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Johnny 'Blue Hat' Davis issues appeal to Sam Fender fans as ring goes missing after gigs

Johnny 'Blue Hat' Davis has issued an appeal on Instagram to help track down a very distinctive ring he lost sometime over the weekend, as he joined Sam Fender of stage for two incredible gigs at St James' Park.

The man who provides the epic sax backdrop to some of Sam's biggest hits, like Hypersonic Missiles and Get You Down, joined the Seventeen Going Under star and his bandmates on stage at the stadium, on both Friday and Saturday night, as the lads gave Newcastle a weekend that will live long in the memory.

Johnny's proud parents were in the capacity crowd that flocked to St James' for night one on Friday night, with him posing at the ground with him, hours before taking to the stage.

READ MORE: Sam Fender celebrates St James' gigs with his mam and gran after epic Newcastle weekend

As his name suggests, Johnny is known for the distinctive blue bucket hat he so often wears and, while that made it through the action packed weekend unscathed, a distinctive octopus ring he owns, is nowhere to be seen. Johnny took to Instagram to try and track it down, posting a photo of it and asking anyone in Newcastle and North Shields who finds it to get in touch and adding: 'It must have fallen off my finger amongst the madness.'

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Johnny's appeal to find the missing rings, comes after he made an al Instagram post about just how much getting to play at SJP meant to him and everyone else involved. Sharing photos of the gigs on his grid, he wrote: "Toon, 9th & 10th June, best weekend of our lives."

Among the many people to replace to Johnny's post was NUFC legend Alan Shearer, who replied with a series of applause emojis, as a fan commented: "Magical. Unreal. Amazing. And the Local Hero opening - i just wept."

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