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Sam Fender
Born (1996-04-25) April 25, 1996 (age 28)
North Shields,United Kingdom[1]
Nationality United Kingdom
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2017-present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
LabelsPolydor[2]
MembersDean Thompson (Lead guitar), Tom Ungerer (Bass), Drew Michael (Drums)
Websitesamfender.com

Sam Fender is a British male singer-songwriter, was named one of BBC Sound of 2018[3] alongside other emerging artists such as Sigrid and Khalid.[1] His single "Play God" was featured in the FIFA 19 video game.[4]

Music style

His music is mainly about political and social issues. He is inspired by George Orwell's book Nineteen Eighty-Four.[1]

Family

He is from a musical family.[5][6] His father Alan and brother Liam are both singer-songwriters,[1][5] Liam also plays drums and piano.[1]

Discography

Singles

Title Release Date Ref
"Play God" 31 March 2017 [7]
"Greasy Spoon" 14 July 2017 [8]
"Millennial" 22 September 2017 [9]
"Start Again" 27 October 2017 [10]
"Friday Fighting" 9 February 2018 [11]
"Leave Fast" 14 June 2018 [12]
"Dead Boys" 14 August 2018 [13]

Tour

2018

Date City Country Venue Capacity Note Ref
19/4/2018 Cologne  Germany Artheater —
21/4/2018 Hamburg Molotow Skybar —
23/4/2018 Berlin Musik & Frieden 400 [14]
25/4/2018 Nijmegen  Kingdom of the Netherlands Merleyn 200 [15]
29/4/2018 Utrecht EKKO 275
5/5/2018 Leeds  United Kingdom Leeds City Centre — Live at Leeds 2018
5/5-6/5/2018 Liverpool The Baltic Triangle — Sound City Festival 2018
10/5/2018 Cambridge The Portland Arms 200 [16]
11/5/2018 Exeter The Cavern Club 220 [17]
12/5/2018 Truro The Old Bakery Studios 300 (standing) [18]
14/5/2018 Oxford The Cellar 250 [19]

Source from [20]

Barca Gosforth 2011 - Capacity 100 (Full menu available)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Filipe Phitzgerard. "Artist Profile: Sam Fender". F Word Magazine.
  2. ^ "Sam Fender". Polydor Official Website.
  3. ^ "Sound of 2018". BBC Radio.
  4. ^ https://www.easports.com/fifa/news/2018/fifa-19-soundtrack
  5. ^ a b Iman El Kafrawi (2018-02-08). "Introducing BBC Sound of 2018 nominee: Sam Fender". Spindle Magazine.
  6. ^ Kenicia Gray, Hannah Kane. "Not Your Average Millennial: Five Minutes with Indie Talent Sam Fender". Phoenix.
  7. ^ "iTunes (US) - Play God single". iTunes.
  8. ^ "iTunes (US) - Grease Spoon single". iTunes.
  9. ^ "iTunes (US) - Millennial single". iTunes.
  10. ^ "iTunes (US) - Start Again single". iTunes.
  11. ^ "iTunes (US) - Friday Fighting single". iTunes.
  12. ^ "iTunes (US) - Leave Fast single". iTunes.
  13. ^ "iTunes (US) - Dead Boys single". iTunes.
  14. ^ "Musik & Frieden Capacity".
  15. ^ "Merleyn Capacity" (PDF) (in Dutch).
  16. ^ "Capacity of The Portland Arms".
  17. ^ "Capacity of Exeter Cavern".
  18. ^ "Capacity of The Old Bakery Studios".
  19. ^ "Capacity of The Cellar".
  20. ^ "Tour Dates of Sam Fender".
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