Senior reporter Aimee Seddon gives you the low-down on what Radio 2 in the Park day two was like.
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00:00Hi I'm digital reporter Amy Seddon and today I'm in Preston for Radio 2 in the
00:05Park at Moor Park. It's 11.30 and there's already a huge queue for the regular
00:11entrance but luckily I get to go through the press entrance so I'll be a little
00:14bit faster. Okay when I said huge I was slightly exaggerating. The queue for
00:20Radio 2 in the Park was nothing compared to other festivals I've been to. I was
00:24just impressed of how many people were already there 90 minutes before the
00:27first act. Once inside I was again impressed by the site before me. Moor Park
00:32had been transformed into a festival site but unlike most festivals you could
00:36see everything on offer in one view as it was all on one field rather than
00:40being spread out. The atmosphere was already really high, everyone seemed
00:44excitement for the entertainment to start and frankly the weather was in
00:47just as high spirits. Here I walked past and meet the gladiators tent which
00:51looked fun. At 11.30 this bar had no queue whatsoever but there was so many bars
00:57across the site that I never had to queue for a drink the whole time anyway.
01:00There was an excellent range of drinks on offer as well but they were all
01:03overpriced as expected as a festival. Pints were £6.95 for example. There was
01:10also plenty of food options more so than I remember at any other festival. In
01:14total more than 30,000 people attended the Saturday so it was extremely busy but
01:20the atmosphere was relaxed and I always found a good space to watch the acts.
01:24First up was Travis and although I only knew a few of their songs it turned out
01:29to be one of my favourite acts. They sounded amazing and they brought such
01:32energy to the stage you could tell they had the audience captivated.
01:41Then it was Shazne Lewis who brought the R&B vibe to Preston with a mix of her
01:46solo and All Saints songs. She even did a surprise cover of George Michael's
01:50Freedom which had the whole crowd dancing away. Next Pixie Lott took to the
01:55stage and it was amazing hearing all the songs I spent my teen years singing
01:59being belted out by the pop star in Preston. Rylan even joined in which
02:03delighted the audience. Craig David was next and he was my favourite so far. He
02:09brought such a cool energy with him and everyone was singing and dancing like
02:13they were at a party with their best friends.
02:20Kim Wilde then took to the main stage but at this point I went to the DJ tent
02:31to enjoy Dermot O'Leary's Sound of the 90s which was so much fun to dance to. We
02:36returned to the main stage for Snow Patrol whose set was quite frankly
02:40stunning. Each song was beautifully performed and everyone in the crowd sung
02:44along and waved their hands throughout even to the new singles.
02:50The penultimate act was the Sugar Babes whose music soundtracked my childhood so I
03:07knew almost every word. Their set was the longest and it was so professional it
03:11felt like a music video.
03:20Finally the headliner Sting saw the day off with a bang performing a 75 minute
03:33set full of absolute classics. Sting's voice is still spectacular and his band
03:38are great. It was the perfect end to a fabulous day.