Notts Police officers have been captured joining in with the fun at Detonate Festival at Colwick Country Park over the weekend.
Detonate is the biggest underground music festival in Nottingham and took place last Friday and Saturday (June 9 and 10) with additional security and police presence following the London and Manchester terror attacks.
PC Adam Pace was one of the officers present after requesting to be on duty at the festival and was pictured raving on the main stage, above, after being ‘noticed by some of the crowd’.
He said: “I went to walk across the stage so I could reach the other side.
“One thing led to another and then I found myself at the front of the stage – I honestly just went to walk across!
“At one point as well, I think drum and bass DJ Shy FX was on and during one of his tracks, he climbed down to the front of the stage to say hello.”
It was brilliant to see thousands of people enjoying themselves, smiling and dancing.
Happy and safe.@DetonateUK @NottsSpecials pic.twitter.com/KnrefjmmlA
— PC Adam Pace (@PCAdamPace) June 10, 2017
Shy FX was one of a number of underground acts who played at the festival, which included some of the biggest names in house music, drum and bass, bassline, garage and grime, a genre pioneered by artists such as Stormzy and Skepta.
The lineup featured names such as Kano, Chase & Status, Sigma and Wiley.
THIS WEEKEND! Last chance to be apart of #DetonateFestival2017: https://t.co/ymVwNJZNRo pic.twitter.com/BchBd6A42j
— Detonate Festival (@DetonateUK) June 5, 2017
PC Pace was inspired to work at the festival after seeing police officers dancing with members of the public during One Love Manchester.
That concert was put on by Ariana Grande at Old Trafford Cricket Ground for the people who were in the crowd during her show when the terror attack happened on May 22, which killed 22 people including an eight-year-old girl.
Chase and Status were on yesterday. Over 10,000 people in the crowd.#Police @DetonateUK pic.twitter.com/UGelfKZZUK
— PC Adam Pace (@PCAdamPace) June 11, 2017
PC Pace said: “Having seen all of the things that have happened in London and in Manchester, I wanted to do my bit to show a presence to the public, especially after the One Love concert in Manchester – I wanted to be part of that.
“We got more involved and at this festival, you couldn’t walk two feet without someone walking up to you and saying hello, it was very humbling.
“The reception I got was surprising but in a positive way – I must have been stopped by at least 100 people per day.”
