Sam Fender got emotional as he admitted to TRNSMT he couldn’t believe he was playing the festival as a headliner.
It was the Geordie success story’s fourth time at the fest after working his way through every stage and he made sure the crowd knew it.
The rain stayed on through the latter part of Sam’s set but the ponchoed-up crowd weren’t put off.
Under some were Newcastle United shirts bearing Fender’s name on the back.
A sea of hands went up as Sam chanted ‘f*** the Tories’ during a political moment, but for the foremost of his set including hits like Seventeen Going Under, Get You Down and Spit of You he admitted he was emotional.
He told us Scotland was his second home and admitted ‘this is a really weird experience’ and that ‘nothing is real anymore’. By the end of his set the crowd were chanting into the night.
On Sunday, The 1975 fronted by Matty Healy, will close the three day festival alongside Royal Blood, Becky Hill and The Kooks.
Around 50,000 have attended each day of the gig which is now in its seventh year.
Geoff Ellis, festival director at TRNSMT, told the PA news agency: “Saturday at TRNSMT is always pretty special and this one was no different.
“Seeing Sam Fender close the main stage after years of moving his way up the festival was a proud moment and there’s no one better to get the crowd ready for him than Kasabian.
“The bar was set high across the site and it’s always amazing to witness fans discovering new music from the likes of Swim School and Heidi Curtis. We were keeping a close eye on the weather but any showers were overshadowed by an action packed day of live music.”
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