Sam Fender Incorporates Three Open-Air U.K. Shows to Summer 2025 ‘People Watching’ Tour

Sam Fender has broadened his 2025 U.K. summer tour by adding three additional dates.

This announcement comes just ahead of the North Shields artist’s third album People Watching, which is set to release next Friday (Feb. 21) via Polydor. This record signifies Fender’s first full-length album since his 2021 Mercury Prize-nominated work, Seventeen Going Under.

The first of the newly added shows will take place at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester on August 16, followed by a performance at the Royal Highland Showgrounds in Edinburgh the next week (August 22) as part of the Summer Sessions series in the Scottish capital. On August 28, Fender will headline the VITAL Festival at Boucher Road Playing Fields in Belfast.

Support acts will include Olivia Dean in Manchester and Edinburgh, alongside CMAT in Belfast. Additional opening acts are yet to be revealed. 

Tickets for all performances will be available starting at 10 a.m. (GMT) on Feb. 21 through Fender’s official site. A special presale will occur on Feb. 18 for fans subscribed to his newsletter, lasting for 24 hours prior to the general ticket sale later that week.

These performances will follow Fender’s previously scheduled European and U.S. tours during the spring, along with three sold-out shows at St. James’ Park in Newcastle (June 12-15) and the London Stadium (June 6). He is also set to perform at Radio 1’s Big Weekend festival in Sefton Park, Liverpool, on May 24 – bringing his U.K. summer schedule to a total of eight shows.

£1 from each ticket sold for the stadium performances will go to selected cultural organizations such as Youth Music and Sunday for Sammy, aimed at supporting the arts in the North East of England.

Last month, Fender received nominations for artist of the year and best alternative/rock act at The BRIT Awards 2025, which is scheduled for Mar. 1 at London’s O2 Arena.

Sam Fender’s U.K. tour 2025 dates: