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Sam Fender To Give Another Brit Award to Low Lights Tavern in North Shields
North Shields legend Sam Fender may be making waves in music around the world but he’s never forgotten his roots.
And when he’s not travelling the world, he and his band enjoy popping in for a few pints in their local pub the Low Lights Tavern.
The ‘Seventeen Going Under’ star already has one Brit under his belt, having been chosen as the recipient of the Critics Choice award back in 2019. But this year, the alternative musician is up for three awards at this year’s Brit Awards with the public voting for one of them.
He’s up for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Rock/Alternative this year – the winner of the latter is chosen by the public. Users of TikTok will be able to cast up to ten votes per category, per day, with vote limits resetting at midnight GMT every night for the duration of the voting window.
Sam took to Instagram to try get fans behind him. It was in this video that he promised to put the Brit on display at his beloved Low Lights Tavern should he win.
Explaining how the Brits public vote works this year, he said: “I’ve been nominated for a Brit Award, well for three; but there’s one that’s fan voted and it’s voted for on TikTok.
“So, if you can, you can vote for us 10 times a day if you’re that much of a legend.
“So I can have another Brit Award and put it on the pub and turn it into a bar bump again.”
Sam already gave the North Shields pub his first Brit to make into a beer pump. Cameron Boyd, who owns the Low Lights with Danny Higney, said the whole community is behind him.
“Everybody loves to see him doing well, all the local people are behind him, he’s got the whole of North Shields behind him.
“He’s proud of where he comes from, he’s not a Newcastle lad, he’s a North Shields lad and he’s so supportive of the little town he’s come from. It’s really important to him.”
Sam released his second studio album ‘Seventeen Going Under’ in October last year. This followed his debut release ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ back in 2019.
You can vote for Sam via the social vote here!
Be quick though, as voting closes in just eight days time at 6pm GMT Thursday February 3.
The winners will be revealed at the Brit Awards ceremony on Tuesday February 8 at The O2 arena, which will be broadcast on ITV.
Good luck Sam! The North-East are all behind you!
