THOUSANDS of children joined together in one voice for a spectacular mass concert at one of the South Coast's biggest football stadiums.

Nearly 3,500 youngsters from across the region crowded into St Mary's Stadium in Southampton for the huge Sounds From The Stadium sing-a-long led by prominent pop and classical music icons.

Electric string trio Cordelectra and CJ Edwards from the Voice led the youngsters through vocal, percussion and instrumental performances in an event hosted by Southampton Music Hub.

Restless Symphony - from Gareth Malone's the Naked Choir - Southampton Youth Orchestra and Fionna Jepson were also at the concert which included musical tastes ranging from "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit and "I Got Bills" by LunchMoney Lewis.

Proceeds were donated to Southampton Hospital Charity's to the Maternity echo machine fund.