Premium Content:

Sam Fender announces Australian tour

British musician Sam Fender is heading down under for a tour later this year and will be playing shows in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

Tickets will be on sale Wednesday May 21 at 12pm (local time) via Secret Sounds

- Advertisement -

Joining Fender is celebrated singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone, returning to Australia following a triumphant, sold-out run of shows in 2024. The pair previously collaborated on a stirring rendition of Fender’s tune Seventeen Going Under.

The tour will begin in Melbourne with a show at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Friday 14th November, before heading to the Riverstage in Brisbane on Wednesday 19th November.

The Sydney show will be at the Showring Entertainment Quarter on Friday 21st November, and the Adelaide date will see Fender play the AEC Arena on Tuesday 25th November. The tour’s final date is in Perth at Kings Park & Botanical Garden on Friday 28th November.

Fender’s last album is People Watching. The video for recent single Little Bit Closer features Adolescence actor Owen Cooper, while the video for the album’s title track features actor Andrew Scott.

To date Fender has released three albums. His debut Hypersonic Missiles arrived in 2019, and he followed that up with Seventeen Going Under in 2021.

His latest release People Watching came out was released in February. Fender collaborated with Adam Granduciel from the band The War on Drugs to produce the album.

Hero Picture: Photograph by Flickr user Raph_PH published via a Creative Commons license CC BY 2.0

Latest

Adelaide Crows star Izak Rankine under investigation for alleged homophobic slur

The AFL are investigating claims a homophobic slur was used during Saturday's match.

Calls for singer Gloria Gaynor to turn down Kennedy Center Honor

The singer is one of five artists picked by President Trump for the 2025 honors.

Fresh Tracks | The latest tunes worth checking out

New tracks from Betty Who, Will Young, The Hidden Cameras, Tuure Boelius, and Alanis Morrissette teams up with Carly Simon.

On This Gay Day | Singer Mika was born in 1983

Singer Mika celebrates his birthday today.

Newsletter

Don't miss

Adelaide Crows star Izak Rankine under investigation for alleged homophobic slur

The AFL are investigating claims a homophobic slur was used during Saturday's match.

Calls for singer Gloria Gaynor to turn down Kennedy Center Honor

The singer is one of five artists picked by President Trump for the 2025 honors.

Fresh Tracks | The latest tunes worth checking out

New tracks from Betty Who, Will Young, The Hidden Cameras, Tuure Boelius, and Alanis Morrissette teams up with Carly Simon.

On This Gay Day | Singer Mika was born in 1983

Singer Mika celebrates his birthday today.

Actor Terence Stamp dies aged 87

Stamp played everyone from Superman's nemesis General Zod to transgender elder Bernadette in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

Adelaide Crows star Izak Rankine under investigation for alleged homophobic slur

The AFL are investigating claims a homophobic slur was used during Saturday's match.

Calls for singer Gloria Gaynor to turn down Kennedy Center Honor

The singer is one of five artists picked by President Trump for the 2025 honors.

Fresh Tracks | The latest tunes worth checking out

New tracks from Betty Who, Will Young, The Hidden Cameras, Tuure Boelius, and Alanis Morrissette teams up with Carly Simon.