- By Mark Savage
- BBC Music Correspondent
Image source, Getty Images
The band headlined the Coachella festival in the US in April (pictured), and their London show was a revamped version of that set
Blackpink have made history by becoming the first ever Korean band to headline a major UK music festival.
The K-pop girl group played an electrifying set at London’s BST Hyde Park to a sold-out crowd of 65,000 fans, some of whom travelled half way across the world to see them perform.
“We’ve been waiting for this since last year,” said Jeangil Pagunsan, who’d come to the UK from the Philippines.
“No words can explain the joy we feel right now. This night was so insane.”
“We love everything about them,” said her friend Rick Mae Vaporoso. “Everything was so hype.”
“Their songs are great, their personality is great, they’re really energising,” agreed Adrian and Jess Chan, who’d…
