Sam Fender Announces Third LP ‘People Watching’

Sam Fender has announced details of his highly anticipated third album, People Watching. which is set to drop on 21st February 2025. Fender produced his record alongside bandmates Dean Thompson and Joe Atkinson over two years, working firstly in London in 2023 with producer Markus Dravs, and then earlier this year in Los Angeles with The War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel, a musician Sam has a long-standing admiration for.

Sam Fender @ Glastonbury Festival 2022

Sam Fender @ Glastonbury Festival 2022 (Kalpesh Patel)

If Seventeen Going Under was Sam’s “coming of age” record, People Watching is his next step forward – colourful stories and observations of everyday characters living their everyday, but often extraordinary, lives. The album cover photograph was shot by the renowned social documentary photographer Tish Murtha, who grew up in South Shields and documented marginalised communities and working-class life in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Watch the People Watching trailer below:

Sam Fender’s observations on life as he experiences them have already taken him to headlining Summer festivals (Reading & Leeds, Boardmasters), selling out stadiums, and becoming a bonafide household name. With the instant sell-out of his UK arena tour next month Fender is taking another mighty leap forward into whatever comes next.

Sam Fender @ BST Hyde Park 2022

Dean Thompson with Sam Fender @ BST Hyde Park 2022 (Kalpesh Patel)

Upcoming UK Tour Dates:

DECEMBER (support from Wunderhorse)
2nd – 3Arena, Dublin
4th – First Direct Arena, Leeds
6th – Co-Op Live, Manchester
7th – Co-Op Live, Manchester
10th – The O2, London
12th – The O2, London
13th – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
16th – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
17th – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
20th – Utilita Arena, Newcastle

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