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'Eat, sleep, rave, repeat': Fatboy Slim lights up Radio 1's Big Weekend
Key takeaways
- The veteran DJ had thousands of festivalgoers at Sunderland's Herrington Country Park chanting and bouncing along to non-stop hits.
- He wasted no time in showing the extent of his decades-long discography by teasing his classic track Praise You before sampling Queen's iconic Don't Stop Me Now.
- The 62-year-old later awarded the crowd's patience by delivering a full run of the club anthem, but it was of course mixed to a host of cleverly intertwined samples.
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Naomi Clarkeand Mitch Mansfield,BBC Newsbeat, at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland BBCThousands gathered at the main stage at Fatboy Slim reeled out non-stop hits Fatboy Slim has closed out the dance-focused opening day of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend with a nostalgia-fuelled headline set.
The veteran DJ had thousands of festivalgoers at Sunderland's Herrington Country Park chanting and bouncing along to non-stop hits.
He wasted no time in showing the extent of his decades-long discography by teasing his classic track Praise You before sampling Queen's iconic Don't Stop Me Now.
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