Sam Fender has spoken about the “inflated” ticket prices for his 2027 UK and Ireland tour, promising fans that they’re “getting changed”.
The singer-songwriter is heading out on the road next summer for his ‘Proper Massive Stadium Tour’. He’ll kick off the trek with two huge homecoming concerts at St James’ Park in Newcastle on June 3 and 5.
From there, Fender will take to the stage at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, London’s Wembley Stadium, Dublin’s Marlay Park, Edinburgh’s Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, and Manchester’s Etihad Stadium. Support comes from Wunderhorse.
Tickets go on general sale at 9:30am GMT next Friday (October 30) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, fans can access a pre-sale at the same time on Wednesday (October 28) by pre-ordering Fender’s yet-to-be-announced fourth album before 9am GMT on Monday (October 26) – you can do so here.
Following the forthcoming dates being announced, fans have been sharing their thoughts on the pricing levels of the tickets. Standing tickets for Newcastle were reported to cost £98.60, with seating ranging from £86.50 to £112.90.
Wembley was said to be priced at £130.75 for front standing, £98.85 for general standing, and seating being between £64.75 and £130.75.
Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester are also reportedly being separated into two standing sections. The front area at every venue is listed as being around £120 to £130.
The apparent prices were published by Instagram user Gavin Davis, who regularly posts leaks for tours and shows ahead of them being officially confirmed.
Fender has since responded in the comments section, writing: “I’m not happy with these prices, they’re getting changed.”
He continued: “It got inflated well more than I’d had in mind, it should only be inflated in relation to the cost of putting the show on.”
The ‘People Watching’ musician went on to criticise the concept of standing sections being separated into “front” and “general” areas at big shows.
“The standing will not be split as well, I had no idea about it,” he explained. “I have no idea how this was normalised in gigs. It’s bollocks and it won’t be happening on this tour.”
It is not yet known when the updated pricing for Fender’s ‘Proper Massive Stadium Tour’ will be published. For comparison, tickets for his previous stadium shows in 2025 ranged between £65 and £88 (via Time Out).
Last November, Fender was among the major artists urging the UK government to uphold its previous pledge to put a cap on secondary ticket prices, along with the likes of Radiohead, Dua Lipa, Coldplay and The Cure‘s Robert Smith.
Elsewhere, funds raised from the singer’s previous arena tour helped support 38 grassroots music venues across the UK. He adopted a £1 ticket levy for the shows to aid in the survival of such live establishments.
“It’s brilliant to see that the money raised from the arena tour is making a real difference to so many venues,” Fender said.
The star’s ‘Proper Massive Stadium Tour’ schedule leaves a noticeable gap around Glastonbury 2027, amid rumours that he’ll headline the Pyramid Stage. If Fender is confirmed, it will mark his first slot at Worthy Farm since 2022. He is also topping the bill at Rock Werchter in Belgium next July.
This year has seen Fender win the Songwriter Of The Year award at the Ivor Novellos, bag the Song Of The Year prize at the BRITs, and break the record for the longest-running UK Number One single of all time with his Olivia Dean duet ‘Rein Me In’.
He won last year’s Mercury Prize for his third and most recent album, ‘People Watching’. Fender donated his £25,000 winnings to the Music Venue Trust (MVT), saying: “These venues are legendary, but they are struggling.”
Details about his fourth album remain scarce – including the title and release date – but he hinted that new music would be coming soon last year.
“I’m gonna go away at the end of this lot of shows and sort my shit out, and get my voice as good as possible and make another album and fuck loads of new tunes next year,” he said during his gig at Manchester’s Wythenshawe Park.
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