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Sophie Brownson

St James' Park expected to host future gigs after 'outstanding' Sam Fender concerts in front of home crowd

Sam Fender cemented his place in history when he performed two 'outstanding' gigs at St James' Park.

The 29-year-old from North Shields is the first Geordie musician to headline the stadium and delighted 100,000 fans with two special shows on June 9 and 10.

Newcastle United hailed the gigs as "outstanding" and said that Fender had "put on a show to remember" as they took to Twitter to share stunning photographs of the packed-out stadium.

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