The live debut of the freshly released ‘Alright’ also disrupts the momentum of the set, nestled between the singalong favourites of ‘Spit Of You’ and ‘Play God’. Apple Music Home Session: Sam Fender" did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 88 on the UK Singles Sales Chart. Part of Fender’s appeal is his unflinching honesty and relatability, and he highlights that once again on this stage tonight.

Sam Fender - Live from Finsbury Park Lyrics and Tracklist

The emotionally overpowering song Dead Boys, about a spate of suicides in his home town, is dedicated to “our friends who aren’t with us any more. It’s a blistering finale that wraps things up perfectly and seemingly foreshadows Fender’s next steps, primed to level up from this huge moment to something utterly stratospheric. Fender's second studio album, Seventeen Going Under (2021), includes the titular track which is currently his highest-charting single to date, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart.

It’s also his biggest headline show to date; a celebratory milestone that offers a chance to look back on just how far he’s come. Times Like These" did not enter the Netherlands' Single Top 100 but peaked on the Dutch Top 40 Tipparade at number 15. He was yet to be crowned a BRITs Rising Star, top the Official UK Albums Chart with his debut album ‘Hypersonic Missiles’, or have his acclaimed and similarly chart-topping second record ‘Seventeen Going Under’ be named Best Album In The World at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.

Sam Fender live in Newcastle: a star-studded Toon celebration Sam Fender live in Newcastle: a star-studded Toon celebration

You never really know when that stuff is gonna coming around until you get into the bulk of it, and we haven’t got into the bulk of the third record just yet. It may feel strange to hear this crowd singing along passionately to bleak lines such as “God the kid looks so sad” in Seventeen Going Under, but to paraphrase, a problem shared with 40,000 people is a problem greatly diminished. Despite the heavy subject matter in Fender’s music, the singer has a knack for guiding crowds through his setlist’s emotional highs and lows. To share this day with all the people I look up to and to play on this stage with all my mates, it’s the best job in the world,” he says sincerely.Released on vinyl and as a bonus disc in a deluxe edition of the Seventeen Going Under album, it’s a euphoric memento of his great year.

Sam Fender Announces ‘Live From Finsbury Park’ Album Release

Will We Talk’ is such a great opener, I can’t even imagine the hype around Finsbury Park when Fender and the boys opened on this. Sam Fender is, undeniably, “good”: the North Shields singer’s last year has been punctuated by headlining for 45,000 at Finsbury Park, a monumental debut at Glastonbury, and coming “full circle” by supporting fellow heartlands rocker Bruce Springsteen. The silence around the park on the recording shows even the London crowd clearly get the significance of this one. As for their prodigal son, this weekend will be a talked-about highlight in Sam Fender’s career for years to come. The majority of tonight’s setlist is picked from the musician’s second album and, with just festival dates a few gigs supporting Florence + The Machine and some US shows left, the gig feels like the beginning of the end for that record’s campaign.It’s a pretty upbeat track, but I can’t be the only one who finds it a bit emotional with its tale of perseverance?

Sam Fender discography - Wikipedia Sam Fender discography - Wikipedia

Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Jalen perform live knows that he is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene. At Glastonbury this summer, my number one priority was to see Sam Fender performing his song Seventeen Going Under as the sun went down over the Pyramid Stage on Friday. This is literally gonna be the biggest show we’ve ever done – our first stadium show, which is so weird to say!He pauses as the crowd laughs in response, self-awareness suddenly hitting: “That’ll be in a review tomorrow. Guests must all enter the venue at the same time as the lead attendee, as you can only gain access with ID matching the name printed on tickets. Scraps of Fender’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’ — an anthem about growing up 20 minutes down the road — float from every packed bar in town, including a Greggs that’s been converted into a celebratory dive bar for the occasion. Recorded at Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, NY, with the help of producer/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires) and crack team of a-list musicians, his upcoming album blends heavy arrangements and introspective lyrics with sophistication, leaving the listener in a blissful wash of wonderment. As its first guitar chimes ripple over the crowd, the audience responds by setting off so many flares, the air in the park becomes thick with smoke and the scent of burning chemicals.