Radio 1's Big Weekend: Sam Fender and Lola Young to play festival
Sam Fender will be headlining Radio 1's Big Weekend this year, it has been announced.Joining him across the three-day event in Liverpool will be Myles Smith, Wet Leg, Blossoms and Lola Young.The festival will take place at Sefton Park from Friday 23 May - Sunday 25 May.Over the weekend, about 100 acts will be performing across four stages, with over 100,000 fans expected to attend.
Seventeen Going Under singer Sam Fender says he is "excited" to be a part of the event which will see him performing on the Main Stage.Stargazing hitmaker Myles Smith called it "unreal"."Big Weekend was always a dream of mine, and to be on the line-up again is insane," he said.Rock band Blossoms described Liverpool as "a city close to our hearts", with current UK number one artist Lola Young promising the weekend was "going to get Messy", in a nod to her chart-topping song.
Radio 1 says more headline acts will be announced in the coming months, along with performers for the New Music Stage, Dance Stage and BBC Introducing Stage.Last year, Coldplay, Raye and Chase & Status topped the bill for the event held in Luton.And previous Big Weekends have seen the likes of Taylor Swift perform in Norwich, Miley Cyrus in Middlesborough and Ed Sheeran in Coventry.
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