Olivia Dean Closes Radio 1's Big Weekend With First UK Festival Headline Set

4 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 24

Olivia Dean takes the closing 20:45 BST slot on Sunday, delivering her first-ever UK festival headline performance at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland.
Thousands packed Herrington Country Park for the third and final day, where nearly 100 acts played across the weekend and the site stayed busy in hot, sunny conditions.
Sunday's line-up also featured CMAT, Niall Horan, Myles Smith and Ezra Collective; Horan told the crowd he was nervous for his first gig in almost a year and a half.
The festival's finale caps one of Sunderland's biggest music events in recent years, with live music and DJ sets spread across three stages.

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