Amongst the year long celebrations of its City of Culture status , Hull played host to this years Radio 1 Big Weekend . Headlined by Katy Perry and Kings of Leon , the weekend featured performances from the pop worlds top artists including Little Mix , Zara Larsson , Clean Bandit and many more .
Based in the beautiful grounds of Burton Constable hall on the outskirts of the city , the festival was host to around 50,000 revellers over the bank holiday weekend .
With a heightened security presence preempted , the grounds were heavily patrolled by armed police , sniffer dogs , regular police and pcso ’ s along with increased event security to make this event as safe as possible . Law enforcement and security mixed really well with festival goers with lots of positive interaction over the weekend putting many at ease after the recent horrific events in Manchester .
Saturday brought glorious weather although one obligatory few minute downpour did make an appearance . Zara Larsson took to the main stage first with an up tempo set to make a great start for everyone attending . Followed by artists including Galantis , James Arthur , Imagine Dragons and Lorde , the afternoon hurtled through a hit list of A list bands , with many being their first time playing on the east coast . With many artists paying tributes through their sets the crowd did stay silent for one minute to pay their respects and show that terrorism will never win .
With later performances from Kasabian , Emeli Sande and the outstanding Biffy Clyro with day was drawing to a swift close with only the headline set from Katy Perry outstanding .
At just after 9pm the crowds went crazy with American pop queen , Katy Perry taking to the stage . With a cleverly designed set pre built , Perry wowed the crowds with some neat dance moves and played
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