People Watching Tour is the ongoing third concert tour by English singer-songwriter Sam Fender, in support of his third studio album, People Watching (2025). It began on 2 December 2024, at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, and is set to conclude on 28 August 2025, at the Boucher Road Playing Fields in Belfast, Ireland, comprising 37 shows across Europe and North America. Wunderhorse, CMAT, The War on Drugs and Olivia Dean serve as supporting acts.
On 15 October 2024, Fender launched a countdown clock on his website, teasing a major announcement.[1][2] The following day, a portion of the tour poster, displaying only Fender's eyes, was revealed at major venues across the UK.[3] On 18 October, the tour dates were announced, marking Fender's first UK tour since 2022 and including European dates in 2025. Due to high demand, tickets for the show were made available via a ballot for residents of Northeast England. Tickets went on sale on 25 Octobe, with £1 from each ticket sold for the UK dates being donated to the Music Venue Trust, an organization that supported independent music venues.[4]
Setlist
This setlist was taken from the show in Dublin on 2 December 2024. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour.[5]
"The Dying Light" was added to the setlist after "Spit of You" starting with the show in Leeds.
Starting with the first show in Manchester on 6 December 2024, "The Kitchen" was replaced by "Dead Boys" in the setlist.
Starting with the first show in London on 10 December 2024, a cover of The Clash's "London Calling" was added to the setlist after "Howdon Aldi Death Queue".
"Wild Grey Ocean" was added to the setlist after "Seventeen Going Under" during the second show in Manchester on 7 December 2024, as a fans request.
Tour dates
List of 2024 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue[4]
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