Sam Fender had a well deserved night out on home turf with his mam and gran on Monday, after an incredible weekend that he'll never forget with his two sold out gigs at St James' Park.
The whole of Newcastle was in the grip of Fender Fever on both Friday and Saturday, as the Hypersonic Missiles star fired on all cylinders for two empathic shows at the stadium, attracting a combined crowd over over 100,000 people. Sam's St James gigs gave the whole city two unforgettable days and nights, with the city a thriving sea of black and white as Toon tops, bucket hats and flags were seen on every corner.
Stars like Ant and Dec, Vicky Pattison, Callum Wilson and Dan Burn flocked to see Sam at SJP, with Ant and Dec seen singing Seventeen Going Under in the stands, while NUFC legend Shearer telling Sam he was "f**king awesome."
Sam broke his silence on the gigs on Monday evening, describing the last few days as 'insane,' before going onto describe getting to perform alongside Saturday night's surprise guest, AC/DC icon Brian Johnson, as 'a dream come true.'
After a weekend that saw his already amazing career soar to new heights, Sam headed to a place he holds very close to his heart, North Shields' Low Lights Tavern, the pub that has his two Brit Awards as beer pumps. Fans were delighted to see him, with the ones lucky enough to bumop into him on Monday, sharing their photos of him in popular Facebook group Sam Fender Appreciation Sociery.
Sam enjoyed some well deserved downtime in the company of his mam and gran, taking to his Instagram story to share a selfie of him and his mam,. explaining that his gran was there as well but she was 'too cool' to be online.
On Monday afternoon it was revealed that Sam's gigs at St James' Park boosted the local economy to the tune of an estimated £15 million., Stephen Patterson, chief executive of the NE1 Ltd business improvement district company, praised the “huge celebration of Newcastle, the city, its people and its musical and sporting history, adding: "It is massively important for the city to host events of this scale and calibre and we need more of them.”
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