Montreux Jazz Festival 2025: icons may flock but the music is king
July 4-19, Montreux, Switzerland: Bloc Party, Pulp, FKA Twigs, Benson Boone and Jamie xx among the legends and rising stars to pay deference to this magical spot where history is made
Watch Benson Boone cover Sam Fender's 'Seventeen Going Under' at Montreux Jazz Festival
The tribute came after Fender was forced to cancel his headline slot and European festival run due to vocal haemorrhage
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Fender was due to headline the Belgian festival tonight (July 5) but dropped out after suffering a vocal haemorrhage
Sam Fender pulls out of run of European festivals after suffering vocal haemorrhage
"I hate letting people down and I hate not being able to sing for weeks as it is my only real passion in life"
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Sam Fender's homecoming stadium gigs gave Newcastle £16.5million boost
The singer sold out three dates at at St. James’ Park earlier this month, becoming the first Geordie to headline the stadium
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Sam Fender and Olivia Dean officially release 'Rein Me In' duet
The two of them performed it during the Geordie singer’s huge stadium shows this summer
Watch CMAT and Olivia Dean join Sam Fender on stage in Newcastle
The gig marked the third of his huge homecoming shows at St James’ Park
Sam Fender covers Thin Lizzy and invites brother Liam on stage at first of three homecoming shows at St James' Park
He also celebrated Newcastle footballer Dan Burn, and brought out his former guitar teacher