Sam Fender shared his joy while announcing his headline slot at Reading and Leeds Festival, revealing one fan saved him.
The Geordie rocker who is known for his high tenor voice is no stranger to the festival scene, having made an emotional Glastonbury debut last year.
Now, the 28-year-old is preparing to headline Leeds and Reading Festivals in August, a decade after he attended as a music lover where he embraced everything Leeds had to offer.
Sharing his joy, Sam revealed one guy from Sheffield, South Yorks, is perhaps the reason why he's playing at the festival which will see him perform alongside Easy Life, Mimi Webb, Rina Sawayama and Arlo Parks.
Taking to social media at the time his headline slot was announced, the Will We Talk? hitmaker shared a snap taken from the crowd at his most recent set at the event in 2021.
He penned: " I first went to Leeds festival 10 years ago as a teenager, me and Deano [Thompson, guitar and backing vocals] spent the entire week launching hot dogs out of a gazebo pole at random crowds of lads chanting 'Yorkshire Yorkshire'."
The hitmaker recalled drinking vodka while listening to music before suffering a near-fatal accident which saw a man from Sheffield come to his rescue thanks to his urine...
Sam went on to write: "Thankfully because of that lad whose name I can't remember, I didn't perish in the flames.
"Little did he know he'd just saved Reading and Leeds's 2023 headliner. See you down the front."
Fender who joins the likes of The Killers and Billie Eilish on the headliner bill was soon flooded with messages from his fans, with one writing: "Just insane. Big love to you all."
"We owe a lot to Sheffield p**s man," commented another with a clapping emoji.
"Hope he follows your music and go to the festivals and you can meet somehow," said a third.
While Reverend and the Makers joked: "You're welcome."
Earlier this year, Sam announced he'd be playing a string of stadium shows across Europe, with two at St James' Park in Newcastle.
Following the news, he revealed he'd be joined by Holly Humberstone and Inhaler - fronted by Bono's son Elijah Hewson.
Reflecting on his landmark show, the Grammy-winning star said: "I always said that if we ever got big enough to be able to play a stadium, this had to be the first one, it had to be in our hometown."
