Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015

[Stuart1000]

The location for Radio 1's Big Weekend is being announced on Friday. Where do you think it will be this year? Who do you think will play the festival?

[Matt42]

The location for Radio 1's Big Weekend is being announced on Friday. Where do you think it will be this year? Who do you think will play the festival?

The Prodigy will be there surely, dunno who'l they'l get to headline. Probably taylor swift.

[Stuart1000]

Plymouth Hoe is my prediction as a venue. Cornwall hasn't really had anything from Radio 1 in quite a while. It's also practically as far away from last year's location as they could get.

Performer wise, I'm expecting Royal Blood to be in a very high slot on the second stage and Years and Years to play somewhere. Still not too sure on the dates but Taylor Swift has a week off her US tour at the end of May. A headline slot on the Sunday wouldn't be a big surprise. Maybe Prodigy headlining Saturday?

[Pothuthic]

I know there was a campaign to get it in Newcastle, but I suspect nearish to London this year? Maybe Ipswich area?

[Matt42]

Won't be surprised if it's a bit further down south but for some reason i'm predicting manchester...

Edited January 18, 2015 by Matt42

[NickisGinger]

I'm hoping also it's down south or near London and hopefully it's on 23-24th May birthday weekend.

[justanothername]

I know there was a campaign to get it in Newcastle, but I suspect nearish to London this year? Maybe Ipswich area?

There are campaigns every year all over the UK to get it. If someone lives there, there is also a campaign to get it in that place. Seen loads this year and a few of my friends have joined a FB group to get it to Sheffield but quite frankly there is no one to hold it (the place where the Main stage for the intercity festival there is getting too small for that festival).

Also I'd suspect Taylor Swift to headline

[daniel.k]

Id like it in Birmingham but I doubt it would be. Taylor Swift is probably likely, dont know about Prodigy. If they do what they did last year and have a DJ open the first night I could see that being Calvin Harris or Guetta. If Muse or Foos are free they might be a good shout as a big name.

[Dom Wall]

Reckon it'll be down south after Glasgow last year and being in Northern Ireland the year before. Is there anything big culturally on this year? It's followed events the last few years..

[Bisque]

Plymouth Hoe is my prediction as a venue. Cornwall hasn't really had anything from Radio 1 in quite a while.

Plymouth Hoe is far too small.

Cornwall or Devon would be a nice venue but there's been problems with endangered bats living in the area.

[dentalplan]

Someone pointed out Foos tour starting the Monday following the usual R1BW dates, and they've played a couple of times before so that's probably gonna happen.

[kingcrawler]

Yeah Foo's and a pop singer seems likely. Taylor Swift's in the US on the Friday of the usual weekend but suppose she could still do the Sunday if she really wanted. I know Bastille were in the us around it last year but still came back.

[Bisque]

Derry/Londonderry was UK city of culture in 2013 where Big Weekend was but can't find one for 2015 or 2016 until Hull in 2017.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

I'd predict somehwere in the East or the East Midlands seeing as they're the only regions that haven't had it (apart from Yorkshire which is nailed on for 2017)

no obvious sporting event to tie it in with this year either, last year it was pretty much a certainity it would be in Glasgow

would be a bit shit if it were in the North again, it's been in North England/North Wales/Norn Iron/Scotland 9 of the 14 times

[DGrant261]

Nottingham, as a stab in the dark as where it's gonna be.

Taylor Swift/Foos (Or maybe Muse) to headline. Alt-J, George Ezra, Paloma Faith, Vaccines, Kodaline, Twin Atlantic, You Me At Six, Sam Smith, Mark Ronson amongst others on the main stage.

Prodigy and Royal Blood (Or maybe Florence & the Machine) to headline in the tent, with Chvrches, Catfish, Peace, Wilkinson, Wombats, Hozier, Jessie Ware, Courteeners, Enter Shikari, Jungle, Jamie T and Sub Focus as likley acts to play lower down the tent.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Chvrches are going away for a bit I thought I read?

In terms of who will be the acts they have on the 'reveal' show I'd be surprised if one of them wasn't FOB or Mark Ronson with both of their albums out tomorrow.

[the wonderwhy]

I wonder if it might be in Southampton Common and they stick it the weekend after RDB's thing, use the same infrastructure and stuff.

Capacity is 30,000, not sure if that'll be enough.

[rawaudioinput]

Would in all likelihood ruin the chances of Common People being a success though

[LondonTom]

Return to Stratford, hosted in the Olympic Stadium as a test even before the RWC (In an ideal world....think it would be to early for that )

Should ideally be Southern England somewhere I'd hope! (Not to far South West though, so its not to much of a pain to get to )

[guitarbhoy1888]

cornwall or birmingham i reckon

[Stuart1000]

This is the first year that I've seen a lot of these Facebook petitions happen. I don't understand why people think they'll work?! I wouldn't be surprised if venues for the next 2-3yrs are roughly planned already too.

[Semprini]

Norwich

[Zero_Newnab]

Seems like it should be Southern, but I dunno where.

[dubbsie]

Hearing that it's Eaton Park, Norwich

[NickisGinger]

Hearing that it's Eaton Park, Norwich

hearing it from where? Because that is close..