Radio 1's Big Weekend

[Stuart1000]

Radio 1's Big Weekend has been confirmed to be taking place at Swindon's Lydiard Park. You can register for tickets from 14th April on the Radio 1 website.

Confirmed Acts

Snow Patrol

N-Dubz

Tinchy Stryder

Rumoured Acts

Girls Aloud

Lily Allen

Prodigy

Elbow

Biffy Clyro

Pendulum

Pussycat Dolls

Katy Perry

The Script

James Morrison

Lady Gaga

Maximo Park

Taylor Swift

Calvin Harris

Metro Station

Ladyhawke

Party Ben

Anyone trying for tickets??

Who else do you think will be playing??

[eFestivals]

Who else do you think will be playing??

surely you mean "miming"?

[Mamba]

I'll be applying as its just down the road from me. Would be a good day out, although am I right in thinking there is no alcohol at these things?

[Icewulf]

When it was at Mote Park last year we had alcohol.

Not sure if it was "allowed", we just walked in with Strongbow cans and no-one seemed to notice.

Shall certainly be trying for tickets again this year...

[Red Day]

There was a big bar at the Dundee one. But this is Scotland and someone would have paid with their life if there wasn't one

[Mamba]

Looks like I was mistaken then. Which is good!

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

Enter Shikari, Prodigy and King Blues are playing.

[Stuart1000]

Akon self-confirmed!!

[Alcatraz]

That line-up doesn't compel me to get a train Swindon. Mind you, if Hendrix was playing i'd probably still avoid Swindon

[Mamba]

SATURDAY

Main Stage

Snow Patrol

Kasabian

Dizzee Rascal

The Script

Calvin Harris

Chris Moyles

The Wombats

Daniel Merriweather

The Saturdays

Second Stage

Basement Jaxx

Doves

Jack Penate

Friendly Fires

Deadmau5

Florence and the Machine

The King Blues

Fightstar

SUNDAY

Main Stage

Lily Allen

Ne-Yo*

Franz Ferdinand

Akon

Scouting for Girls

Alesha Dixon

N-Dubz

Second Stage

The Enemy

Maximo Park

Gossip

Enter Shikari

Tinchy Stryder

Chase and Status

Ladyhawke

White Lies

Saturday looks marginally more tolerable.

[ampersand]

looks good. what will chris moyles be doin?

[PAH030]

How the hell are snow patrol gonna follow kasabian???!!!

[daley]

How the hell are snow patrol gonna follow kasabian???!!!

[PAH030]

thats what i was thinking! it doesn't make sence!

[Stuart1000]

Wow! What a weak line-up!!!

Normally, these things are pretty good line-up wise but this year looks awful!! Bands are billed in the wrong order (White Lies playing INMWT first on Sunday, despite having a #1 album, The Script being billed above The Wombats), the line-up is far too R&B-ish (N-Dubz, Tinchy Stryder & Alesha Dixon all playing on Sunday) plus the majority of these acts have played Big Weekends in the last 2-3yrs.

I think another headliner will be announced for Sunday night in place of Lily Allen (Sunday has always been the weaker day, The Kooks headlined it last year for God's sake!) and additional acts will be announced for the Sunday to make it look a bit better.

Also, Chris Moyles is doing a set of his parody songs on the Saturday, in answer to the earlier question. IMO, that'll be the highlight of the weekend.

[ampersand]

Also, Chris Moyles is doing a set of his parody songs on the Saturday, in answer to the earlier question. IMO, that'll be the highlight of the weekend.

[PAH030]

could either be great or car crash. hopefully he'll do some proper old ones but most of them were probably topical.

dom better do no hair!

[Stuart1000]

could either be great or car crash. hopefully he'll do some proper old ones but most of them were probably topical.

dom better do no hair!

[ampersand]

My favourites:

Lorry Driver

The Boy Does Plenty

Somerset Boy

I Predict A Diet

Frank Ferdinand

No Hair

A Month Off the Beer

Also, The Barack Obama Song performed live!!!

[PAH030]

What about Stanta??

[ampersand]

What about Stanta??

[Stuart1000]

i used to download them all of chrismoyles.net til they stopped you.

[ampersand]

They still let you download them, don't they?

I downloaded one last week!!

[PAH030]

Just noticed these lads are on the bill for the introducing stage, loved them for a while now.

[suziestardust]

Little Comets look good.