Sam Fender debuts new music at the Virgin Money Unity Arena, the UK's first socially distanced venue

11 August 2020, 23:21 | Updated: 12 August 2020, 12:24

Sam Fender plays Will We Talk? at the Virgin Unity Arena

The Geordie singer-songwriter played a homecoming gig, which included new songs, at the Virgin Money Unity Arena. Get the setlist here.

Sam Fender opened the Virgin Money Unity Arena this Tuesday (11 August), where he debuted brand new music.

The North Shields singer-songwriter played the first of two shows at Newcastle's Gosforth Park - becoming the first act to play the UK's first ever socially distanced venue.

Performing favourites from his Hypersonic Missiles album including its title track, Play God, Dead Boys and The Borders, Fender also treated fans to a taste of his second record.

Watch him open his set with his infectious single, Will We Talk?, in our video above.

Sam Fender Performs At Virgin Money Unity Arena on Tuesday 11 August 2020. Picture: Thomas M Jackson/Redferns

Fender also treated the crowd to three new tracks, two of which are believed to be called 17 Going Under and The Kitchen.

See him play the latter in our video:

Sam Fender plays new song The Kitchen at the Virgin Money Unity Arena

According to fans, one of Fender's emotional new tracks could be entitled Use, which you can see a snippet of below:

It seems the actual bridge of Use is the repeated phrase
“Oh you lost brother?” and then the third phrase being
“Are you lost brother?”
not “you lost her” or “lost lover” which a lot of lyric sites have reported it being. pic.twitter.com/LpCDrsToma
— Sam Fender Updates (@FenderUpdates) August 11, 2020