Horan said he was “nervous” to be playing his first gig in almost a year and a half – but the audience got him through it.
“You’re a lovely, hospitable welcoming people,” he said. “This is my kind of crowd.”
Luton’s Myles Smith brought the sound of a US hoedown to Sunderland with feelgood stomp-clap anthems like Nice To Meet You and We Can Dance.
He ran into the crowd during Gold, posing for selfies and giving high fives to the front row.
“I need to go back to the gym,” he panted as the song ended. “I’m so out of breath after that.”
As well as the headline acts, the weekend was jam-packed with live music and DJ sets across three different stages as well as food and drink.
BBC Music correspondent Mark Savage said security guards manning the main stage were helping to give out water to the crowds in the heat.
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