Returning bigger and better than ever before, BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend came back in full swing this summer. Rebranded as the Biggest Weekend, and filling up the glaring hole Glastonbury left, the two-dayer took over Swansea in true style. Recruiting a star-studded lineup for its first day, we headed up to Swansea to capture what went down. Photos by Alexia Arrizabalaga.
Ed Sheeran
Jorja Smith
Sigrid
Liam Payne
George Ezra
Mabel
MØ
Chvrches
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