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Before Raye, the crowd was thrilled by the likes of Aitch and Mabel.<\/p>\n
Aitch told Newsbeat he was “very excited” to “do what I do best”.<\/p>\n
But he came from Wembley Stadium, after watching the first 55 minutes of the FA Cup final between his beloved Manchester United and Manchester City – which United won.<\/p>\n
“I’ve not done a show for a while, I’ve been stuck in the studio for a while.”<\/p>\n
He added there was “so much music coming out”, including some this month.<\/p>\n
“I’m ready to go crazy,” he says.<\/p>\n
Charli XCX was supposed to be at Big Weekend in Coventry in 2022, but pulled out with illness. <\/p>\n
She admitted being “very scared” before going on the New Music Stage.<\/p>\n
“Because I haven’t done a real proper show for a long time,” she told Newsbeat.<\/p>\n
Sunday will see Coldplay as the headline act, with Sabrina Carpenter, Olly Alexander and Vampire Weekend also hitting the Main Stage on the final day of the festival.<\/p>\n
There are expected to be about 100,000 people attending across the three days of the Radio 1 festival.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n