Sam Fender slams ‘inflated’ ticket prices for upcoming tour

PUBLISHED ONOctober 25, 20267:34 AM

Sam Fender has hit out at the “inflated” ticket prices for his upcoming tour, insisting they cost a “lot more” than he had anticipated or wanted. 

The 32-year-old singer announced earlier this week that he will be hitting the road for his Proper Massive Stadium Tour in the summer of 2027, taking to the stage in the venues in London, Dublin and Manchester among others. 

Tickets for the shows have yet to go on sale, but speculation has already begun about how much they will cost, with one person taking to social media to say the tickets are expected to go on sale for £130.75 (S$223.50) for “front standing” tickets, while “standing” tickets will apparently cost £98. 

Seated tickets will retail for between £64.75 and £130.75, the person said, with Sam quick to respond to the report in the comments. 

He began by saying the prices are “getting changed”, as he added: “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.

“The standing will not be split as well, I had no idea about it. I have no idea how this was normalised in gigs. It’s b******* and it won’t be happening on this tour.”

Fans quickly responded as they praised the singer for taking action to keep the ticket prices down. 

One wrote: “Brilliant from Sam Fender here. Does prove to you that artists can have an influence on things, some are just incredibly greedy. 

Another called him a “man of the people” for “lowering the ticket prices and getting rid of the front standing split”, while a third praised: “More artists should speak out like this. Massive credit to him.”

As someone else said: “So right!! And it proves that artists really CAN do stuff to curb ticket prices, well in Sam.”

And another commented: “Fair play Sam Fender. Thinking of the fans. He could be greedy & run with it but I love it when an artist says enough’s enough.”

Ticket presale will start on Wednesday (Oct 28), with fans limited to buying six per person.