The This is South Tyneside Festival has returned to Bents Parkplaceholder image
The This is South Tyneside Festival has returned to Bents Park

More pictures from Bents Park after thousands descended on South Shields to see X Factor favourite Ella Henderson and Rotterdam-singers The South

Former X factor favourite has become the latest act to rock Bents Park for the This Is South Tyneside Festival.

A capacity crowd of 20,000 turned out for Sunday’s (July 17) gigs, with some queuing from as early as 9.30am – hours before gates opened – to secure a spot inside.

Our team was on hand to capture the magic – can you spot yourself in the pictures?

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