Radio 1 Big Weekend
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Radio 1 Big Weekend

Houghton le Spring

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Fest TimelineUpdated: 29 Mar 2026
Today

6 Mar

Friday tickets on sale (9am)

11 Mar

Saturday & Sunday tickets on sale (5pm)

6 Mar

Friday lineup announced (Fatboy Slim, FISHER, MK, Sonny Fodera)

9 Mar

Saturday lineup announced (Zara Larsson, Ellie Goulding, Lola Young, James Blake, Mitski)

10 Mar

Sunday lineup announced (Olivia Dean, Niall Horan, CMAT, Kehlani, Myles Smith)

22 May

Festival! 🎉

Key Info

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend is a three-day outdoor music festival run by BBC Radio 1, held in a different UK city each year and broadcast live across Radio 1, BBC Sounds and iPlayer. It covers pop, dance and new music across four stages, with a mix of…

Website

bbc.co.uk

Genres

poprockelectronicmixed

Date

22 - 24 May, 2026

Location

Houghton le Spring

Size

Huge · 100,000

Established

2003, Running 23 years

Vibe

It's a big, cheerful pop-heavy day out in a park, the kind where people sit on blankets between sets, sing every word back at the stage, and bounce between four stages without much fuss , friendly and buzzed-up rather than rowdy, and a noticeably younger crowd than most UK festivals.

Setting
park
Scale
sprawling
Hours
sensible bedtime
Crowd
family-friendlyday trippers
Density
packed in tight
Dress code
come as you are
Food
lots of food options
Accessibility
city-accessible
LineupUpdated: 30 Mar 2026
Fatboy Slim

Fatboy Slim

Zara Larsson

Zara Larsson

Olivia Dean

Olivia Dean

Louis Tomlinson

Louis Tomlinson

Niall Horan

Niall Horan

Ellie Goulding

Ellie Goulding

Kehlani

Kehlani

Lola Young

Lola Young

Sonny Fodera

Sonny Fodera

Myles Smith

Myles Smith

FISHER

FISHER

MK

MK

Nothing But Thieves

Nothing But Thieves

Dermot Kennedy

Dermot Kennedy

James Blake

James Blake

MitskiJorja SmithParty SetCMATSkye NewmanClementine DouglashorsegiirLEzra CollectiveHolly HumberstoneMaisie PetersFLORachel ChinouririMUNAMarlon HoffstadtEwan McVicarL.P. Rhythm
TicketsUpdated: 29 Mar 2026
VIP – SaturdayVIP tickets are unrestricted geographically. 18+ for VIP areas. Inc. booking fee.
£106
General Admission – SundayGeographically weighted allocation. Inc. booking fee.
£45
General Admission – Friday18+ only. Geographically weighted allocation: 30% Sunderland residents, 60% wider NECA region, 10% rest of UK. Inc. booking fee.
£35
VIP – Friday18+ only. VIP tickets are unrestricted geographically. Inc. booking fee.
£86
General Admission – SaturdayGeographically weighted allocation. Inc. booking fee.
£45
VIP – SundayVIP tickets are unrestricted geographically. 18+ for VIP areas. Inc. booking fee.
£106
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Recent NewsUpdated: 29 Mar 2026

tickets

Saturday and Sunday tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster

ticketmaster.co.uk·2 weeks ago

lineup

Full lineup confirmed across all three days in Sunderland

nme.com·3 weeks ago

lineup

Olivia Dean confirmed as Sunday headliner following four Brit Award wins

gazettelive.co.uk·3 weeks ago

venue

Event to be held at Herrington Country Park, Sunderland, for the first time

officialcharts.com·3 weeks ago