Radio 1's Big Weekend: Remember 14 years ago this month?

By Iain Lynn

Published 25th May 2021, 15:45 GMT

In May 2007, we were getting very excited about a big blue tent which had arrived on Preston's Moor Park.

In it, performed some of the biggest names in music over two days, as Radio 1 brought their Big Weekend to the city.

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend was the biggest free-ticketed music event in Europe

The Scissor Sisters perform

Myerscough lads at the Radio 1 Big Weekend at Moor Park, Preston

The festival was a spin-off of Radio 1's "One Big Sunday"

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