Sam Fender fans have bit out at the BBC for failing to show his set at TRNSMT festival over the weekend, with it still missing from iPlayer as well.
Exactly a month after Sam and his band wowed capacity crowds on home turf with two back to back sell out gigs at St James' Park, they headed north of the border for the popular Scottish festival, sharing a bill with the likes of Pulp and The 1975. Other artists on the TRSMT line-up this year included Niall Horan, Pale Waves and Becky Hill, but while highlights from all of their sets are available for viewers to watch on iPlayer, Sam is notably absent, as are Pulp, with them also missing from the main coverage on TV as well, despite Sam being mentioned by BBC Scotland host Edith Bowman.
And it's something that hasn't gone down well at all with his fans, with many waiting for it to appear online on Sunday, after his performance a night earlier. At the time of writing on Monday morning, there was still no sign of it as the complaints continued to flood in on Twitter,. One irate fan posted: "Why is Sam Fender’s performance not on iPlayer but the other headliners are? It was said at the beginning of the show that he would be shown then Without any explanation they said he wouldn’t"
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Seeking answers on if and when Sam's set would be uploaded to iPlayer, a second tweeted: "Why can’t we watch Sam Fender’s set on iPlayer? He was the headline act!," with a third blasting: "@BBCScotland you should be so ashamed of your coverage of this event and poor excuses. Worst TRNSMT festival coverage thus far!!"
BBC Scotland put out a tweet at the weekend as questions started to be asked, with it reading: "There’s lots of great music now on @bbciplayer and lots to come but on occasion an act may not wish to be filmed/recorded. Artists may also agree to be recorded but only allow a limited number of songs to be aired."
It continued: "Also, when the BBC decides to cover a music festival, it needs to work within a tight budget to provide the best value for money for Licence Fee payers. This means we can’t always afford to record all performances from every stage."
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