Radio 1 Big Weekend Friday line-up, how to get there
BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend is set to kick off the UK's major festival season by bringing some of the biggest local and international artists to Liverpool.
In total, about 100 acts will be appearing on four stages across the three-day festival, which begins later.
Sefton Park will welcome the likes of Natasha Bedingfield, Sam Fender, Sugababes, The Wombats and Biffy Clyro.
More than 100,000 music fans are expected to attend over the weekend.
General admission tickets are still available for Friday from Ticketmaster and are priced at £33 each plus a £4.50 booking fee.
15:00-16:00 - Workout Anthems with Rickie & Melvin
16:00-16:35 - The Wombats
16:35-17:00 - Radio 1 Anthems with Nat & Nicky
17:00-17:30 - Natasha Bedingfield
17:30-18:05 - Pop Anthems with Dean McCullough
18:05-18:45 - James Hype
18:45-19:20 - Party Anthems with Sam & Danni
19:20-20:05 - Biffy Clyro
20:05- 20:45 - Dance Anthems with Charlie Hedges
20:45-21:45 - Tom Grennan
16:05-16:45 - D.O.D.
16:45-17:30 - Barry Can't Swim
18:30-19:00 - Jazzy
18:00-18:45 - Prospa
18:45-19:20 - Katy B
19:20-20:00 - Nia Archives
20:15-21:00 - Confidence Man
15:00-16:00 - Shelly
16:00-17:00 - Charlie Hedges
17:00-18:00 - Martha
18:00-18:45 - Paige Tomlinson
18:45-19:30 - Girls Don't Sync
19:30-20:15 - Fish56Octagon
20:15-21:00 - Kettama
14:20-14:40 - Miles Temp
15:00-15:30 - Leonie Biney
16:00-16:30 - Jayahadadream
17:00-17:30 - Esme Emerson
18:00-18:30 - Billy Khan
19:00-19:30 - Tonia
20:00-20:40 - Crawlers
Buses will operate from the city centre on Charlotte Street / Elliot Street to Croxteth Drive at the event site, according to the Visit Liverpool website.
The service will run every 30 minutes at the following times:
Friday: From the city centre to the event 12:00–17:00, returning to the city centre from the event finish at 23:30
Saturday and Sunday: From the city centre to the event 09:00–13:00, returning to the city centre from the event finish at 23:30
Shuttle bus tickets cost £2 per single journey and can only be purchased on board. Advance purchase is not available.
Mersey Travel has warned that public transport will be busy across the weekend, as the Liverpool FC victory parade will also take place on Monday.
It has advised anyone travelling to plan their journeys in advance and keep an eye out for changes to services.
There will be several road closures around the northern end of the park, near the entrance point known locally as the "Obelisk" (Needle), according to the Visit Liverpool website.
The road closure will span from Aigburth Drive, at the junction of Livingston Drive South, clockwise to Greenbank Lane (Green Gate).
There will be a signed diversion to assist non-event traffic from: Ullet Road, Parkfield Road, Aigburth Road to Aigburth Drive and in the opposite direction: Ullet Road, Smithdown Road to Greenbank Road.
For people wishing to access Lark Lane, a diversion route will be in place from Aigburth Drive, Livington Drive South and Hargreaves Road.
Access to Sefton Park for general public will be from Queens Drive, Elmswood Road and Aigburth Road, close to the boating lake.
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