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BBC News
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Mumford & Sons, Tate McRae, JADE, Jorja Smith and more to perform at Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025
Mumford & Sons, Tate McRae, JADE, Jorja Smith and more are set to take the stage and bring Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025 to an epic close on Sunday 25 May. Multi-Grammy Award winners, Mumford & Sons, will headline the Main Stage and BRIT winner JADE will headline the New Music Stage with Lola Young and Wet Leg also playing the festival. Mumford & Sons say: 'Liverpool, we really cannot wait to see you all at Radio 1's Big Weekend in May. We're counting this one as the start of the Summer, and that can't come quickly enough. Big thanks to Radio 1 for having us. See you soon, Sefton Park x' They join a host of incredible artists already announced including Sam Fender, Tom Grennan, Nia Archives, Blossoms, Confidence Man, Aitch, AJ Tracey, Wolf Alice, Biffy Clyro, Myles Smith plus many more. The line-up for Sunday 25 May (in alphabetical order): Radio 1 Main Stage Jorja Smith Lola Young Mumford & Sons Tate McRae Wet Leg Radio 1 New Music Stage FLO JADE Joy Crookes Self Esteem South Arcade With more big names to be announced in the coming weeks. The line-up for the other stages can be found on the Radio 1 Big Weekend website. Tickets for Radio 1's Big Weekend will be available from 5pm tomorrow (Thursday 13 March) and will cost £33 (plus a £4.50 booking fee per ticket). Keep listening to BBC Radio 1 and download the BBC Sounds app for more information. As with previous Big Weekends, tickets will be geographically weighted with an element of preference given to local residents: 50 percent of tickets will be reserved for those living in Liverpool; 40 percent of tickets will be reserved for those living in the surrounding areas; whilst the remaining 10 percent of tickets will be available for the rest of the UK. The booking process will be handled by Ticketmaster - the only official ticketing agent for Radio 1's Big Weekend. Radio 1's Big Weekend kicks off the UK's festival season by bringing some of the biggest UK and international artists to cities that may not otherwise host such a large scale event, shining a light on the local area and providing a major boost to the local economy. There is always a huge demand for tickets, with the festival selling out within minutes every year. This year, the BBC is working closely with Liverpool City Council to ensure that Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025 is a safe and secure environment for all those attending the festival. BBC Radio 1 will broadcast live from the festival site across the weekend, with performances and tracks available live and on demand across Radio 1's iPlayer channel and BBC Sounds. More: Friday - Tom Grennan, Katy B, Biffy Clyro, Nia Archives, The Wombats and more join the line-up for Big Weekend 2025 More: Saturday - Aitch, AJ Tracey, Inhaler, Wolf Alice and more join the line-up for Big Weekend 2025 FM2
BBC News
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Radio 1's Big Weekend: Tom Grennan announced as Friday headliner
Tom Grennan will headline Radio 1's Big Weekend on the Friday of this year's will play the main stage in Sefton Park, Little Bit Of Love hitmaker joins Sam Fender as one of the headliners across the three-day 100 acts will be performing across four stages, with over 100,000 fans expected to attend from Friday 23 May - Sunday 25 May. Artists including Biffy Clyro, James Hype and The Wombats will also be hitting the Friday main new music stage will see Barry Can't Swim, Confidence Man, D.O.D, Jazzy, Katy B, Nia Archives and Prospa Grennan says being asked to top the bill is an "incredible honour", calling it "another crowning moment for me and my career so far".The Little Bit Of Love hitmaker has previously performed at Big Weekend in Coventry and he describes Liverpool as "a city that has given so much to the rich musical tapestry of this country". Liverpool has had a huge influence on music, producing acts including The Beatles, The Wombats, The Zutons and Atomic Park is located in south Liverpool, about a 20-minute drive from football stadium team are scheduled to play the final match of their Premier League season on the Sunday of the festival - and are currently favourites to win the previously announced to be performing during the weekend include Myles Smith, Wet Leg, Blossoms and Lola year, Coldplay, Raye and Chase & Status topped the bill for the event held in previous Big Weekends have seen the likes of Taylor Swift perform in Norwich, Miley Cyrus in Middlesbrough and Ed Sheeran in Coventry. When can you get tickets for Big Weekend? The festival will be broadcast live through the weekend on BBC Radio 1, with performances available to watch on iPlayer and BBC will be available from 17:00 on Thursday 13 March and will cost £33 (plus a £4.50 booking fee per ticket). As with previous Big Weekends, tickets are geographically weighted, with 50% of tickets reserved for those living in Liverpool, 40% for those living in the surrounding areas, and the remaining 10% available for the rest of the acts will be announced in the coming weeks. Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.
BBC News
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025 - Tom Grennan, Katy B, Biffy Clyro, Nia Archives, The Wombats and more announced
Tom Grennan, Katy B, Biffy Clyro, Nia Archives, The Wombats and a host of famous faces join the line-up for BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025, kicking off the three-day music spectacular with an electrifying opening day on Friday 23 May. Chart-topping singer-songwriter, Tom Grennan, will headline the Main Stage. Tom Grennan says: 'Being asked to Headline Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool, a city that has given so much to the rich musical tapestry of this country, is an incredible honour. Radio 1 have backed me from day one from the humble beginning of the BBC Introducing stage for BBC, to BBC Introducing Artist of the Year 2018, and beyond. We have shared so many amazing moments on my journey so far, and to now go hand in glove and headline their event in such an incredible city will be another crowning moment for me and my career so far. See you in the fields ❤️ Tom x' The station's biggest event of the year, taking place in Sefton Park, Liverpool from Friday 23 May – Sunday 25 May, brings together the biggest international and UK artists in the world for an unforgettable weekend of live music with over 100,000 music fans expected to be in attendance. The line-up for Friday 23 May (in alphabetical order): Radio 1 Main Stage Biffy Clyro James Hype The Wombats Tom Grennan Radio 1 New Music Stage Barry Can't Swim Confidence Man D.O.D Jazzy Katy B Nia Archives Prospa With more big names to be announced in the coming weeks. The line-up for the other stages can be found on the Radio 1 Big Weekend website. Tickets for Radio 1's Big Weekend will be available from 5pm Thursday 13 March and will cost £33 (plus a £4.50 booking fee per ticket). Keep listening to BBC Radio 1 and download the BBC Sounds app for more information. As with previous Big Weekends, tickets will be geographically weighted with an element of preference given to local residents: 50 percent of tickets will be reserved for those living in Liverpool; 40 percent of tickets will be reserved for those living in the surrounding areas; whilst the remaining 10 percent of tickets will be available for the rest of the UK. The booking process will be handled by Ticketmaster - the only official ticketing agent for Radio 1's Big Weekend. Radio 1's Big Weekend kicks off the UK's festival season by bringing some of the biggest UK and international artists to cities that may not otherwise host such a large scale event, shining a light on the local area and providing a major boost to the local economy. There is always a huge demand for tickets, with the festival selling out within minutes every year. This year, the BBC is working closely with Liverpool City Council to ensure that Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025 is a safe and secure environment for all those attending the festival. BBC Radio 1 will broadcast live from the festival site across the weekend, with performances and tracks available live and on demand across Radio 1's iPlayer channel and BBC Sounds. Tune into Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James at 8am on Tuesday 11 March to find out which star-studded acts will be joining the bill and performing on Saturday 24 May at Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025. FM2
