Luton Borough Council

20/03/2024 - BBC Radio 1: Coldplay, Sabrina Carpenter, Teddy Swims, Vampire Weekend and more to perform at Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024

Global superstars Coldplay will headline the Main Stage with beabadoobee headlining the New Music Stage.

The line-up for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024 has got even bigger with the incredible Coldplay, Sabrina Carpenter, Teddy Swims, Vampire Weekend and more performing on Sunday 26 May.

Coldplay say: “We wouldn’t be anywhere without Radio 1 and we’re super excited to come to Luton this year and play Big Weekend.”

They join the already stellar line-up made up of RAYE, Charli XCX, Chase & Status, Rag‘n’Bone Man, Becky Hill, Rudimental, Aitch plus many more.

The three-day music spectacular will take place in Luton from Friday 24 May – Sunday 26 May with over 100,000 music fans expected to be in attendance.

The line-up for Sunday 26 May (in alphabetical order):

Radio 1 Main Stage

Coldplay
Declan McKenna
Olly Alexander
Sabrina Carpenter
Vampire Weekend

Radio 1 New Music Stage

beabadoobee
CMAT
Everything Everything
FIZZ
Olivia Dean
Sea Girls
Teddy Swims

With more huge artists to be announced in the coming weeks.

The full line-up for the other stages can be found by clicking here.

Tickets for Radio 1’s Big Weekend go on sale at 5pm tomorrow (Thursday 21 March) and will cost £29.50 (plus a £4.50 booking fee per ticket). For more information, please go to www.bbc.co.uk/backstage/bigweekend.

As with previous Big Weekends, tickets will be geographically weighted with an element of preference given to local residents: 40 percent of tickets will be reserved for those living in Luton; 30 percent of tickets will be reserved for those living in the surrounding areas; whilst the remaining 30 percent of tickets will be available for the rest of the UK. The booking process will be handled by Ticketmaster - the only official ticketing agent for Radio 1’s Big Weekend.

Radio 1’s Big Weekend kicks off the UK’s festival season by bringing some of the biggest UK and international artists to cities that may not otherwise host such a large scale event, shining a light on the local area and providing a major boost to the local economy. There is always a huge demand for tickets, with the festival selling out within minutes every year. This year, the BBC is working closely with Luton Council to ensure that Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024 is a safe and secure environment for all those attending the festival.

BBC Radio 1 will broadcast live from the festival site across the weekend, with performances and tracks available live and on demand across Radio 1’s iPlayer channel and BBC Sounds.