The two support acts who will open for Sam Fender at St James' Park in June next year have been announced.
Over the past week, the platinum-selling North Shields musician has been the subject of much speculation that he might have been about to make all his Geordie fans' dreams come true by playing Newcastle United's famous ground. The rumours started after Sam was clocked on the St James' pitch carrying a black and white guitar, by visitors doing the stadium tour, while other fans, waiting outside for news of record signing Alexander Isak, heard Local Hero being played.
Well on Friday morning, Sam made it official and confirmed that he will be playing St James' Park on Friday, June 9. In a stirring social media post, which featured a video of him and his band walking onto the pitch as Local Hero played, Sam wrote: "It's a childhood dream come true. I always joked that one day we might play St James' Park in Newcastle, the biggest stadium in the north east, and now we're actually gonna play it on the 9th June next year. It's gonna be such a special moment and I hope you all join us for it."
