It was a lucky 13 at Youth Beatz with the free festival enthralling more than 40,000 people at the weekend.
Top music acts including HRVY, B*Witched, DJ Joel Corry, Callum Beattie, The Vengaboys and Ella Henderson, as well as local talents, performed across the two days at Park Farm in the 13th edition of the festival.
Saturday headliner Joel Corry posted to Instagram: “Always love coming to Scotland, Dumfries it was a pleasure, thanks for all the love.”
Callum Beattie took to social media after he had performed at Youth Beatz and said: “That’s what this life is all about.”
Sunday headliner Ella Henderson found out just before her performance that her new single 0800 Heaven with Joel Corry and Nathan Dawe hit number one on the Big Top 40.
As well as the music The Toon youth drama hosted more than 2,200 young people which provided information to those aged between 14 and 25 on a variety of issues including drugs, alcohol and domestic abuse.
Councillor Ian Blake, chairman of the council’s communities committee, , said: “We are once again delighted with the high-quality event that has been delivered in our region.
“As the UK’s largest free youth music festival, Youth Beatz has highlighted what our region has to offer, and this would not be possible without the help and valuable inputs of all of the dedicated staff, the events team and volunteers, and we are incredibly appreciative of all of their fantastic efforts.”
Councillor Jackie McCamon, added: “We welcomed 40,000 young people from across our region and the rest of Scotland, and the feedback has been amazing from attendees.
