The 55 photos you'll only understand if you went to Leeds Party in the Park during the 2000s

It was the annual free summer pop party which brought the cream of the charts to a stage in Leeds.

Party in the Park was held every July in the grounds of Temple Newsam by Leeds City Council and Radio Aire and attended by more than 70,000 revellers. It ran from 1994 until 2013. Do you remember watching the acts, ranging from the familiar to the obscure, featured in these photos ? READ MORE: 42 places you probably visited in Leeds during a night out in the 2000s | 30 unseen photos from inside Leeds nightclubs in the 1990s

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PICS: YPN
Pop princess Samantha Mumba.placeholder image
Pop princess Samantha Mumba.
Heather Small.placeholder image
Heather Small.
Girl Thing - Jodi Albert, Anika Bostelaar, Linzi Martin, Michelle Barber and Nikki Stuart - on stage.placeholder image
Girl Thing - Jodi Albert, Anika Bostelaar, Linzi Martin, Michelle Barber and Nikki Stuart - on stage.
Mel B entertains the crowds.placeholder image
Mel B entertains the crowds.
Remember when Hear'Say performed?placeholder image
Remember when Hear'Say performed?
And how about Atomic Kitten?placeholder image
And how about Atomic Kitten?
Were you singing along with Westlife?placeholder image
Were you singing along with Westlife?
The weather was sweltering as water was handed out to the crowd.placeholder image
The weather was sweltering as water was handed out to the crowd.
Remember Kelly Llorenna on stage? She is best known as being the former lead vocalist for dance group N-Trance in the 1990s.placeholder image
Remember Kelly Llorenna on stage? She is best known as being the former lead vocalist for dance group N-Trance in the 1990s.
Girls Aloud on stage back in the day.placeholder image
Girls Aloud on stage back in the day.
Natasha Beddingfield performing.placeholder image
Natasha Beddingfield performing.
Do you remember watching Jennifer Ellison?placeholder image
Do you remember watching Jennifer Ellison?
Blazin' Squad back stage.placeholder image
Blazin' Squad back stage.
McFly's Tom Fletcher in action.placeholder image
McFly's Tom Fletcher in action.
It was Chico time!placeholder image
It was Chico time!
Temple Newsam was rocking. Can you spot yourself?placeholder image
Temple Newsam was rocking. Can you spot yourself?
Can you spot yourself?placeholder image
Can you spot yourself?
R&B duo Booty Luv  - Cherise Roberts and Nadia Shepherd -  backstage. The pair were in the original line-up of the hip hop and R&B group Big Brovaz.placeholder image
R&B duo Booty Luv - Cherise Roberts and Nadia Shepherd - backstage. The pair were in the original line-up of the hip hop and R&B group Big Brovaz.
Electropop singer-songwriter Little Boots on stage.placeholder image
Electropop singer-songwriter Little Boots on stage.
Girl group Dolly Rockers - including Leeds's own Sophie King - backstage. They were hailed at the time as the new Bananarama.placeholder image
Girl group Dolly Rockers - including Leeds's own Sophie King - backstage. They were hailed at the time as the new Bananarama.
N-Dubz backstage.placeholder image
N-Dubz backstage.
The day-long music extravaganza was in full swing.placeholder image
The day-long music extravaganza was in full swing.
Shayne Ward on stage.placeholder image
Shayne Ward on stage.
Austrailian singer Gabriella Cilmi entertains the crowd.placeholder image
Austrailian singer Gabriella Cilmi entertains the crowd.
The Saturdays on stage.placeholder image
The Saturdays on stage.
Indie rock band One Night Only on stage.placeholder image
Indie rock band One Night Only on stage.
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