{"id":7291,"date":"2021-11-16T18:59:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T17:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1512851"},"modified":"2021-11-16T19:15:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T18:15:20","slug":"bbc-radio-1s-big-weekend-dates-and-how-to-watch-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bbc-radio-1s-big-weekend-dates-and-how-to-watch-on-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend dates and how to watch on TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 16 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>There\u2019s good news for live music fans \u2014 Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend is back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/radio-1-big-weekend-tickets-line-up\/&quot;\">After going virtual<\/a> for the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, Big Weekend is returning to the field again for 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Coventry is the first area set to host the huge event after the two-year break, with rapper Pa Selieu revealing he is \u201cmore than proud\u201d of his home city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a city full of so much vast culture. It will be sick, Coventry will appreciate it,\u201d he told Newsbeat (via<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/newsbeat-59292358&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC<\/a>). \u201cFor me, Coventry\u2019s exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But when is BBC Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend set to descend on Coventry and how can viewers watch it from home? Read on for everything you need to know.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>BBC Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend dates<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>BBC Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend will take place across three days (27<sup>th<\/sup>-29th May 2022) at the War Memorial Park.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Radio 1 has shared its excitement on Twitter, posting that it \u2018cannot wait\u2019 for the Big Weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWeekend is back and we\u2019re heading to Coventry!\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet ready for three days of live music from 27th \u2013 29th May 2022 in War Memorial Park. We can\u2019t wait to kick off festival season again.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">\u2728 Big Weekend is back and we&#8217;re heading to Coventry! \u2728<br\/><br\/>Get ready for three days of live music from 27th &#8211; 29th May 2022 in War Memorial Park. We can&#8217;t wait to kick off festival season irl again ???? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/0KAIfAIWkg&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/0KAIfAIWkg<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCR1\/status\/1460512963849187330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">November 16, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition, BBC Radio 1 Breakfast presenter Greg James recently shared his thoughts on the event live on his show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are so excited to be doing a bug weekend again, together, in a field, watching the world\u2019s biggest artists performing just for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe big weekend is heading to Coventry, we are going to be there for three days and 70,000 of you will be able to join us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cIt is our favourite thing to do here at Radio 1, to bring music to a field.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to watch BBC Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In 2022, the festival will return to the field after remaining virtual for the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>However, fans needn\u2019t worry as the festival will be broadcast on BBC Radio 1, with full sets then becoming available on the BBC Sounds app.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will also be able to watch the performances through BBC iPlayer and see their favourite acts perform live from the comfort of their own home.<\/p>\n<p>Back in May 2021, Radio 1 broadcast a virtual weekend of live music instead of its usual festival.\u00a0Artists including Ed Sheeran, Wolf Alice and Coldplay recorded sets, which were then streamed across BBC Radio 1, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.<\/p> <h2><strong>When is BBC Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend line-up announced?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It is not yet known who is performing at BBC Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend, but acts are expected to be announced soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRadio 1\u2019s Big Weekend always kicks off the UK\u2019s festival season in style, so we\u2019re delighted to be bringing it back to the field again for 2022,\u201d said Radio 1\u2019s Aled Hadyn Jones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got some incredibly exciting ideas in the pipeline for the event this time around,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Radio 1 always secure an epic list of names for every festival, meaning there\u2019s likely to be an act to everyone\u2019s taste.\u00a0Previous Big Weekend events have seen Ed Sheeran perform in Glasgow, Miley Cyrus take to the stage in Middlesbrough and Coldplay grace the stage at Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When can we get BBC Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend tickets?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Details on how to get BBC Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend tickets are yet to be revealed, with the BBC yet to release the festival\u2019s line-up.\u00a0However, with the festival\u2019s dates now confirmed, it\u2019s only a matter of time before tickets become available.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are expected to become available via ticketmaster, which has previously been the official ticket partner of BBC\u2019s Big Weekend events.\u00a0And if Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend 2022 follows in the footsteps of previous years, then day tickets and weekend tickets should also become available.<\/p>\n<p>Over 70,000 Radio 1 fans are expected to attend across the weekend, and there will likely be huge demand for tickets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find something to watch with our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Molly Moss Published: Tuesday, 16 November 2021 at 12:00 am There\u2019s good news for live music fans \u2014 Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend is back. 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