
Radio 1 Big Weekend Headliners - Touching tributes and Sam’s faulty Fender
Radio 1’s Big Weekend is one that rarely disappoints; the event, that is available to watch either in person or streamed through the BBC themselves, has in recent years provided viewers with the company of artists such as Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles and Charli XCX.
This year the Big Weekend has been hosted in Liverpool, with Sam Fender, Tom Grennan and Mumford & Sons headlining among other headliners and surprise acts.
Here, Music News Blitz’s Charlie Gardner provides a rundown on some of the memorable moments from each day this time around.

Music News Blitz album review and rating: People Watching - Sam Fender
Geordie sensation Sam Fender has graced us once again with his third studio LP titled ‘People Watching’, writes Music News Blitz’s Elliot Cox.
Fans have been absolutely ‘clammin’ for more material from Sam Fender since the critically-acclaimed ‘Seventeen Going Under’ record three years prior.