadium sized show in London. Plus obviously playing stadium shows in Newcastle, even if that's home turf stuff given he's a Geordie boy and that was a big celebration party.

[NorthernSoul52]

23 hours ago, charlierc said:

Was 21 at my July show, although this did include both Enterlude and Exitlude. My Own Soul's Warning remains a belter though so I was glad we got that, even if I was a little disappointed not to get The Man as that's always good fun live.

 

But I do ponder if a lot of the energy was expended the night before when they played the final minutes of England's win in the Euro's semi on a big screen during the show and then played the originally planned closer Mr Brightside as a big celebration song.

Perhaps. Far from implausible.

 

But really, you've got Mr. Brightside, All These Things That I've Done, Somebody Told Me, Read My Mind, When You Were Young, Human, Runaways, The Man and Caution that should be locks every night. (The latter two definitely aren't either.)

 

After that, they should just go wild. Dip into that back catalogue. Dust off Losing Touch, give a spin to Uncle Jonny, drop Believe Me Natalie, roll out Battle Born, swing from the rafters on Sleepwalker. You can still have another five or six "core" songs that simply do night on, night off - your Spaceman, your Jenny Was a Friend of Mine, your For Reasons Unknown - and still go properly hog wild.

[NorthernSoul52]

23 hours ago, charlierc said:

Certainly he did Finsbury Park, which at 40k+ is about a stadium sized show in London. Plus obviously playing stadium shows in Newcastle, even if that's home turf stuff given he's a Geordie boy and that was a big celebration party.

Looks like The O2 anywho. I'd be surprised if there isn't a second date for that.

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Looks like The O2 anywho. I'd be surprised if there isn't a second date for that.

Aye I follow The O2 on Instagram and there was a Sam Fender teaser for that venue. So it looks like that's what he shall be up to.

 

Consensus is that Friday is a big day for him to announce stuff.

[NorthernSoul52]

New single, new album, new tour. Maybe a festival date or two. 

[sisco]

14 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

New single, new album, new tour. Maybe a festival date or two. 

His agency (or whatever it was called) has asked for him to be considered for 2025 festivals. 

[gfa]

16 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Looks like The O2 anywho. I'd be surprised if there isn't a second date for that.

Second date? I'd expect at least 3 unless he has other stuff booked e.g. R&L or Glasto

[NorthernSoul52]

40 minutes ago, sisco said:

His agency (or whatever it was called) has asked for him to be considered for 2025 festivals. 

Strange. You'd assume that if bookers knew he was in the market, they'd be after him anyway.

 

Throw in his position and place in the landscape, and it would only be headline offers from the biggest festivals they'd even entertain, I'd have assumed.

[sisco]

12 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Strange. You'd assume that if bookers knew he was in the market, they'd be after him anyway.

 

Throw in his position and place in the landscape, and it would only be headline offers from the biggest festivals they'd even entertain, I'd have assumed.

Wouldn’t be surprised to see him pop up

for the overseas fests

[NorthernSoul52]

The risk is whether he gets there. His health issues seem to crop up notably whenever he steps foot outside of Great Britain. I assume he doesn't travel well.

[SkipjackUK]

[NorthernSoul52]

Sam Fender is watching.

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Sam Fender is watching.

Would the person that's seventeen going under please come to the diary room?

[NorthernSoul52]

WOOOAH-OH-OH-WOOOOAH-OH.

[zahidf]

Sam Fender December 2024 Uk tour does feel like its open for him to be doing this next summer

[northernangel]

5 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Sam Fender December 2024 Uk tour does feel like its open for him to be doing this next summer

Yes earlier than expected. I think he's Rhianna's option if Stevie says no too. I'll be shocked if he's in place of Fred who I think will do it.

[charlierc]

11 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Sam Fender December 2024 Uk tour does feel like its open for him to be doing this next summer

As said on the other side, I assume we'd have to wait until spring for an announcement as priority would be selling the tickets to this run of dates.

 

It does absolutely make him possible though.

[sisco]

36 minutes ago, northernangel said:

Yes earlier than expected. I think he's Rhianna's option if Stevie says no too. I'll be shocked if he's in place of Fred who I think will do it.

Mate, not every chat is the Glastonbury one!! 😂

[NorthernSoul52]

Fender for this, even if he does the G.

 

But at the same time, I think Wembley Stadium would be a shout. I have a hunch that he may not opt for Emirates, for example.

[northernangel]

19 hours ago, sisco said:

Mate, not every chat is the Glastonbury one!! 😂

To be honest I mentioned it because both festivals can co-exist together for acts not like others.

[NorthernSoul52]

On the subject of Fender, starting to lean that this could be a decent easy goal for him. He'll reap a handsome fee and won't have to deal with the blowback he's getting for those arena prices. (Which I concur. He's two albums in, and even if both have been sizable hits, there's no way with his production that he should be needing to go above the £65 range. Alas, it's the fees that juice them immensely.)

[northernangel]

2 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

On the subject of Fender, starting to lean that this could be a decent easy goal for him. He'll reap a handsome fee and won't have to deal with the blowback he's getting for those arena prices. (Which I concur. He's two albums in, and even if both have been sizable hits, there's no way with his production that he should be needing to go above the £65 range. Alas, it's the fees that juice them immensely.)

I would almost say BST must be on, he may attempt Emirates Stadium though but I think he'd sell both. 

[foolee]

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[NorthernSoul52]

2 hours ago, northernangel said:

I would almost say BST must be on, he may attempt Emirates Stadium though but I think he'd sell both. 

As weird as it may sound, I've been wondering if he could eschew some stadiums as club venues.

 

Wembley has no affiliation, bar that brief period where Spurs were there.

 

It may seem silly, but I do wonder.

[MK1]

What about E.L.O. for this? I expect some tourdates from them anytime soon for UK/Europe..