Singer Jamie Webster reveals he is a fan of this huge TRNSMT act
He then beamed: 'I can't believe I'm on the same stage as 50 Cent.'
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(Image: Jamie Webster at TRNSMT 2025. Picture by Gordon Terris.ict) The 31-year-old folk star earlier ran onto the main stage, gesturing with c'mon before he launched into Voice of the Voiceless.
The crowd is always big for Webster at TRNSMT and today was no different as thousands turned out to the Main Stage to soak in the 2022 track Days Unknown.
(Image: Jamie Webster at TRNSMT 2025. Picture by Gordon Terris.ict)
He then said with a smile, 'Thank you everyone for turning up to see little old me this year again.'
Referencing the heatwave, he laughed: 'It gets hotter every year.'
We Get By, new single Across the River and Looking Good delighted fans during the set.
While he reflected on his hometown as he played This Place and told the crowd: 'This song is about being proud where you come from.'
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