Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2016 is a super popular festival run by BBC Radio 1 and this year the event is being held at Exeter’s Powderham Castle. It is a free festival which takes place over two days from 28th until 29th May.
The festival is proud to be one of the biggest free live music events there is and combines big name acts with brand new talent. For 2016 confirmed acts include Coldplay, Bring Me The Horizon, Chase & Status, Craig David and Ellie Goulding. More acts are waiting to be announced and with free tickets and such a hugely popular event the tickets will be obtained through a lottery, with the results revealed on 21st March.
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BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2016
Lineup
Sat 28th
27 acts- Mumford & Sons Main Stage
- Bastille Main Stage
- Chase & Status Main Stage
- Jake Bugg Main Stage
- Jess Glynne Main Stage
- Meghan Trainor Main Stage
- Nick Jonas Main Stage
- Sigma Main Stage
- Bring Me the Horizon In New Music We Trust
- Catfish And The Bottlemen In New Music We Trust
- Craig David's TS5 In New Music We Trust
- Iggy Azalea In New Music We Trust
- Kygo In New Music We Trust
- OneRepublic In New Music We Trust
- The Weeknd In New Music We Trust
- Barns Courtney BBC Introducing Stage
- Cortes BBC Introducing Stage
- Declan Mckenna BBC Introducing Stage
- Jealous of the Birds BBC Introducing Stage
- Louis Berry BBC Introducing Stage
- Reuel Elijah BBC Introducing Stage
- Rosie Lowe BBC Introducing Stage
- Shannon Saunders BBC Introducing Stage
- Spring King BBC Introducing Stage
- The Hunna BBC Introducing Stage
- Tiny Folds BBC Introducing Stage
- Wolfie BBC Introducing Stage
Sun 29th
23 acts- Coldplay Main Stage
- Ellie Goulding Main Stage
- The 1975 Main Stage
- Alessia Cara In New Music We Trust
- Alesso In New Music We Trust
- Biffy Clyro In New Music We Trust
- Jack Garratt In New Music We Trust
- Panic! At The Disco In New Music We Trust
- Skepta In New Music We Trust
- The Last Shadow Puppets In New Music We Trust
- Wolf Alice In New Music We Trust
- Alice Jemima BBC Introducing Stage
- BB Diamond BBC Introducing Stage
- Black Foxxes BBC Introducing Stage
- Blossoms BBC Introducing Stage
- Catholic Action BBC Introducing Stage
- Emmi BBC Introducing Stage
- Izzy Bizu BBC Introducing Stage
- James Cherry BBC Introducing Stage
- Kyko BBC Introducing Stage
- Tobi Sunmola BBC Introducing Stage
- Vital BBC Introducing Stage
- Yonaka BBC Introducing Stage
Location & Map
Powderham Castle, Devon
Kenton, Exeter, Devon, Devon, EX68JQ
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Videos
BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2016 — Official Video
BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2016 — Highlights
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