Originally postponed due to the global pandemic, Dundee will finally welcome the Radio 1 Big Weekend music festival this weekend (May 27 and 28).
Around 35,000 music fans will pack into Camperdown Park on the Saturday and Sunday to listen to a who’s who of pop, with another 15,000 enjoying a day of dance music on the Friday.
Here are 13 of the biggest bands and artists set to take to the stage in the City of Discovery.
Here are 13 of the biggest bands and artists set to take to the stage in the City of Discovery.
5. Self Esteem
Another artist riding a growing wave of success, thanks to her hit second album 'Prioritise Pleasure' is Self Esteen - AKA former Slow Club member Rebecca Lucy Taylor. Expect her performance of 'I Do This All The Time' on the Future Sounds Stage to be one of the Saturday highlights. Photo: Jeff Spicer
6. Thirty Seconds To Mars
Adding a bit of Hollywood glitz to the main stage on Saturday will be Oscar-winning actor Jared Leto, fronting his rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. Formed in 1998, the band have sold out venues across the world and are known for their energetic live shows. Photo: Kevin Winter
7. Arlo Parks
British singer Arlo Parks won the 2021 Mercury Prize for her debut top 10 album 'Collapsed in Sunbeams'. She'll be playing the Future Sounds stage on the Sunday, presenting songs from her new album 'My Soft Machine'. Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer
8. Royal Blood
Rock duo Royal Blood will be playing the main stage on Sunday. All three of the albums they have released since 2014 - 'Royal Blood', 'How Did We Get So Dark?', and 'Typhoons' -have been hits. Photo: PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA