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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Roisin O'Connor

Sam Fender teases huge 2027 UK and Ireland stadium tour including Wembley

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  • Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter Sam Fender has teased a major UK and Ireland stadium tour for 2027 using a Lord of the Rings -inspired video featuring his bandmates.
  • The prospective tour includes a headline date at London's 90,000-capacity Wembley Stadium, which would mark the biggest performance of Fender's career so far.
  • Other venues featured in the teaser video include St James's Park in Newcastle, the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, Cardiff's Principality Stadium, Murrayfield in Edinburgh, and Malahide Castle in Ireland.
  • The tour tease comes amid speculation that Fender is a leading candidate to headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival when it returns in 2027 following its 2026 fallow year.
  • Fender's upcoming tour follows the chart-topping success of his duet “Rein Me In” with Olivia Dean, as well as his album People Watching , which won the 2025 Mercury Prize.

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