Memories of the Radio 1 Roadshow and its summer dates in Margate, Folkestone, Deal and Maidstone as Tony Smiley Miley Miles looks back
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Updated: 08:05, 02 February 2021
In 2008, the BBC s Radio 1 Big Weekend rolled into the county for a two-day music extravaganza.
Around 34,000 people were lucky enough to get their hands on the free tickets - some 518,000 applied - lured by a frankly stellar line-up which included headliner Madonna and even featured an up-and-coming Adele trotting out the tunes at Maidstone s Mote Park.
The very first Radio 1 roadshow in Newquay on July 23, 1973 with Alan Freeman. Picture Tony Miles/Smiley Miley
It was a slick production - huge marquees hosting the two main stages and an outdoor DJ set. There was a sprawling back-stage area and Madge turned up for her Saturday night slot via helicopter.