Sam Fender live in concert.
ON TOUR

Sam Fender

62
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

91
%
Based on 
62
critic concert
reviews
LAST 12 MONTHS RATING  
90
%
Based on 
9
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Sam Fender is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 1% of all live performers. Based on 62 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Sam Fender is rated as an outstanding live performer, with many notable strengths. Sam Fender concert reviews describe live shows and performances as euphoric, intense, exciting, emotional, poignant, unforgettable, and playful.

ON TOUR

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Latest release

Wild Grey Ocean / Little Bull Of Blithe (April 22, 2023)

artist info

GENRE
rock
ORIGIN
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (4/25/1996)
BIO
Sam Fender (born Samuel Thomas Fender on 25 April 1994) is an English singer-songwriter who was named one of the BBC's Sound of 2018 alongside other emerging artists including Sigrid, Lewis Capaldi, and Khalid. His single "Play God" was featured in the FIFA 19 video game.
HAS PERFORMED with
The Killers

CRITIC concert REVIEWS

Bring The Noise (UK)

September 10, 2023
100
%
Sam Fender Live In Concert In the UK at Reading Festival 2023

NME (UK)

August 26, 2023
100
%
Sam Fender at Reading Festival: everyman champ leaves it all on the stage

The Independent (UK)

August 26, 2023
80
%
On one of Reading’s strongest opening days in years, no one drops the ball

Gaffa (Sweden)

August 13, 2023
67
%
Sam Fender Live In Concert At Way Out West Festival 2023, Flamingo

The Music (Australia)

July 21, 2023
%
"Everyone is screaming, chanting, and crying," for Sam Fender in Perth ahead of Splendour In The Grass.

The Herald (Scotland)

July 8, 2023
100
%
Sam Fender at TRNSMT Glasgow: anthems with a message

Hot Press Magazine (Ireland)

June 26, 2023
%
Sam Fender played an unforgettable show in Dublin's Malahide Castle on Sunday night, with 20,000 fans bouncing to his every word for 90 minutes, despite the rain.

Past critic reviews published in

Chronicle Live (UK), Music Feeds (Australia), Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), Backseat Mafia, Manchester Evening News (UK) and more

IMAGE CREDIT

Paul Hudson [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons