{
  "id": 15865594,
  "title": "Sam Fender Is Doing a Proper Massive Stadium Tour for 2027 in U.K. & Ireland, Including Nights at Wembley",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/sam-fender-is-doing-a-proper-massive-stadium-tour-for-2027-in-u-k",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sam-fender-2027-tour-dates-uk-ireland-1236363653/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2027, Sam Fender is embarking on a major stadium tour throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, including headline slots at Wembley Stadium in London. The tour, titled the Proper Massive Stadium Tour, will begin on June 3 with two performances at Newcastle’s St. James’ Park, followed by a show at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on June 10. Fender will headline at Wembley Stadium again on June 18 and 20, before heading to Dublin’s Marlay Park on July 1. The tour will also feature a performance at Belgium’s Rock Werchter festival on July 3, marking Fender’s first European festival headlining slot. The U.K. leg of the tour will conclude with two shows at Edinburgh’s Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium on July 8, followed by two nights at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium on July 15 and 17. British rock band Wunderhorse will support Fender on all tour dates, except for the Dublin show. Tickets will go on sale through a presale for fans who preorder Fender’s upcoming fourth album, starting on Oct. 28, with general sale opening at 9:30 a.m. GMT on Oct. 30. The announcement of the tour was made on Oct. 19 via an Instagram video, featuring Fender and his bandmates dressed as characters from The Lord of the Rings, alongside drone footage of the other venues on the itinerary, as well as a return to Low Lights Tavern in North Shields, the pub where Fender began his performing career as a teenager. The announcement follows the huge success of Fender’s third album, People Watching, which released in February 2025. The album topped the U.K. Official Albums Chart, won the 2025 Mercury Prize, and earned Fender an Ivor Novello Award for songwriter of the year. The album's lead single, \"Rein Me In,\" became Fender’s biggest hit to date, with its Olivia Dean remix breaking the record for the longest-running U.K. No. 1 single of all time, spending 23 non-consecutive weeks at the top. The track also earned Fender the 2026 BRIT Award for song of the year in the U.S., where it peaked at No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.",
  "summary": "Wunderhorse join the bill as the support act for the U.K. shows.",
  "key_points": [
    "Sam Fender embarks on 2027 stadium tour in U.K. & Ireland",
    "Tour includes Wembley Stadium headline shows on June 18 & 20",
    "Fender's first European festival headlining slot at Rock Werchter"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Scaling to major stadium venues and European festival headlining slots cements Fender's transition from a rising star to a dominant force in the global rock landscape.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}