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Radio 1's Big Weekend

Season 2018 2018

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z on BBC One Scotland
  • 1m
  • 51m (51 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Music
Music festival run by BBC Radio 1. It is held once a year, in a different location within the United Kingdom each time. It is the biggest free ticketed music event in Europe and always includes a host of new artists.

51 episodes

Season Premiere

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x01 Orbital

Season Premiere

2018x01 Orbital

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

Lauren Laverne and Colin Murray host a stunning live set from the reformed and rejuvenated Hartnoll brothers, British dance music royalty, with their chiming sonic landscape and stuttering beats. They got back together in 2017 and prepare to hunch over their equipment, wave their iconic torch glasses and bring awe and amazement to Belfast yet again.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x02 Beck

2018x02 Beck

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

Lauren Laverne and Colin Murray host Beck's live set from the 6 Music-curated, Belfast-based opening night of the Biggest Weekend. Beck and band are currently touring his thirteenth studio album, Colors, which finds the LA-based enigma in the funky form that lead to his 1994 breakthrough album Odelay.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x03 Manic Street Preachers

2018x03 Manic Street Preachers

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

Resistance is futile as the Welsh legends show us how it's done.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x04 The Breeders

2018x04 The Breeders

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

Kim Deal and co. play old favourites from their beloved indie back catalogue.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x05 Courtney Barnett

2018x05 Courtney Barnett

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

Deadpan indie perfection from the Aussie singer-songwriter.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x06 Lykke Li

2018x06 Lykke Li

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

The Swedish star floors Belfast with a set of forward-thinking pop.

A smooth performance from the sardonic songwriter - with a classical twist.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x08 Emeli Sandé

2018x08 Emeli Sandé

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

A breathtaking performance from the Scottish star.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x09 Liam Payne

2018x09 Liam Payne

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

Flying solo, the One Direction member brings the moves to Swansea

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x10 George Ezra

2018x10 George Ezra

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

Bringing paradise to South Wales.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x11 Clean Bandit

2018x11 Clean Bandit

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

It's a perfect pop symphony as Grace, Jack & Luke hit South Wales.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x12 Neneh Cherry

2018x12 Neneh Cherry

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

Legendary Swedish singer-songwriter brings her beats to Titanic Slipways.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x13 First Aid Kit

2018x13 First Aid Kit

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

Heartwarming harmonies from the Swedish folk sisters.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x14 Franz Ferdinand

2018x14 Franz Ferdinand

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

Glasgow's finest are back, and better than ever.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x15 The Shires

2018x15 The Shires

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

Heavenly harmonies from The Shires.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x16 Craig David

2018x16 Craig David

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

King Craig shows Swansea how it's done.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x17 Simple Minds

2018x17 Simple Minds

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

The Scottish legends play a blinding show for their home crowd.

2018-05-25T23:00:00Z

2018x18 Ed Sheeran

2018x18 Ed Sheeran

  • 2018-05-25T23:00:00Z1m

Graham Norton samples the Biggest Weekend experience and introduces Ed Sheeran's opening set from Singleton Park in Swansea, home to the Radio 1-curated location of the Biggest Weekend. Sheeran continues to dominant the world of pop music and, despite being in the middle of four stadium shows in Manchester, pops down to Swansea to get festivities under way.

2018-05-25T23:00:00Z

2018x19 Sam Smith

2018x19 Sam Smith

  • 2018-05-25T23:00:00Z1m

Greg James introduces the whole of the headline set by multi-platinum-selling balladeer and Oscar winner Sam Smith with songs from his latest album The Thrill of It All and the big numbers from his 2014 debut In the Lonely Hour

Edith Bowman presents the whole of the headlining set by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, flying high on the success of their third and most experimental album Who Built the Moon?, produced by DJ David Holmes, with a set that draws on all the High Flying Birds material and some cannily chosen Oasis numbers.

Setlist:Fort Knox, Holy Mountain, It's a Beautiful World, In the Heat of the Moment, Dream On, Little by Little, The Importance of Being Idle, She Taught Me How to Fly, Half the World Away, Wonderwall, AKA... What a Life!, The Right Stuff, Go Let It Out, Don't Look Back in Anger, All You Need Is Love .

2018-05-25T23:00:00Z

2018x21 Underworld

2018x21 Underworld

  • 2018-05-25T23:00:00Z1m

Lauren Laverne and Joe Lindsay bring Born Slippy to the Slipway at Titanic to bring Saturday night's Biggest Weekend coverage to a pulsating close. Underworld ruled the airwaves and dance floors at the height of the dance music boom of the mid-90s, providing the soundtrack moment of the iconic youth culture film Trainspotting. Credited with being among the first techno acts to fill stadiums, Karl Hyde and Rick Smith's live sets are legendary for their energy and connection with festival crowds

Radio 1's Clara Amfo and Nick Grimshaw host performances from across the Biggest Weekend in Swansea, Perth and Belfast, featuring the likes of Anne Marie, Liam Payne, George Ezra, Ash and Amy McDonald.

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x23 Florence + The Machine

2018x23 Florence + The Machine

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

Clara Amfo and Alice Levine present Florence + The Machine's live headlining set from Singleton Park, Swansea. Rapidly becoming a veteran headlining act after her stunning performance at Glastonbury in 2015, Florence Welch and her band mix songs from her upcoming fourth album High As Hope, as well some of her many anthems from across her unfolding career.

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x24 Liam Gallagher

2018x24 Liam Gallagher

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

Jo Whiley presents Britain's favourite rock 'n' roll star and his full headlining set from Radio 2's curated day in Coventry as part of the Biggest Weekend. Gallagher is on a roll after the success of debut solo album As You Were and a series of swaggering live shows across the nation, which blend songs like Wall of Glass with Oasis classics.

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x25 Shawn Mendes

2018x25 Shawn Mendes

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

Shawn brings all the feels with this powerful performance.

2018x26 Demi Lovato and Luis Fonsi

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

Powerful vocals and boss attitude from two pop superstars.

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x27 Thirty Seconds To Mars

2018x27 Thirty Seconds To Mars

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

The Jared Leto-fronted L.A rockers take Swansea by storm!

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x28 Rita Ora

2018x28 Rita Ora

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

Feel good vibes from our girl Rita.

The stars come out to celebrate the king of musical theatre.

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x30 Taylor Swift

2018x30 Taylor Swift

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

She came, she sang and she conquered! Taylor's big reputation draws a huge crowd.

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x31 Snow Patrol

2018x31 Snow Patrol

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

Northern Irish rockers conquer Coventry's main stage.

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x32 Jamie Cullum

2018x32 Jamie Cullum

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

A crowd pleasing set from the crown prince of jazz.

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x33 Niall Horan

2018x33 Niall Horan

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

Uplifting, emotional songwriting from the One Direction member.

2018x34 Christine and the Queens

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

France's new pop queen showcases new material and brilliant synchronised dancing.

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x35 James Bay

2018x35 James Bay

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

Swansea shows wild love for the effortlessly cool hitmaker.

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x36 Billy Ocean

2018x36 Billy Ocean

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

A crowd-pleasing set spanning over three decades of massive singalong hits.

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x37 Paloma Faith

2018x37 Paloma Faith

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

One of pop's most charismatic and flamboyant figures - doing what she does best!

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x38 Stereophonics

2018x38 Stereophonics

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

Welsh legends Stereophonics get the crowd going with this epic set!

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x39 Panic! at the Disco

2018x39 Panic! at the Disco

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

The Vegas rockers play a victorious set.

A truly unique occasion, as the acclaimed virtuoso performs with the SSO.

2018-05-27T23:00:00Z

2018x41 Nigel Kennedy

2018x41 Nigel Kennedy

  • 2018-05-27T23:00:00Z1m

Suzy Klein and Lloyd Coleman present Nigel Kennedy's headlining set from the Radio 3-curated day in Coventry for the Biggest Weekend. Kennedy performs with the BBC Concert Orchestra and his own group, with extracts of Kennedy's updated take on Vivaldi's Four Seasons and his breathtaking arrangements of the songs of Jimi Hendrix.

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x42 Camila Cabello

2018x42 Camila Cabello

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

From Havana to South Wales, Latin-flavoured pop takes over Swansea's main stage

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x43 Stefflon Don

2018x43 Stefflon Don

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

Swaggering to the top with grime and glamour.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x44 Jess Glynne

2018x44 Jess Glynne

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

Jess delights the crowd with current hits and spectacular dancers.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x45 Sigrid

2018x45 Sigrid

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

The Norwegian singer won BBC Sound of 2018, and it's easy to see why.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x46 CHVRCHES

2018x46 CHVRCHES

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

The synth-tastic Glasgow trio showcase their new album Love is Dead.

A show-stopping performance from Eliza and her genre-spanning ensemble.

The British reggae legends bring the feel good vibes to Coventry.

2018-05-24T23:00:00Z

2018x49 Squeeze

2018x49 Squeeze

  • 2018-05-24T23:00:00Z1m

Squeeze rock the main stage!

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x50 The Selecter

2018x50 The Selecter

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

Coventry's local ska heroes prove as vital now as they ever have been.

2018-05-26T23:00:00Z

2018x51 Miloš

2018x51 Miloš

  • 2018-05-26T23:00:00Z1m

The classical guitar virtuoso gives an incredible performance.

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