Hate crime offence among six arrests at TRNSMT festival
Thousands of people are attending the festival festival as temperatures reached 27C in Glasgow.
The event, which is the largest music festival in Scotland, has seen headliner 50 Cent play on Friday, Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro on Saturday, with Snow Patrol closing the event on Sunday.
Dance band Underworld are also scheduled for Saturday, along with Miles Kane, lead singer of The Last Shadow Puppets – the side project of Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner – replacing Wunderhorse on the main stage.
Revellers use hand fans to try and cool down at the TRNSMT festival in Glasgow. (Image: LESLEY MARTIN)
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Controversial Irish rappers Kneecap were due to perform on Friday but were cancelled after Police Scotland estimated that additional resources would be needed if their performance went ahead. Rapper Mo Chara has been charged with alleged terror offences.
On Sunday, singer-songwriter Brooke Combe, who rose to fame with her version of the Scotland football anthem Yes Sir I Can Boogie, in 2020, will perform on stage.
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