Sam Fender has called out the price of gig tickets ahead of his next tour, promising to lower the cost.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old announced his Proper Massive Stadium Tour earlier this week, which will visit Newcastle, Cardiff, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and Manchester in summer 2027.<\/p>\n
While tickets are yet to go on sale, Fender responded to a post on social media which claimed to outline the expected ticket prices.<\/p>\n
The Geordie musician also said standing would not be split into a front and back tier and he had “no idea how this was normalised at gigs”.<\/p>\n
Tickets are due to go on general sale at 09:30 GMT on Friday, with a pre-sale at the same time on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
But Fender said he was “not happy” with the reported prices.<\/p>\n
“They’re getting changed,” he said on Instagram.<\/p>\n
“It got inflated well more than I’d had in mind, it should only be inflated in relation to the cost of putting the show on.”<\/p>\n
The North Shields singer also said he did not want there to be an option for fans to pay more money to be closer to the front.<\/p>\n
“The standing will not be split as well, I had no idea about it,” Fender said.<\/p>\n
“I have no idea how this was normalised in gigs… it won’t be happening on this tour.”<\/p>\n
He is not the first musician to raise concerns over ticket pricing.<\/p>\n
Zara Larsson agreed with fans earlier this year that her tickets were too expensive.<\/p>\n
The Swedish singer said while she did not have control over the prices, she hoped she would in the future.<\/p>\n
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