The song is named after his chart-topping third album
Indie alt rocker Sam Fender has announced the North American dates for his People Watching Tour 2025. The new shows kick off in September and fall between the UK and Europe and Australian legs of the globe-crossing tour, which supports Fender’s acclaimed third album, People Watching, out now via Capitol Records.
Presales are underway ahead of the general sale on Friday, May 30th at 10 am local time.
People Watching follows 2021’s chart-topping Seventeen Going Under and arrives with Sam having solidified his reputation as one of Britain’s most accomplished songwriters of his generation, not to mention a poignant and powerful live performer. If Seventeen Going Under was Sam’s “coming of age” record, People Watching is his next step forward — colorful stories and observations of everyday characters living their everyday, but often extraordinary, lives. The album was produced by Sam with his bandmates Dean Thompson and Joe Atkinson, plus producer Markus Dravs of Arcade Fire and The War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel, a musician who Sam has long admired.
Fender recently shared the music video for the single “Little Bit Closer,” which reunited Adolescence director Philip Barantini with the star of that Netflix drama series, Owen Cooper. The video’s moving narrative underscores Sam’s own work.
With three BRIT Awards to his name and all three of his albums to date having hit No. 1 in the UK, Sam is a genuine rock star who has sold out London Stadium (capacity 80K) — his biggest headline show to date–and a three-night run at his hometown stadium, Newcastle’s St James’ Park. His North American shows offer fans a rare chance to see him in more intimate settings.
Sam Fender People Watching Tour 2025 Dates:
June 6 – London @ London Stadium (SOLD OUT)
June 12 – Newcastle @ St James’ Park (SOLD OUT)
June 14 – Newcastle @ St James’ Park (SOLD OUT)
June 15 – Newcastle @ St James’ Park (SOLD OUT)
June 21 – Scheeßel @ Hurricane
June 22 – Neuhausen ob Eck @ Southside
July 3 – Silverstone @ British Grand Prix
July 5 – Festivalpark @ Rock Werchter
July 6 – Ewijk @ Down The Rabbit Hole
July 11 – Lisbon @ NOS ALIVE
July 15 – Montreux @ Montreux Jazz Festival
Aug 8 – Copenhagen @ Syd For Solen
Aug 16 – Manchester @ Wythenshawe Park (SOLD OUT)
Aug 22 – Edinburgh @ Royal Highland Showgrounds (SOLD OUT)
Aug 28 – Belfast @ Boucher Road Playing Fields
Aug 30 – Stradbally @ Electric Picnic Festival
Sept 17 – Boston @ Roadrunner
Sept 19 – New York @ Terminal 5
Sept 21 – Philadelphia @ The Fillmore
Sept 23 – Washington @ The Anthem
Sept 25 – Chicago @ Aragon Ballroom
Sept 27 – St. Louis @ Evolution Festival
Sept 28 – Franklin @ Pilgrimage Festival
Oct 1 – Laval @ Place Bell
Oct 3 – Toronto @ Coca-Cola Coliseum
Nov 14 – Melbourne @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Nov 15 – Melbourne @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Nov 19 – Brisbane @ Riverstage
Nov 21 – Sydney @ The Showring – Entertainment Quarter
Nov 25 – Adelaide @ Entertainment Centre Arena
Nov 28 – Perth @ Kings Park
