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The three-day festival kicks off today with performances from James Hype, The Wombats and Natasha Bedingfield

Music fans are gearing up for a bank holiday of bangers as BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend kicks off the summer festival season. Big Weekend is the station’s flagship live music event bringing some of the biggest UK and international artists to cities which may not otherwise host such a large scale event.