You never really know when that stuff is gonna coming around until you get into the bulk of it, and we haven’t got into the bulk of the third record just yet. Times Like These" did not enter the Netherlands' Single Top 100 but peaked on the Dutch Top 40 Tipparade at number 15. He pauses as the crowd laughs in response, self-awareness suddenly hitting: “That’ll be in a review tomorrow. By ticking the SMS opt in box and submitting this form, I agree to receive text messages from and about Sam Fender (including prerecorded and/or by autodialer). This is literally gonna be the biggest show we’ve ever done – our first stadium show, which is so weird to say!

Sam Fender - Live From Finsbury Park | Banquet Records Sam Fender - Live From Finsbury Park | Banquet Records

It might be a hugely anthemic moment in the set, but it’s also one that’s massively emotional – the tens of thousands of people roaring along to its chanting vocals feel like a victory in the face of the dark times the lyrics document. This one is about our hometown North Shields, and our friends who aren’t with us anymore,” Fender tells Finsbury Park. To play St James’ Park has kinda always been a bit of a daft joke,” he explained, “ever since we started the band five years ago. James’ Park on Saturday (June 10), days of anticipation explode when Fender strides on-stage to fellow Geordie Mark Knopfler’s ‘Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero’.We get an early listen and the live album and, since we couldn't make the trip to London to catch the show, get to relive it through our eardrums. Speaking to Rolling Stone U K about the gig, he claimed that he’ll be the first Geordie artist to headline there: such luminaries as Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen have done so previously. In November 2017, Fender was named one of the BBC's Sound of 2018, alongside other emerging artists. At various points, he plays a guitar that is also striped in black and white, while after ‘Play God’ he grins at the crowd and notes: “I presume there’s people from Newcastle here.

Sam Fender – Get You Down (Live From Finsbury Park) Sam Fender – Get You Down (Live From Finsbury Park)

That Sound" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 87 on the UK Singles Sales Chart. Recordings from the 16 tracks the North Shields star and his band played at the headline London show to over 40,000 people are being put into fans' hands on streaming services and with special vinyls. Not that the 28-year-old from North Shields has been short of special memories during his rapid rise to become one of Britain’s biggest guitar acts. In March, his second album Seventeen Going Under earned him the title of Best Album In The World at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, while it is also in the running for the 2022 Mercury Prize later this month. This show was a real highlight for me and the boys,” said Fender as he announced the release today (September 5), “so we’re buzzing to share it with you.When the crowd has stopped thrashing, Fender seizes his hometown’s energy, leading chants of “Toon Toon” while banners reading “Geordie pride” and “this city is believing again” flutter from the stands. The double vinyl release was recorded at the star’s sell-out performance in front of 45,000 at London’s Finsbury Park on July 15. A Brits Critics’ Choice award anointing him as music’s next big thing in 2019 was followed by the prize for British Rock/Alternative Act this year. Seventeen Going Under" did not enter the Netherlands' Single Top 100 but peaked on the Netherlands' Single Tip Chart at number one. At the end of the main set, he sets down his guitar and moves to a keyboard at the back of the stage for a beautiful version of ‘The Dying Light’.