Chase & Status, Becky Hill, Rudimental and more announced for Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024
Chase & Status, Becky Hill, Rudimental and more announced for Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024
Chase & Status, Becky Hill and Rudimental are some of the hottest names announced for Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024, kicking off the festival on Friday 24 May. Chase & Status will headline the Main Stage.
Radio 1’s flagship live music festival will take place in Luton from 24 May – 26 May 2024 with over 100,000 music fans expected to attend the live music spectacular.
The line-up for Friday 24 May (in alphabetical order):
radio 1 main stage
becky hill // chase & status // ella henderson // rudimental
radio 1 new music stage
dimension // diplo // eric prydz // hannah laing // kenya grace // sonny fodera
With more big names to be announced in the coming weeks.
The full line-up for the other stages can be found on the Radio 1 Big Weekend website.
Tickets for Radio 1’s Big Weekend go on sale at 5pm Thursday 21 March and will cost £29.50 (plus a £4.50 booking fee per ticket). For more information, please go to www.bbc.co.uk/backstage/bigweekend.
Chase & Status say: “Always a big moment for us to play for Radio 1 at Big Weekend, especially this year, to be bringing our full live show to the Main Stage alongside so many other huge acts.”
As with previous Big Weekends, tickets will be geographically weighted with an element of preference given to local residents: 40 percent of tickets will be reserved for those living in Luton; 30 percent of tickets will be reserved for those living in the surrounding areas; whilst the remaining 30 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 Luton Council to ensure that Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024 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 7.30am tomorrow (Tuesday 19 March) to find out which star-studded acts will be joining the bill and performing on Saturday 25 May at Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024.