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Radio 1's Big Weekend will arrive in Liverpool for the first time ever this bank holiday weekend. The music festival will take over Sefton Park from Friday, May 23 until Sunday, May 25.
Over the three days, around 100 acts will take to the stage, from the biggest artists in the world to exciting new and emerging artists, performing across four stages. Stages include the
Radio 1 Main Stage, Radio 1 New Music Stage, Radio 1 Dance and BBC Introducing. The festival will feature headline acts including Unwritten singer Natasha Bedingfield on Friday and legendary
pop group the Sugababes will take the stage on Saturday. Artists performing across the bank holiday weekend include Sam Fender, Mumford & Sons, Tate McRae, Sugababes, Haim, JADE, AJ
Tracey, Myles Smith, Wet Leg, Blossoms, Lola Young and many more. HOW TO WATCH THE EVENT AT HOME If you can't make it to the event, the BBC are offering "non-stop" coverage
across the weekend. Here's how you can catch your favourite artists at home. Live coverage of the event will be available on BBC Radio 1, BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer. You can also find
highlights on the BBC Radio 1 YouTube channel. Performances and highlights will be able to watch/listen live in and in full on iPlayer and BBC Sounds and at bbc.co.uk/bigweekend for 30 days.
Fans can also follow along on social media to get a glimpse at some of the behind-the-scenes content. You can follow Radio 1 on Instagram and TikTok to get involved with the event with the
hashtag #BigWeekend. > Boards are already in place around the park sectioning off the festival site and you can also see the stages being built in the park, as well as a huge Ferris
wheel. At the time of writing, an unknown quantity of tickets are still available for Friday's show. Tickets for the Saturday and Sunday gigs remain sold out. A general admission ticket
costs £33 (plus a £4.50 booking fee per ticket). You can purchase a maximum of six tickets for a single day, but not for multiple days. You can purchase tickets here. VIP Tickets cost £95
(+£5.70 booking fee per ticket). You can purchase a maximum of six tickets for a single day, but not for multiple days. You can purchase tickets here.
