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Sam Fender pays tribute to late grandparents with moving video for ‘Remember My Name’
The visual stars Dave Johns, a fellow Geordie and star of I, Daniel Blake.
Sam Fender has shared a fourth and final preview of his highly-anticipated third album ‘People Watching’ (due out on 21st February) in the form of a deeply personal new single, ‘Remember My Name’.
A moving, loving homage to Sam’s late grandparents, the track and its visualiser explore the extraordinary beauty of lifelong love and the extraordinary loss of its inevitable end, interpreted to stunning effect by actors Dave Johns - a fellow Geordie, known for his role in I, Daniel Blake - and Philippa Briggs.
Speaking about his latest release, Sam has said: “‘Remember My Name’ is a love song dedicated to my late Grandparents - they were always so fiercely proud of our family so I wrote the song in honour of them, from the perspective of my Grandad who was looking after my Grandma when she was suffering from dementia. The video is a really special one for me, I’d like to thank everyone involved.”
You can find out more about Music For Dementia - a campaign which aims to make music a key part of caring for people living with dementia - here, and watch the official video for ‘Remember My Name’ below.
What’s more, Sam has also recently confirmed three more huge outdoor shows in the UK this Summer, adding dates in Manchester, Edinburgh, and Belfast to his previously-announced stadium run in Newcastle and London. Tickets for these new shows will go on general sale at 10am on Friday 21st February; check out Sam’s full upcoming live schedule below.
MARCH 2025 (with CMAT)
04 Olympia, Paris (sold out)
05 013 Poppodium, Tilburg (sold out)
08 Halle 622, Zurich (sold out)
10 Palladium, Cologne (sold out)
12 Zenith, Munich (sold out)
13 ChorusLife Arena, Bergamo (sold out)
16 Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin (sold out)
18 Afas Live, Amsterdam (sold out)
19 Forest National, Brussels (sold out)
APRIL 2025
05 Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre - Vancouver, BC
07 The Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA
09 Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
11 Fox Theater - Oakland, CA SOLD OUT
12 Coachella Festival, CA
19 Coachella Festival, CA
21 Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ
23 The Union Event Center - Salt Lake City, UT
24 Fillmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
MAY 2025
24 Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025, Sefton Park, Liverpool
JUNE 2025
06 London Stadium (w/ The War on Drugs + CMAT)
12 St. James’ Park, Newcastle (w/ CMAT) (sold out)
14 St. James’ Park, Newcastle (w/ The War on Drugs + CMAT) (sold out)
15 St. James’ Park, Newcastle (w/ The War on Drugs + CMAT) (sold out)
21 Hurricane, Germany
22 Southside, Germany
JULY 2025
05 Rock Werchter, Belgium
06 Down The Rabbit Hole, Ewijk
11 NOS Alive, Lisbon
AUGUST 2025
08 Syd for Solen, Copenhagen
16 Wythenshawe Park, Manchester (new date)
22 Edinburgh Summer Sessions @ Royal Highland Showgrounds (new date)
28 VITAL @ Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast (new date)
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