Sam Fender had some big news for is fans on Wednesday morning, by revealing that the limited edition range of merchandise for his St James' Park gigs is now available online.
After a weekend that will live long in the memory of anyone who was there, the dust has now settled on Sam's epic back to back shows at Newcastle United's famous stadium. Over 100,000 people flocked to the ground on Friday and Saturday night, to see the North Shields icon and his band tear up the stage, with two blinding shows that created an atmosphere that had to be witnessed to be believed.
Prior to Friday's opening SJP show, fans flocked to the stadium in their droves, to not only soak up the sun, but also get a first look at the special merchandise that had been teased for the concerts. The range included everything from hoodies to tote bags and scarves to a brilliant designed for the occasion.
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Queues at the merchandise stands outside St James' got bigger and bigger as the minutes ticked down to Sam's arrival on stage, with the commemorative Fender Newcastle United tops in particularly high demand, as well as programmes for the gigs; which include interviews with Sam and his bandmates, highlights of his career to date and a poster of the whole band on the St James' pitch.
A number of items sold out at the gigs and those who couldn't be there were left gutted they couldn't get their hands on them.
But on Wednesday, Sam had an exciting update, taking to his Instagram story to reveal that the St James; merchandise was now available on his online shop., including the SJP tee and shopper bag with the words 'Greetings from St James Park.' The design of the bag replicates the artwork from Bruce Springsteen's classic album Greetings from Asbury Park, weeks after Sam supported his ultimate musical hero in Italy.
The items on sale also include limited edition picture discs to pre-order, with photos from Friday and Saturday available on the commemorative versions of Sam's upcoming third album.
All was revealed about the picture discs after billboards appeared outside St James' Park last Wednesday, with Sam's album names to date on the back of NUFC tops. The empty third one had a QR code next to it and, when a link went live on Friday morning, fans were able to pre-order the limited edition albums. Fans have until Saturday, June 17 to get their pre-orders in.
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