{"id":2430324,"date":"2026-05-24T15:12:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T15:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2430324"},"modified":"2026-05-24T15:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T15:12:49","slug":"thousands-enjoy-final-day-of-radio-1s-big-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/thousands-enjoy-final-day-of-radio-1s-big-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands enjoy final day of Radio 1&#8217;s Big Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Music fans are continuing to pack out Radio 1&#8217;s Big Weekend for a third and final day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sunderland&#8217;s Herrington Country Park is buzzing with festival energy as thousands gathered to watch almost 100 acts perform over the course of the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The final day line-up features performances from CMAT, Niall Horan, Myles Smith and Ezra Collective, as festivalgoers make the most of the last day of live music, sunshine and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bringing the weekend to a close will be Olivia Dean, who will play her first ever UK festival headline set from 20:45 BST. The London singer&#8217;s appearance will bring a close to one of the city&#8217;s biggest music events in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">DJ Maia Beth, from Washington, was first on the main stage, getting the audience revved up with a set of &#8220;happy anthems&#8221; including The Killers&#8217; Somebody Told Me and Rihanna&#8217;s We Found Love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dressed in a Newcastle football shirt, she got the biggest cheer of the morning when she dropped Sam Fender&#8217;s That Sound.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Keira and Olivia from Darlington enjoying the sunshine and music [BBC]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kiera, 23, travelled from Darlington with her friend Olivia for the third day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She said: &#8220;We can&#8217;t wait for Olivia Dean and Jorja Smith &#8211; wish they did more events up in the North East.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sam Fender fans Sarah and Joe, both 20, hopped on a coach from Dudley in the West Midlands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We&#8217;re manifesting Sam Fender comes out with Olivia Dean,&#8221; Joe said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sarah said: &#8220;We came yesterday loved Louis Tomlinson, I&#8217;ve seen him five times this year he was great yesterday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m also a big fan of Niall Horan so looking forward to seeing him too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A man and woman wearing an yellow and grey Sam Fender t-shirt smile at the camera on a music festival site.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/DtPv3UohsRozGpImtAx7UA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/e1db5672b36959364356e0ea76ca0121\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Sarah and Joe travelled for six hours to be at the event [BBC]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Horan said he was &#8220;nervous&#8221; to be playing his first gig in almost a year and a half &#8211; but the audience got him through it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;You&#8217;re a lovely, hospitable welcoming people,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This is my kind of crowd.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Luton&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He ran into the crowd during Gold, posing for selfies and giving high fives to the front row.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I need to go back to the gym,&#8221; he panted as the song ended. &#8220;I&#8217;m so out of breath after that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BBC Music correspondent Mark Savage said security guards manning the main stage were helping to give out water to the crowds in the heat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Follow BBC Sunderland on <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCNEandCumbria\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:X;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;X&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>X<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCSunderland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Facebook;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bbc.in\/3yyMYUI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Nextdoor;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nextdoor&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Nextdoor<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcneandcumbria\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Instagram;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Related stories<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music fans are continuing to pack out Radio 1&#8217;s Big Weekend for a third and final day. Sunderland&#8217;s Herrington Country Park is buzzing with festival energy as thousands gathered to watch almost 100 acts perform over the course of the event. The final day line-up features performances from CMAT, Niall Horan, Myles Smith and Ezra [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2430325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[367792,462413,415382,381066,360303,367642,348421,354485],"class_list":["post-2430324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-ezra-collective","tag-final-day","tag-herrington-country-park","tag-myles-smith","tag-niall-horan","tag-olivia-dean","tag-sam-fender","tag-zara-larsson"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Thousands-enjoy-final-day-of-Radio-1s-Big-Weekend.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2430324"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2430326,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430324\/revisions\/2430326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2430325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2430324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2430324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2430324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}