Sam Fender caps off Saturday in Liverpool

Manish Pandey

BBC Newsbeat, reporting from Radio 1’s Massive Weekend in Liverpool

PA Media Sam Fender performing at Big Weekend, singing into a microphone while playing the guitar. — Sam Fender’s set contained crowd favourites together with Hypersonic Missiles

Headliner Sam Fender closed out the Saturday at Radio 1’s Massive Weekend with confetti and fireworks.

His efficiency, which had some technical points, contained crowd favorite hits Seventeen Going Underneath and Hypersonic Missiles which had followers chanting into the night time.

Half approach by way of his set the singer, from North Shields, advised the gang – which had many donned in Newcastle United kits, a nod to Fender’s favorite staff – it was “essentially the most nervous I’ve ever been and I do not know why”.

Fender adopted Tom Odell, Sugababes, Myles Smith, Blossoms and Wolf Alice who additionally carried out on the Foremost Stage at Sefton Park.

Within the viewers, followers celebrated the “unreal good vibes” of Fender’s set as they danced and sang alongside to his catalogue of hits.

One fan, Charlene, advised Newsbeat: “It is superb, I’ve all the time wished to see him, I am so glad he is in Liverpool – our metropolis.”

For a lot of, the spotlight of the day got here on the very begin with a shock set from Ed Sheeran.

He was on the New Music Stage, and mentioned he selected that as a result of he’d “by no means performed it earlier than” and felt the tent had “one of the best power”.

There was disappointment for some followers with entry having to be briefly paused after reaching most capability.

Ed Sheeran was a shock for followers at Massive Weekend

Instagram/BBC Radio 1 Ed Sheeran performing on stage, wearing a white tshirt and clapping his hands as his guitar is on his back. — Ed Sheeran was a shock for followers at Massive Weekend

Different performances on that stage included Good Neighbours, Artemas, Jordan Adetunji and Aitch, who was on back-to-back with good pal AJ Tracey.

Aitch, a Manchester United fan and AJ Tracey, a Tottenham Hotspur fan, advised Newsbeat earlier than their set there was “no unhealthy blood” between them after Spurs beat United within the Europa League remaining.

“It is onerous to make associates in music, so whenever you do, it is a good feeling,” AJ Tracey mentioned.

The gang was bouncing in the course of the Sugababes set

PA Media Sugababes trio Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, and Siobhán Donaghy standing looking at the crowd, wearing dark coloured outfits. — The gang was bouncing in the course of the Sugababes set

Woman group Sugababes additionally produced an lively set earlier within the day and praised the gang as “so superb”.

And on the hit Push the Button, which was launched 20 years in the past, they advised Newsbeat if it was launched current day, “it could nonetheless be very present”.

Greater than 100,000 followers are anticipated to attend Massive Weekend in Liverpool, which may have about 100 acts performing throughout 4 levels.

The final day of the competition will see Mumford & Sons headline on Sunday night.

Tate McRae, Lola Younger, Jorja Smith, Moist Leg and HAIM can even be hitting the Foremost Stage.