BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend comes to Luton's Stockwood Park

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Our reporter, Olivia Preston, went along for the three-day festival and got stuck in with all the fun!

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00:00 [Music]

00:23 Hi, it's Olivia Preston here with Luton News at the Big Weekend.

00:27 [Music]

00:29 On Friday the sun was out as thousands of people made their way up Farley Hill to Stockwood

00:34 Park for the Big Weekend.

00:36 [Music]

00:46 Families young and old were out in full force for the first day of the biggest music event

00:50 in the town in recent memory.

00:52 [Music]

01:17 There were merch stores, bars, food trucks, a ferris wheel and even a tar dance.

01:23 [Music]

01:44 Ricky Hill, Rudimental, Chase & Status, Eric Prince and Ella Henderson kicked off the three

01:50 day festival with a bang.

01:51 [Music]

02:02 The sun was still shining on the second day and the feel good anthems were turned up loud

02:07 with Thames, Cat Burns, H and Charli XCX rocking out.

02:12 [Music]

02:31 But most people were waiting to see six time Brit Award winner, Ray perform.

02:35 [Music]

02:37 Radio Happy Weekend!

02:39 [Cheering]

02:41 How you doing? Are you ready to have a good time?

02:43 [Music]

02:49 On Sunday I sat down with DJs Ricky, Melvin and Charli, two of whom met in Luton.

02:56 It's kind of surreal because obviously like this is where Ricky discovered me, Melvin Odu,

03:02 and now he can't get rid of me.

03:04 And it's just been so nice because we did a DJ hunt earlier on this week and I was like

03:08 by the university so some of the lecturers came out and it's just such a buzz.

03:12 Everyone's just so excited that Radio One's big weekend is here so it's just an honour

03:16 that we could come back and celebrate in such a way.

03:20 I also spoke with Sharna Leary who explained how she'd enjoyed being in the town for the festival.

03:26 Really, really enjoyed it. I feel like everyone has been so hot on it.

03:32 Everyone's here for a good time, right?

03:34 It's hard to imagine that different crowds bring different energy but obviously it depends on the artists.

03:39 I think there's such a good roster this year and for it to happen here in Luton,

03:44 I always really appreciated that Radio One goes to places where traditionally you wouldn't see these Luton artists.

03:49 A highlight for me was to see Olivia Deen perform.

03:52 [Music]

04:03 The rain didn't dampen anyone's spirits as it poured during Sabrina Carpenter's and London Grammar's sets.

04:09 [Music]

04:16 Thankfully it stayed dried for the biggest act of the whole event.

04:20 30,000 people singing in unison as Coldplay performed their biggest hits to end the big weekend.

04:26 [Music]

04:36 It was fantastic to see so many people from Luton having a wonderful time at such a huge event in the town.

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