Sam Fender announces huge headline shows in Belfast and Dublin for 2023

17 October 2022, 15:24 | Updated: 17 October 2022, 15:26

The Geordie singer-songwriter is set to play a date at Belfast's Belsonic festival and Dublin's Malahide Castle. Get the dates and find out how to buy tickets.

Sam Fender has announced two huge Irish dates for next summer.

The Seventeen Going Under singer has been confirmed for headline shows at Belfast's Belsonic Festival and Dublin's Malahide Castle in June 2023.

The Geordie singer-songwriter will play Northern Ireland's Ormeau Park festival on Friday 23 June, before heading to Dublin's historic Castle and grounds on Sunday 25th June.

Tickets go on sale this Friday 21st September at 10am.

Fans can access the pre-sale link via Sam Fender's mailing list, which can be signed up to here.

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The news comes after Sam made the decision to cancel some of his forthcoming dates to look after his mental health.

Taking to Instagram back in September he shared a post, which began: "It seems completely hypocritical to advocate discussion on mental health and write songs about it if I don't take the time to look after my own mental health. I've neglected myself for over a year now and haven't dealt with things that have deeply affected me. It's impossible to do this work on myself while on the road and it's exhausting feigning happiness and wellness for the sake of business. My friends and colleagues have been worried about me for a while and it's not going to get better unless I take the time to do so.

"I am eternally overwhelmed by the love and support of our fans and I hate to let you down, but the state of my wellbeing is starting to affect everything I do, including my performances... I refuse to go out there and not give it my all EVERY time, as you all deserve nothing less."

The Hypersonic Missiles singer continued: "As a result, I'm sadly going to have to take some time off the road. We are cancelling our 3 remaining headline shows in the US and pulling out of the shows with Florence and the Machine, as well as Life is Beautiful Festival. I'm also especially sorry to everyone who's been waiting for news on the news on the rescheduled UK record store dates, but the decision has been taken to cancel these shows (hopefully we can work something out for those ticket holders, you'll hear from us soon) so I can come back stronger."

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Sam received a wide range of support for people across the spectrum of entertainment, with many praising him for his bravery.

Under his Instagram post, Gwyneth Paltrow was among the first to react to his heartfelt message. The Hollywood actress, Goop founder and ex-wife of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, wrote: "This is beautiful. We ❤️you. Look after yourself."

Oxford band, The Amazons, wrote: "This is an incredibly brave decision to take mate. The pressure to push through for the team and the fans is soo real. Thankful to you for taking the decision and hoping other artists feel like they can do too".

Aussie rockers Gang of Youths - who supported Sam Fender on his UK 2021 tour dates added - "love u samwise & co."

Irish punk rockers Fontaines D.C. simply wrote: "Good man."

Royal Blood shared a heart in the comments section as well as drummer, Ben Thatcher, from his personal account.

Elsewhere, the Seventeen Going Under singer was shown support from the likes of The Hunna, singer Talia Storm, Danny Jones from McFly and Loose Women panellists Katie Piper and Denise Welch.

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