British folk rock band Mumford & Sons have closed the final night of Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool's Sefton Park - they brought the confetti canons and the fireworks
Earlier, the heavens opened as Haim played on the Main Stage, but the band said this would "only make them party harder"
Over on the New Music Stage, Self Esteem were introduced by Radio 1 Breakfast show host Greg James as "the best show of the weekend"
Tate McRae, Lola Young, Jorja Smith and Wet Leg all appeared on the Main Stage on Sunday, in a line-up that was criticised for having no female headliners
Mumford & Sons have strode onto the Big Weekend stage and they are kicking things off with I Will Wait.
The crowd is going nuts.
It has been a while since the trio have been in Liverpool, but they've got a new album to show off as well as their classic repertoire.
Manish Pandey, BBC Newsbeat
Reporting from Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
Image source, Getty ImagesMumford & Sons are the biggest British folk-rock band of the past two decades, made up of Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane and Ben Lovett.
Their 2009 song Little Lion Man was a worldwide hit, and in 2012 they scored their first Number 1 album with Babel, the first of three Number One albums. Babel also won a Grammy.
They reached top spot in the Official Albums Chart with 2015's Wilder Minds and most recently Rushmere, which was released this year.
And they are no strangers to Radio 1’s Big Weekend, previously headlining the Saturday back in 2016 in Exeter.
Known for their emotionally charged lyrics and acoustic power - they will be a barn-storming act to close out the festival this year.
Manish Pandey, BBC Newsbeat
Reporting from Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
Image source, Getty ImagesSpeaking ahead of their headline set which will close Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Marcus Mumford tells me they are “stoked to be headlining again”.
“It's been a while since we've been playing big shows. We've done some little ones but this one is about getting back in the saddle for us and finding our home again.”
He adds “Radio 1 has been a home” for the band and coming back felt like they wanted to “hit it square between the eyes”.
As for the set itself, they've got a lot of songs but only one hour, which has proven tricky.
“We’ve had to mess around and figure out how we’re going to supply people with the essence, and the finest perfume of Mumford & Sons,” guitarist Ted Dwayne says.
Shaun Dacosta, BBC Newsbeat
Reporting from Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
Back to the New Music Stage, Jade has told the crowd: "I want this to be a night that I’ll never never forget."
Some of those in the audience have started to make their way over to the Main Stage in preparation for Mumford & Sons.
Still though, the majority are glued to watching her, while one audience member tells me she should be performing on the Main Stage.
“She’s so good, her songs are really catchy, we’re just having the best time,” Anna tells me as Jade continues her set on the New Music Stage.
“It’s so good seeing her doing a solo thing.
“We can’t believe how much stamina she has to do the singing and dancing at the same time.”
Natalie reckons she’s smashing it and rates Jade's performance 10 out of 10.
Mitch Mansfield, BBC Newsbeat
Reporting from Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
Haim made a point of saying how excited they were to be in Liverpool.
You wouldn’t blame them for feeling slightly less excited after the torrential downpour two or three songs into their set.
But, while nobody wants rain at a festival, it can create a sense of camaraderie: "We’re in this together, guys. We’ll get through it."
And a lot of the crowd did - a reflection of how loyal Haim’s fans are.
The three sisters from LA were a late addition to the line-up and they're building up to the release of their new album next month.
They’re also going to be back for a (warm and dry) UK arena tour later this year, so if the rain did get too much for you, you’ll have another chance then.
After ripping through several of their hits, and intervals of a saxophone solo and drum performance, the LA sisters have finished their set.
And we await the headliners - the British folk-rock stars Mumford & Sons.
Stay with us as we build up to their performance.
Shaun Dacosta, BBC Newsbeat
Reporting from Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
There’s a big crowd heading through the now slightly muddy ground thanks to the weather.
One man stops to ask me who I’m going to see - it’s Jade on the New Music Stage.
He doesn’t know who that is - I tell him and he runs to tell his friend “It's Jade from Little Mix.”
Earlier Jade told me she was feeling nervous because it’s her first live solo performance on such a big stage.
You certainly wouldn’t know from her precise choreography and powerful vocals.
The tent here is very much full to the brim.
Lauren Howell, BBC Radio Merseyside
Reporting from BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
Away from the Main Stage, singer-songwriter Pixey, who went to school in Liverpool, has closed the Introducing Stage.
She did so with an energetic performance, opening with her debut album title song Million Dollar Baby.
Pixey tells me she’s “thrilled to be here, despite the turn of weather". She says she used to come to Sefton Park "all the time as a child”.
"We going to party harder now we are in the rain," Alana Haim says, noting that it's pouring down now.
She praises the Liverpool crowd and the UK in general saying the sisters "owe everything to every single one of you".
Just as Haim break into Now I’m In It, singing the "the rain keeps coming down"... well you guessed it...
The heaviest downpour of the weekend so far.
Unlike the title of Haim's album, I can't see many saying "I quit" just yet.
But, I think we'll probably see some making a move for the tent or exits if it continues.
There was a big crowd gathered as Radio 1’s Dean McCullough took to the stage to announce Haim to the stage - about 15 minutes after they were scheduled to do so.
They were greeted by a huge cheer.
Shayna tells me she doesn’t know all their songs but “has heard the one with Taylor Swift”.
There’s two - they feature on Swift’s No Body, No Crime, while she appears on the band’s single Gasoline.
Emily says she’s hoping for a good performance.
The Haim sisters - Alana, Danielle and Este - are on the stage and have opened their set with The Wire.
Press Watch live at the top of the page to see their set.
Shaun Dacosta, BBC Newsbeat
Reporting from Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
The Main Stage is set for Haim - who were meant to be on at 19:10.
But there has been no update so far on when they’ll be on stage.
It’s after Wet Leg’s set here was delayed here earlier this evening.
Some would say the girl band are leaving it down to The Wire. We’re Down to be wrong, though.
“You’re about to watch the best show of the weekend,” Greg James tells the New Music stage crowd as he introduces Self Esteem.
“I love this complicated woman,” the Radio 1 Breakfast show presenter adds, referencing new album, A Complicated Woman.
She takes to the stage in the Victorian-maid style outfit she’s wearing on the cover of that record.
It’s an unconventional look for a Big Weekend set, but Self Esteem is not a conventional artist.
The performance - surrounded by dancers dressed the same - is as much theatre as it is live music.
They gradually remove layers as the set goes on, and the crowd are loving it - cheering each item that comes off.
Eleanor Doyle, BBC Newsbeat
Reporting from BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
Straight off the plane from the Cannes Film Festival, Haim have landed in Liverpool just in time for Big Weekend.
With new music dropping this June, the sisters say they’re still putting the finishing touches on some tracks, but they “cannot wait” to hit the stage.
They say it’s the first time all three of them have been single simultaneously.
Luckily they “don’t have the same taste in men”, Este joked.
The new album dives into that theme, and if their latest single Relationships is anything to go by, we’re in for plenty more lyrical bangers.
Backstage, it’s all about last-minute outfit decisions and pre-show excitement. Now the rain has cleared, they’re ready to bring the energy.
Stay tuned - Haim are about to light it up.
Manish Pandey, BBC Newsbeat
Reporting from Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
I’ve just caught up with Joy Crookes backstage, after her set on the New Music Stage.
Earlier, fumes from the smoke machine on stage led to the singer having a coughing fit. Crookes says she is doing fine now, and that you can “make some noise for human error”.
Crookes enjoyed playing at the Big Weekend and says “it’s always lovely to be ed”.
And she had word of praise for the British Asian Music Chart, which started just over a year ago and has featured Crookes multiple times.
“The for British South Asian musicians is super important. We are definitely some of the most underrepresented people in this industry.”
Emily Thorbinson, BBC Radio Merseyside
Reporting from Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
Sharon Mousley is Paul O’Grady’s daughter
Sisters Aoife and Niamh Harvey, originally from Derry, visited Liverpool store KittyKat for a bit of glitter to add to their outfits.
They're thrilled to be at Big Weekend, summing up the festival as "cracking".
Sisters Aoife and Niamh Harvey say they have had a "cracking" time at the festival
Meanwhile best friends Anna Griffith and Holly Quinn have just come out after Lola Young’s set. They described the singer of as "just gorgeous".
Liverpool royalty Sharon Mousley, Paul O’Grady’s daughter, is in the house and says her dad “would’ve loved this… not his music, but he was all jazz hands!”
Best friends Anna Griffith and Holly Quinn are fans of Lola Young
Eleanor Doyle, BBC Newsbeat
Reporting from BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
Wet Leg has just finished their set on the Main Stage.
Mollie and Heidi were dancing away. Heidi tells me: “Iconic, vibes upon vibes. We loved Wet Dream."
She adds: “we were just saying about her top - the dirt on it is intentional and ICONIC."
Wet Leg have just finished their set on the Main Stage having arrived nearly half an hour late. As for the rest of today's schedule, we're not sure if this will have a knock-on impact.
Lola Young, Jorja Smith and Tate McRae have also performed on the Main Stage so far today.
Here's who else is yet to play across the festival this evening:
Main Stage
18:25-19:10 (Delayed) - Workout Anthems with Rickie & Melvin
19:10-19:55 - Haim
19:55-20:45 - Rave-Up with Arielle Free
20:45-21:45 - Mumford & Sons
New Music Stage
18:45-19:30 - Self Esteem
19:30-20:15 - Maia Beth (DJ set)
20:15-21:00 - Jade
Dance Stage
On now - Phoebe I-H
19:00-20:00 - Jeremiah Asiamah
Introducing
On now - Le Boom
19:30-20:00 - Pixey
Mitch Mansfield, BBC Newsbeat
Reporting from Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
"Well I guess we should probably introduce ourselves," the softly spoken Wet Leg vocalist Rhian Teasdale tells the Big Weekend crowd.
"We are Royal Blood, and this is rock music," she cheekily jokes with a deadpan delivery.
It's a reference to the Brighton rock band criticising the crowd in 2023, questioning their interest in the genre.
The gag's lost on most in the crowd, but those who will appreciate it.
