Sam Fender unveils 2024/25 European arena tour

Sam Fender has announced his first UK tour since spring 2022, along with a slate of arena dates across Europe.

The People Watching Tour, which will feature support from Wunderhorse, commences at Dublin’s 3 Arena on 2 December.

The seven-date 2024 UK & Ireland leg also includes stops at Leeds’ First Direct Arena (4 December), Manchester’s Co-Op Live, Manchester (6 December), The O2 in London (10 December), Utilita Arena, Birmingham (13 December) and OVO Hydro, Glasgow (16 December), concluding on 20 December at the Utilita Arena in Fender’s native Newcastle.

Tickets go on sale on 25 October. Due to the expected high demand, tickets for the latter show will be available by ballot to customers with North-East postcodes only.

The CAA-represented 30-year-old, who returned to the stage to headline Boardmasters festival earlier this summer, has pledged that £1 from every ticket sold for the UK dates will be donated to the Music Venue Trust in support of grassroots venues.

Next spring, the singer-songwriter will headline European shows in Paris, Tilburg, Zurich, Cologne, Munich, Bergamo and Berlin, wrapping up at the Forest National arena in Brussels.

The full list of tour dates is as follows:

2024:
2 December – 3Arena, Dublin
4 December – First Direct Arena, Leeds
6 December – Co-Op Live, Manchester
10 December – The O2, London
13 December – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
16 December – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
20 December – Utilita Arena, Newcastle

2025:
4 March – Olympia, Paris
5 March – 013 Poppodium, Tilburg
8 March – Halle 622, Zurich
10 March – Palladium, Cologne
12 March – Zenith, Munich
13 March – ChorusLife Arena, Bergamo
16 March – Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin
18 March – Afas Live, Amsterdam
19 March – Forest National, Brussels

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