Sam Fender removes tour ticket type from sale after being unhappy with price

Singer Sam Fender has said he has removed a ticket category from sale after he said he was unhappy with pricing for his 2027 stadium tour.The 32-year-old had vowed to change ticket prices for his Proper Massive Stadium Tour ’27 when replying to an Instagram post which claimed tickets would cost up to £130.75 for standing, and now appears to have lowered prices.In a post on his Instagram story on Saturday evening, Fender said: “I’ve managed to get front standing tickets removed from the UK stadium tour.“Whoever buys a standing ticket gets as much chance as anyone to be at the front. No more 120 quid standing tickets either.“Costs are astronomical compared to two years ago, I can’t control the venue and ticketing fees, that’s a sad reality of today’s industry.“This is gonna be the biggest and best show we’ve ever put on. Can’t wait to see everyone on the road next summer.“GA (general admission) standing £85, seats £95/£75/£55, prices exclude venue and ticket company fees (and £1 per ticket contribution to Live Trust who support the grassroots music ecosystem in the UK).”In his reply to the initial post earlier in the day, Fender said he was “not happy with these prices” and claimed they were “getting changed”.He said: “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 bollocks and it won’t be happening on this tour.”The post he was replying to, by an Instagram user called Gavin Davis, claimed that before Fender’s changes standing tickets at Wembley Stadium would be split into “front standing”, costing £130.75, and “standing”, which was priced at £98.85.Read MoreIt also said ticket prices for seating would range between £64.75 and £130.75 at the venue.Fender will perform concerts at venues including Wembley Stadium next year (Danny Lawson/PA)PA ArchiveNorth Shields-born Fender will also perform at Newcastle’s St James’s Park, Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Dublin’s Marley Park, Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium, and Manchester’s Etihad Stadium as part of the tour.The post claimed the highest ticket price in Newcastle would have been £112.90, the top price in Cardiff was £119, and the highest price in Edinburgh was £120.95.It said the top price in Manchester would have been £119.60, but did not have information for the Dublin gig.Fender has achieved four UK top 10 singles and three UK number one albums. His Rein Me In duet with Olivia Dean reached number one on the singles chart.The song has become the longest-running number-one single in UK music history, spending 23 weeks at the top.Some of Fender’s best-known songs include Hypersonic Missiles, Seventeen Going Under and People Watching.Fender won the Mercury Prize in 2025 for the People Watching album.