Sam Fender's 2025 dates at Newcastle's St James' Park: stage times, support, weather, travel & more

14 June 2025, 09:00

Sam Fender press — Sam Fender returns to Newcastle this week. Picture: Niall Lea

The Geordie singer-songwriter star will play three homecoming shows at Newcastle United stadium this Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

Sam Fender is set to play not one, not two, but THREE nights at St. James' Park this week.

The North Shields singer-songwriter will take to the home of his beloved Newcastle United F.C for his People Watching tour on Thursday 12th June, Saturday 14th June and Sunday 15th June.

An estimated 150,000 fans are expected to head to St James' over the course of the three nights in what's sure to be a huge buper weekend for the city.

Find out the stage times for Sam Fender's shows at St. James' Park, plus who's supporting, how to get there, what the weather will be like and what fans can expect from the setlist.

Sam Fender in 2022 — Sam Fender is set to play three dates at St James' Park, Newcastle this weekend. Picture: Niall Lea/Press

When does Sam Fender play St. James' Park?

Thursday 12th June 2025
Saturday 14th June 2025
Sunday 15th June 2025

Who's supporting Sam Fender at St. James' Park?

Thursday 12th June:

CMAT
The Pale White

Saturday 14th June:

Olivia Dean
CMAT
Ernie

Sunday 15th June:

Olivia Dean
CMAT
Hector Gannet

What time does Sam Fender come on stage St. James Park?

According to the likes of the Chronicle Live, the stage times are as below.*

Thursday 12th June:

4pm - Doors open
6pm - The Pale White
7.30pm - CMAT
9pm - Sam Fender
11pm - Finish time (latest)

Saturday 14th June:

4pm - Doors open
5pm - Hector Gannet
6pm - CMAT
7.30pm - Olivia Dean
9pm - Sam Fender
11pm - Finish time (latest)

Sunday 15th June:

4pm - Doors open
5pm - Ernie
6pm - CMAT
7.30pm - Olivia Dean
9pm - Sam Fender
11pm - Finish time (latest)

*Stage times are approximate and subject to change. Fans should always try to arrive at the show in good time.

Can you still get tickets for Sam Fender at St. James' Park?

General admission tickets for Sam Fender at St James' Park are SOLD OUT, but limited hospitality packages are still available here.

What will Sam Fender play at St. James' Park?

Sam will likely play an epic set of tracks from across his career so far and his three studio albums Hypersonic Missiles, Seventeen Going Under and People Watching. Given it's a hometown show, his set is likely to include touches to reflect the Geordie crowd as well as special guests, such as his brother Liam and his old guitar teacher, Phil, who both joined him on his previous show.

See Sam Fender's setlist at St James' Park on Thursday 12th June:

Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero(Mark Knopfler cover)
Getting Started
Will We Talk?
Arm's Length
The Borders
Dead Boys
Howdon Aldi Death Queue
Crumbling Empire
Tyrants
Something Heavy (with Liam Fender)
People Watching
The Boys Are Back in Town (Thin Lizzy cover) (with Phil Martin (Sam's former Guitar Teacher))
Get You Down (preceded by Dan Burn chant)
Spit of You
Seventeen Going Under

Encore:

16. Remember My Name
17. The Dying Light
18. Hypersonic Missiles

What's the weather like for Sam Fender at St James' Park?

Thursday 12th June 2025

According to the Met Office, Thursday 12th June will have highs of 19 degrees, lows of 14 degrees and "sunny intervals changing to light rain by late morning".

Saturday 14th June 2025

On Saturday, the Met Office predicts highs of 22 degrees and lows of 12 degrees in Newcastle with "heavy showers changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon". Fans should also be prepared for high UV levels and a medium pollen count.

Sunday 15th June 2025

According to the Met Office, Sam Fender's final night at St James' Park will see fans in highs of 19 degrees and lows of 13 degrees, with "cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime" and high UV levels.

How to travel to Sam Fender at St James' Park:

The postcode for St. James' Park, Newcastle is NE1 4ST.
The stadium is accessible by bus, metro, train, cycling, park & ride and taxi.
It is recommended that fans get fans get public transport to reach the station.
Newcastle upon Tyne can be accessed by the Tyne & Wear Metro system, with services between Newcastle City Centre, major transport services and destinations south to Wearside. St James' Metro station is recommended for local destinations and Monument station - a five-minute walk away - is served by both yellow and green line routes towards Newcastle International Airport, South Shields and the coast.
Newcastle Central Station is the main stop for services between London and Edinburgh or Glasgow. It also offers direct routes to and from Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Bristol. Fans are advised that the station is a 10 minute walk from the stadium and are directed to walk west along Neville Street and then right onto St. James Boulevard, before the station will become visible on the junction of Bath Lane/Wellington Street.

Read the full travel information for St James Park here.

According to newcastleworld.com Tyne and Wear Metro has said customer service teams will be available at stations in and around the area.

Nexus is warning that Metro trains towards Newcastle will be busier than normal with crowd control measures in place.

Extra trains will also be running after the show to help fans get home in the evening.

Go North East bus company will also be running "extra services" to get fans home after the gig, but they have advised fans to head straight to to Eldon Square, Haymarket, or Market Street to have the best chance of getting a seat.

The full list of city parking can be found on the Newcastle Council Website.