Sam Fender has confirmed that he had to delay the pre-sale for his upcoming Newcastle shows because of a “sophisticated bot attack”.

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The South Shields singer announced his 2027 ‘ Proper Massive Stadium Tour ’ last week, which will include two homecoming shows at Newcastle’s St James’ Park in June, before visiting Cardiff, London, Dublin, Edinburgh and Manchester. Support at the UK stadium dates comes from Wunderhorse .

Already, the tour has been making headlines, with the singer-songwriter expressing his frustration with the “inflated” ticket prices , and also working to make admission more affordable and scrap premium front-standing tickets .

Now, the pre-sale for his two homecoming shows has been pushed back following a “sophisticated bot attack” reportedly affecting a ticketing site.

Initially, tickets for the St James’ Park shows were set to go live yesterday morning (Wednesday…