By Gabby Church, Sports Editor
• September 22, 2025
After releasing his third studio album, “People Watching,” in February, Sam Fender played to a crowd of 82,500 at London Stadium, headlined three shows at his hometown’s St. James’ Park and even toured a few U.S. cities in the spring — but not Boston.
In fact, Fender had never played a show in Boston before Wednesday, so when the northern Englishman finally announced the New England tour stop alongside additional U.S. dates on May 27, it was to much anticipation: The general sale sold out instantly.
Fainting incidents aren’t all that uncommon anymore. But were concerts always such high-tension events?
In recent years, concert etiquette has declined. There has been a noticeable increase in the amount of attendees fainting and falling ill during concerts following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Front Bottoms have, since 2006, been the outlet for Brian Sella’s evocative songwriting and characteristic whining vocals, and last Thursday they parked their tour bus outside Boston’s Roadrunner.
Grammy-nominated singer Tove Lo performed her top hits such as "Habits(Stay High)" and "Talking Body," at Roadrunner as part of the tour for her latest album, “Dirt Femme."
