Sam Fender is pleased to share a new recording of “Rein Me In” featuring BRIT Award and Mercury Prize nominated British artist Olivia Dean.
The track, originally featured on Sam’s No.1 UK album People Watching, receives a re-working with a new verse and vocals written and sung by Olivia Dean. It’s the first recorded collaboration for Sam since teaming up with Noah Kahan last year for Homesick.
Sam and Olivia performed the track at the London Stadium earlier this month in front of 80,000 fans to a huge reaction with snippets of the performance flooding social media soon after.
Sam Fender on working with Olivia Dean: “If I collaborate with another artist on one of my songs, I prefer they write a new part and make it their own, rather than singing whatever I’ve already written.
Olivia added a female perspective to ‘Rein Me In,’ and I think it’s all the better for it. Sharing the stage with her over these last few stadium shows has been a joy. I can’t wait for people to have it.”
Olivia Dean on the collaboration: ‘Rein Me In’ is my favourite song on Sam’s album, so it was a pleasure to write a new verse from a female perspective. I’ve been a fan of Sam’s for a while now, so I’m so pleased we got to work together on this duet.”
Sam continues his massive 2025 with a big Summer of headline shows and festival performances across the UK and Europe, ahead of an imminent return to the US for a second run of dates, most of which sold out on announcement. The People Watching tour then heads to Australia in November.
Sam Fender Live:
21st June – Hurricane Festival, Germany
22nd June – Southside Festival, Germany
3rd July – British Grand Prix, Silverstone
5th July – Rock Werchter, Belgium
6th July – Down The Rabbit Hole, Ewijk, Netherlands
11th July – NOS Alive, Lisbon, Portugal
15th July – Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
8th August – Syd for Solen, Copenhagen, Denmark
16th August – Wythenshawe Park, Manchester (w/ Olivia Dean) SOLD OUT
22nd August – Edinburgh Summer Sessions @ Royal Highland Showgrounds (w/ Olivia Dean) SOLD OUT
28th August – VITAL @ Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast (w/ CMAT)
30th August – Electric Picnic Festival, Stradbally, Ireland
17th September – Roadrunner, Boston, US SOLD OUT
19th September – Terminal 5, New York, US SOLD OUT
21st September – The Fillmore, Philadelphia, US
23rd September – The Anthem, Washington, US
25th September – Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, US
27th September – Evolution Festival, St. Louis, US
28th September – Pilgrimage Festival, Franklin, US
1st October – Place Bell, Montreal, Canada
3rd October – Coca-Cola Coliseum, Toronto, Canada
14th November – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne SOLD OUT
15th November – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
19th November – Riverstage, Brisbane
21st November – The Showring, Entertainment Quarter, Sydney
25th November – Adelaide, Entertainment Centre Arena, Adelaide
28th November – Kings Park, Perth
