A GUITARIST returned to his home city to perform with a headline act at a weekend festival.
Nick Tsang, a former Sunnyside School and King's Worcester student, played with Scouting for Girls at the Wacky Weekender held at Pitchcroft.
The 37-year-old has been with the band for the past year and said performing with them in his hometown was amazing.
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"It was really special for me because I have been on tour with various artists for 18 years, and this was the first time I played in Worcester," Mr Tsang said.
"It is nice Worcester can facilitate a festival and these big artists.
"It felt incredible, sentimental and I felt really connected to the audience.
"Even just driving past King’s where I went to school was very special."
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Mr Tsang played the new single he wrote for the band, Missing Parts, and said throughout the set his bandmates referred to his Worcester heritage.
Before the show, Mr Tsang's father, who has owned multiple Chinese takeaways in the city, also put on a special barbecue with family and friends.
He said: "It was the band's first time in Worcester and even though they are not from the city, they said they felt warm and welcomed.
"I think they thought it was really beautiful.
"Unfortunately, it rained a lot the previous day, so it was quite boggy when we went to play but while playing the sun came out and we were next to the river."
But this was not Mr Tsang's first time brushing shoulders with famous faces on stage and he performed with the likes of Ed Sheran, Backstreet Boys and Charlie XCX.
He also released a single featuring Charlie Simpson from Busted and co-wrote Jess Glynne's Children in Need song Take Me Home.
Mr Tsang's dream of playing the guitar professionally was born after he was gifted one at 16.
He said he felt a calling when he picked up the instrument and knew it was something he had to pursue.
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