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Sam Fender and Chappell Roan help bring £1.2bn tourism boost to North West

Sam Fender, Chappell Roan and the Foo Fighters brought music tourists to Manchester, while Taylor Swift’s tour brought overseas fans to the UK.

Evening Standard

Becky Hill to sing national anthem at 2025 British Grand Prix at Silverstone

The 31-year-old singer will perform God Save The King before the F1 race gets under way on July 6.

Evening Standard

Sam Fender’s music offers a vision of masculinity that is complex, conflicted and deeply human

By the end of June 2025, Sam Fender will have played four stadium shows to nearly 250,000 people across the UK, with three of those in his native north east. With three albums and over 2 billion streams, his music has earned widespread acclaim. Yet, Fender is no ordinary rock…

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Sam Fender hits the target at first of homecoming gigs

The singer had a sold-out crowd at Newcastle United’s St James’ Park in raptures.

Evening Standard

Sam Fender at the London Stadium: Geordie Springsteen bosses biggest eve gig

4.5/5 Fender effortlessly delivers another victory on his stratospheric rise to the top

Evening Standard

Tony Hadley thinks Sam Fender has key Frank Sinatra quality

Former Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley has compared Sam Fender to legendary singers like Boy George and Frank Sinatra.

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From the Montreux Jazz Festival to Primavera: the 12 best music festivals in Europe for 2025

SUMMER GUIDE 2025: From a former military airfield to a stage suspended over a lake, many of Europe’s best festivals offer spectacular scenery along with the biggest and best lineups. The Independent’s culture team share their favourites

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Newcastle United announce plans to update badge

Newcastle United last redesigned their crest in 1988

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“He was a great hero to all of us, and because he wore glasses this even allowed John Lennon to wear his in public and not have to whip them off if there was a girl passing by!”: Paul McCartney salutes a rock ’n’ roll legend

Buddy Holly influenced The Beatles, the Stones and many more

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Sam Fender rocks out with The War On Drugs' Adam Granduciel at Coachella

Sam Fender performed with The War On Drugs' Adam Granduciel at Coachella.

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Shake-up for 007 as James Bond could swap London for Liverpool

Future 007 scenes could be filmed in Liverpool due to a filming ban expected in central London next year

Evening Standard

Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts, Sam Fender, RAYE and Diana Ross lead stacked Montreux Jazz Festival bill

The 2025 Montreux Jazz Festival bill boasts an eclectic mix of pop, hip-hop, classic rock, jazz, soul and funk artists.

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Montreux Jazz Festival unveils spectacular 2025 programme, from Diana Ross to RAYE and Neil Young

Some of the world’s most renowned artists return this summer to the spectacular setting of Montreux for the storied musical celebration

The Independent UK

What are the biggest-selling vinyl releases of 2025 (so far) and the last decade?

How many to do own / celebrate on a daily basis / wish were higher in the rankings?

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We pick 9 of the best Record Store Day 2025 releases – Sam Fender, De La Soul, Waxahatchee and more

All of our choice cuts from Record Store Day 2025, including the likes of De La Soul, Sam Fender and a very special movie soundtrack.

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Sam Fender 'feels guilty about his music success'

Music star Sam Fender feels he hasn't been changed by fame and success.

Evening Standard

Who will record the next Bond theme? Adele 'joins' Raye and Sam Fender in battle for next 007 music

As Amazon's franchise reboot begins production, the race to create the next iconic Bond anthem heats up with British stars leading the charge

Evening Standard

Lola Young scores UK’s biggest song of 2025 so far with hit single Messy

Young’s single, Messy, has racked up 597,000 chart units since the start of the new year, ending the first quarter at the top of the leaderboard.

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Elton John and Brandi Carlile dazzle audience at star-studded London Palladium show

Stars including Ronnie Wood, Lily James and Sam Fender were spotted cheering on the legendary artist as he celebrated his new album with Carlile and their host, Dan Levy, at the special event

Evening Standard

Who is Sam Fender's 'secret' girlfriend, Rosa Collier?

Geordie singer said to have kept romance secret for two years

Evening Standard

Sam Fender joins Ant and Dec in social media celebrations after Newcastle trophy

Declan Donnelly said it was ‘the best day of my life’.

The Independent UK

Glastonbury faced with big line-up ‘change’ as some left gutted by rumoured favourite missing

‘Many more acts and attractions still to be announced’ said the Festival

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The left keeps getting identity politics wrong – and the right is benefiting from that

Instead of liberation, we’ve ended up with competitive grievance, weaponised victimhood, and a focus on ‘I’ not ‘us’, says author and activist Ash Sarkar

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Sam Fender doesn't want to be overexposed

Sam Fender doesn't want to be overexposed because he thinks audiences get "fatigued".

The Independent UK

Charli xcx’s' Brat reign continues, as she clears the decks at BRIT Awards

Charli xcx’s “Brat” reign continues, as she cleared the decks at this year’s BRIT Awards – the U.K.’s leading music awards show

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