BBC radio 1 big weekend 2025

[zahidf]

56 minutes ago, FestivalJamie said:

Just looked through who else is releasing albums in 2025.

 

olly Alexander , Lorde , central Cee , FKA twigs, Sharon Van Etten, Marina , sports team, harry styles , chapell roan , frank ocean, Lana del ray , lil nas X, raye, kesha , tate McRae , sza , Zara Larson.

 

Any of those could definitely get booked and most of them have played before 

 

Sharon Etten is a UK festival exclusive for End of the road

[incident]

3 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Sharon Etten is a UK festival exclusive for End of the road

 

Exclusives often don't count Big Weekend as a Festival, so that may not mean anything.

[gfa]

1 hour ago, FestivalJamie said:

Just looked through who else is releasing albums in 2025.

 

olly Alexander , Lorde , central Cee , FKA twigs, Sharon Van Etten, Marina , sports team, harry styles , chapell roan , frank ocean, Lana del ray , lil nas X, raye, kesha , tate McRae , sza , Zara Larson.

 

Any of those could definitely get booked and most of them have played before 

 

Frank Ocean lol

[charlierc]

20 hours ago, FestivalJamie said:

Any updates about the 2025 location or potential line up? 

 

I really want to get tickets for next year but not sure how I will manage as it won't come near me..

For the one in 2024, Luton was announced as host location in late January with first wave of names announced in March.

 

My assumption is it'll be on similar timelines. I'd also assume it'll be in a different part of the nation. But given 2023 was Scotland and 2022 was West Midlands, maybe somewhere else altogether again.

 

Be something if they gave it to Cornwall and finally gave acts a reason to go there.

[FestivalJamie]

14 hours ago, charlierc said:

For the one in 2024, Luton was announced as host location in late January with first wave of names announced in March.

 

My assumption is it'll be on similar timelines. I'd also assume it'll be in a different part of the nation. But given 2023 was Scotland and 2022 was West Midlands, maybe somewhere else altogether again.

 

Be something if they gave it to Cornwall and finally gave acts a reason to go there.

Have they ever hosted it in south England before ? 

[incident]

29 minutes ago, FestivalJamie said:

Have they ever hosted it in south England before ? 

 

They've been to the South West - it wasn't that long ago they were in Exeter.

 

Still working on the assumption / expectation that it'll be Bradford, unless there's reason to think otherwise.

[FestivalJamie]

21 minutes ago, incident said:

 

They've been to the South West - it wasn't that long ago they were in Exeter.

 

Still working on the assumption / expectation that it'll be Bradford, unless there's reason to think otherwise.

Is there any way to get tickets if you don't live in the catchment area?

 

I've never been before but I reckon it could be pretty strong in 2025, which is why I'm trying to make sure I'm prepared in advance for the ticket sales etc.

[charlierc]

4 hours ago, FestivalJamie said:

Have they ever hosted it in south England before ? 

Been in Devon. Not sure about Cornwall.

 

Unless you stretch your definition of south given it's also been in London, Luton and Kent before.

[charlierc]

3 hours ago, FestivalJamie said:

Is there any way to get tickets if you don't live in the catchment area?

 

I've never been before but I reckon it could be pretty strong in 2025, which is why I'm trying to make sure I'm prepared in advance for the ticket sales etc.

I live near enough to Luton that this applied to me, but as I recall, there was a 3 stage ticket rollout - first of postcodes of the host venue itself, then of nearby places and then national. So for the one just gone, it was Luton first, then surrounding places like Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, Bedford, etc, and then finally national.

[gfa]

22 hours ago, FestivalJamie said:

Have they ever hosted it in south England before ? 

Luton this year would be counted as the south of england - so it won't be down near London / the southwest for a while realistically.

[NorthernSoul52]

If they are indeed headlining Glastonbury, then this - a month or so before - seems a logical place for The 1975 to get their sea legs back in. Former headliners only two years ago, so would assume they'd be billed as "special guests" and open things up instead.

Billing is always a little bit strange at these things.

[FestivalJamie]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

If they are indeed headlining Glastonbury, then this - a month or so before - seems a logical place for The 1975 to get their sea legs back in. Former headliners only two years ago, so would assume they'd be billed as "special guests" and open things up instead.

Billing is always a little bit strange at these things.

What about Olivia Rodrigo?

[SweepingTheNation]

On 12/10/2024 at 2:13 PM, incident said:

 

Exclusives often don't count Big Weekend as a Festival, so that may not mean anything.

 

There is another factor at work though, namely that I have as much chance of being approached to play Radio 1 Big Weekend as Sharon Van Etten does. I'm not sure she'd even be on 6 Music Festival's radar.

[3Dimensions]

On 12/11/2024 at 11:47 AM, FestivalJamie said:

Is there any way to get tickets if you don't live in the catchment area?

 

I've never been before but I reckon it could be pretty strong in 2025, which is why I'm trying to make sure I'm prepared in advance for the ticket sales etc.

Just gotta be in the queue when the tickets launch, they usually sell out. I’m on the south coast and managed to get two Sunday tickets for this year. My friend in north London didn’t have the same luck.

 

Edit: Back in 2015 it was also in Norwich, which is definitely the south despite what some people down here think. 

Edited December 13, 2024 by 3Dimensions

[charlierc]

On 12/13/2024 at 8:30 AM, 3Dimensions said:

Just gotta be in the queue when the tickets launch, they usually sell out. I’m on the south coast and managed to get two Sunday tickets for this year. My friend in north London didn’t have the same luck.

 

Edit: Back in 2015 it was also in Norwich, which is definitely the south despite what some people down here think. 

I'd say Norwich is south but east enough that it doesn't feel like it.

 

But yeah I was thinking that this year's was likelier to be in the north or possibly in Wales, given it's been to Scotland recently too.

[johnl]

On 12/13/2024 at 8:30 AM, 3Dimensions said:

Just gotta be in the queue when the tickets launch, they usually sell out. I’m on the south coast and managed to get two Sunday tickets for this year. My friend in north London didn’t have the same luck.

 

Edit: Back in 2015 it was also in Norwich, which is definitely the south despite what some people down here think. 

Norwich isn’t south, it’s further north than Birmingham! East definitely if we’re going to go for four compass points. 

[FestivalJamie]

48 minutes ago, charlierc said:

I'd say Norwich is south but east enough that it doesn't feel like it.

 

But yeah I was thinking that this year's was likelier to be in the north or possibly in Wales, given it's been to Scotland recently too.

Wales would be ok as long as in Cardiff .

[NickisGinger]

Northern Ireland maybe? if it isn’t Bradford.

Wonder if they’ll do like a Biggest Weekend again 2026

[NorthernSoul52]

Bradford would be local. Therefore, I cannot imagine it is.

[NickisGinger]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Bradford would be local. Therefore, I cannot imagine it is.

City of Culture though next year. Normally tends to go where that occasion is 

[NorthernSoul52]

I feel Bradford has been City of Culture for what feels like eons, probably because they've been banging the drum as loud as they can to get it over the line.

[swiftstan13]

I reckon Katy Perry,Sam Fender,Olivia Rodrigo,Chappell Roan

[thatTFBguy]

On 12/12/2024 at 10:44 AM, NorthernSoul52 said:

If they are indeed headlining Glastonbury, then this - a month or so before - seems a logical place for The 1975 to get their sea legs back in. Former headliners only two years ago, so would assume they'd be billed as "special guests" and open things up instead.

Billing is always a little bit strange at these things.

 

I'm still extremely skeptical about 1975 being active (beyond Glastonbury) this year. Would love to be wrong, but after the relentless touring of At Their Very Best/Still At Their Very Best, I was working under the assumption they'd take a longer hiatus as has often been suggested. Thought we'd be looking at maybe the second half of 2026 before they're back. 

[NickisGinger]

2 hours ago, swiftstan13 said:

I reckon Katy Perry,Sam Fender,Olivia Rodrigo,Chappell Roan

KP could be a shout