Festival in a Day, Hyde Park

Summary

Radio 2 played host to 55,000 fans and some of the nation's favourite musicians in Hyde Park
Rod Stewart finished a fantastic day of music
Bryan Adams and The Corrs returned to the stage for our festival in a day
See all the highlights on the Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park website

Live Reporting

That's all folks - it's time to bid you goodnight!published at 21:49
Night has fallen on the this year's Festival in a Day. And what a day it's been! We certainly hope you've had a fantastic Sunday full of musical joy.
Sadly, the time has come for us to sail away for another year, but we'll be back and we can't wait to bring you another evening of fabulous music.
Don't forget, you can watch all your favourite moments from Festival in a Day on the Radio 2 website. We'll be beavering away into the night to bring you videos of all of today's performances, so come back soon and relive the best of the day's action.
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Rod Stewart salutes you - as do we!
Thanks for your lovely words!published at 21:47
We've been asking you to send us your thoughts on all the action today using the hashtag #R2HydePark and you've been very obliging - a massive thank you to you all.
Please keep in touch, we'd love to hear from you at @BBCRadio2, external
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A packed crowd is swaying along to the final moments of the nightpublished at 21:43
Rod Stewart's drawing tonight's festivities to a poignant close, performing I Was Only Joking, a song that displays that iconic voice in all its glory.
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Do you think Rod's sexy?published at 21:36
The following images are proof that Rod Stewart rocks a leather jacket (and leopard print) like no other...
"You're gonna like this one!"published at 21:28
Rod's playing In a Broken Dream - cue massive singalong from the crowd in Hyde Park.
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See the stars of tomorrow... tomorrowpublished at 21:25
The BBC Introducing Stage rolled into Hyde Park this afternoon to showcase an amazing line-up of emerging artists, featuring EARL, Tony Momrelle, Greta Isaac, Malory Torr and Longfellow.
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You'll be able to watch highlights from the incredible performances from tomorrow afternoon on the Radio 2 website, which is also totally worth doing it for the bragging rights once these talented folks have become household names.
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The love for Rod just keeps coming inpublished at 21:10
Rod's pulled out a cracking new tune from his forthcoming album, Another Country.
And the best news is he's going to keep on rocking until 9:40pm - which means you should keep on sharing the love with us using the hashtag #R2HydePark.
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Rod's taking us on a trip down memory lanepublished at 20:56
You may have noticed that Rod's mining his archives and bringing old songs back to the fore in all their glory - he's released an incredible 62 singles, don't forget!
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Holding a mirror up to our main stage actspublished at 20:51
Despite most of them being lured into our hall of mirrors almost immediately after performing in front of 55,000 people, our stars were ready for some glorious close-ups.
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The beautiful, beautiful Corrs
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No Will Young, that's not the exit!
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One of the loveliest ladies in music, Kate Rusby
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Lizzy and Catherine of Ward Thomas
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Leona Lewis looked every inch the star
Rod's already struck a note with the crowdpublished at 20:40
Just a few songs in and the crowd are bobbing up and down (we see you Rod Stewart's Fan Club). Keep sending your messages to us using the hashtag #R2HydePark - we're loving them!
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Meanwhile, backstage we've been shining a light on our guest starspublished at 20:34
We've been tempting celebs into our hall of mirrors all day. Luckily we've managed to shut them in there long enough to get some cracking shots (before they ran away screaming, that is!)
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Kaiser Chiefs front man and Voice coach, Ricky Wilson
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Dancer Joanne Clifton looks Strictly fabulous
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Not just pretty voices... Vanessa Feltz, Jeremy Vine and Claudia Winkleman
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Crissie and Ben - aka The Shires
"One of you is his child!"published at 20:30
Surprise guest James Cordon sent a message from across the pond to introduce the man, the legend that is Rod Stewart!
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Rod Stewartpublished at 20:21
Rod Stewart is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 100 million records worldwide. He’s released an incredible 62 singles, six of which took the coveted spot at the top of the UK charts. Unusually, his solo career ran successfully in parallel with the rock group Faces. In more recent years, the singer has released records exploring the Great American Songbook, although in 2013 he released Time, his first album of self-penned material for over 15 years.
And tonight, we'll be hearing some of that new material in all it's glory - let us know what you think using the hashtag #R2HydePark. Don't forget, you can watch it all live right here on this website - just scroll up and click on the live coverage tab.
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I don’t know what happened in the in between times… I thought the art of writing songs had left me. I thought; ‘it’s gone, you’ve lost your touch’, but it seems to have come back, thank goodness!”
Rod Stewart on his break from songwriting
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Rod Stewart
In October, the performer will release Another Country, which we can expect to hear tracks from in their full, live glory, tonight in Hyde Park!
Rod Stewart's most played song on BBC Radio 2 is Maggie May
Watch a video of Rod's achievements to date
Listen to Rod in conversation with Ronnie Walker on Radio 2
Find out more about Rod on the BBC Music website
Giorgio had your hands in the airpublished at 20:14
Giorgio Moroder got the crowd here in Hyde Park and at home moving to the beat.
Wherever you were getting your groove on, we hope you had fun and are ready for Rod the Mod!
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What do you do when you've run out of hands?published at 19:56
We've spotted a great way to avoid hunger pangs, whilst still maintaining your lucrative spot near the main stage.
Hats off to this guy!
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Giorgio Moroderpublished at 19:47
For forty years, DJ and super producer Giorgio Moroder has influenced the direction of dance music, filling dance floors with his hedonistic disco beats, whilst composing soundtracks for sporting tournaments such as the Los Angeles and Seoul Olympics and the 1990 Football World Cup, and winning three Academy Awards for his compositions for cinema. Despite being in his mid seventies, Giorgio released his seventeenth album, featuring collaborations with Sia and Britney Spears, in June.
Despite being one of the busiest septuagenarians in the world, Mr Moroder is here tonight to perform a DJ set that'll get you whipped into a frenzy for Rod Stewart's headline set, whether you're in Hyde Park, or watching our live coverage at home.(Simply click on the live coverage tab above to get started.)
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It’s so funny to read the papers now, it’s almost like I invented music. All these people calling me ‘godfather’ and ‘grandaddy’. I spoke to several guys, like David Guetta, Aviici, Tiësto, they all love me, and a lot of those songs they play have the I Feel Love feel and bassline. You know, I think now, slowly, I must have done something interesting, right?
Giorgio Moroder (speaking to The Guardian)
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Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder's most played song on BBC Radio 2 is Together in Electric Dreams (with Phil Oakley)
Listen to Giorgio in conversation with Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2
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Look who's dropped in!published at 19:37
It's none other than the king of breakfast on BBC Radio 2, Chris Evans.
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And it's not just Hyde Park that's rocking to Bryan Adams...published at 19:32
... You're also dancing along to our live coverage in your living rooms too!
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Bryan 'Can't Stop'!published at 19:28
The crowd at Hyde Park has managed to convince Mr Adams to extend his stay.
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"It's amazing to see such a massive crowd here"published at 19:16
Country and folk hero Bob Harris revealed how much he enjoyed seeing Ward Thomas and The Shires open the main stage this morning - and revealed just how far the former duo have come.
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Exactly this time last year, Ward Thomas were doing an acoustic set for my wife's 50th anniversary. Now seeing them in front of 55,000 people... It's fantastic!
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Bob Harris backstage at Hyde Park