Sam Fender weclomes fan on stage at first festival slot in a year to play guitar
After kicking off his much awaited live return earlier this month, Sam Fender played his first festival slot in 12 months over the weekend.
The North Shields local returned to the stage this month after a full year away from the spotlight - and made a fans’ year in the process this weekend.
Scheduled to headlining Boardmasters Festival in Cornwall, Fender played a warm up show in nearby Plymouth the previous weekend before the Saturday night headline slot.
The Devon show allowed him and his band to showcase two new songs as well as a new cover.
This was the first taste of new music from Fender in two years with fans eagerly awaiting a third album from the North Tyneside singer-songwriter.
Plenty of time between albums allows fans to learn older tracks, and one fan was lucky enough to be welcomed on stage on Saturday night to play The Borders, the third album from Fender’s debut album.
The track from Hypersonic Missiles came as the third song in the set, when Fender spotted a fan asking to play guitar on stage.
The festival show was the only confirmed slot from Fender for the rest fo the year, although fans are expecting more shows to be announced alongside a new album later this year.
Sam Fender setlist at Boardmasters festival
The Kitchen
Getting Started
The Borders
People Watching
Dead Boys
Love Is A Long Road (Tom Petty cover)
Will We Talk
Spice
Howdon Aldi Death Queue
Get You Down
Spit Of You
Nostalgia’s Lie
Alright
Seventeen Going Under
Hypersonic Missiles