In Pictures: Black Eyed Peas bring inaugural SMK Live to a close at Stadium MK

Tens of thousands of fans headed to Stadium MK in Milton Keynes last weekend for the two-day event – the second night of which was headlined by the chart topping LA act.

Flanked by apl.de.ap, Taboo and J. Rey Soul – frontman will.i.am led the group through some of their biggest hits including a selection of his own material – with each member of the collective given their time to shine.

After kicking off with Let’s Get It Started, Black Eyed Peas took fans on a journey through tracks including Rock That Body, Where Is The Love, Pump It and I Gotta Feeling.

There were also covers of Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a snippet of The White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army and Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes’ (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life.

From the offset, Black Eyed Peas had the thousands inside Stadium MK on their feet, dancing and singing to every word.

Never one to shy away from the limelight, will.i.am performed in a vivid yellow jacket and black baseball cap with a yellow arrow pointing down at the frontman.

If it’d taken a while early on in the day for fans to head into the stadium, US singer-songwriter Jason Derulo was the second act on the bill who pulled a huge crowd for his set – instantly upping the intensity of the day with what he dubbed early on as ‘the most viral show on the planet Earth right now’.

With a set built for stadiums, Derulo packed the stage with a host of musicians and dancers and it was impossible to take your eyes off the platinum selling singer.

Sunday’s host was Big Narstie who took to the stage early on Sunday afternoon to welcome those who’d arrived early and performed a couple of his own tracks.

It was then down to Irish singer-songwriter Maverick Sabre to properly get proceedings under-way with his soul infused rap – followed by soul singer-songwriter Jalen Ngonda and Cat Burns.

The first day of SMK Live was headlined by UK electronic duo Basement Jaxx, who were joined during the day by Clean Bandit, Groove Armada, Jax Jones, Sigma, Katy B, Moonchild Sanelly and host Bimini.

Following the headline set by Basement Jaxx, thousands watched England beat Panama to progress through to the knockout stages of this year’s World Cup.

Fans can already register for information about what SMK Live has in store for 2027 at https://smklive.com.