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Simon Duke

Sam Fender storms Glastonbury and does Newcastle proud with epic debut performance

Sam Fender had yet another pinch me moment in his already epic music career when he played the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury at Friday night.

Since winning the Brits Critics Choice award at 2019, Sam’s star had soared across the world, seeing him and his band play to packed audiences across the globe, as well as a string of sell out gigs on home turf, including two capacity shows over consecutive nights at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena earlier this year.

But, but before this weekend, there was one big stage that had evaded them - Glastonbury. North Shields music juggernaut Sam was all set play the world famous event back in 2019, before pulling out due to illness.

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