00:01Sam Fender had to delay the Newcastle presale for his homecoming stadium shows after a reported
00:06bot attack on a ticketing website. The North Shields musician said the sale begun at half
00:11past nine this morning, 24 hours later than planned, to help ensure genuine fans could
00:16buy tickets. The ticketing company Gigantic says it detected an unusually high volume of
00:22suspicious activity, causing error messages and halted the presale to protect customers.
00:28The delay followed Fender's decision to remove a ticket category after criticising costs for fans
00:34which he said were outside his control. His stadium tour is scheduled for summer 2027.
