Aitch, AJ Tracey, Inhaler and Wolf Alice join Sam Fender for Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025 in Liverpool

The line-up for Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025 just got even bigger, with Aitch, AJ Tracey, Inhaler, and Wolf Alice confirmed to perform on Saturday 24 May at Sefton Park, Liverpool.

Joining them on the Main Stage at Radio 1’s Big Weekend will be Sam Fender, who was announced in January as Saturday’s headliner, alongside Myles Smith, Blossoms, and Tom Odell.

Meanwhile, the New Music Stage will showcase some of the most exciting emerging artists, including Artemas, Good Neighbours, and Jordan Adetunji.

They join huge acts already announced to perform on Friday 23 May including Tom Grennan, Biffy Clyro, Nia Archives, Confidence Man, Barry Can’t Swim plus many more.

Radio 1’s flagship live music festival will take place in Sefton Park, Liverpool from Friday 23 May – Sunday 25 May 2025 with over 100,000 music fans expected to attend the live music spectacular.

Credit: Radio 1's Big Weekend — Credit: Radio 1

The line-up for Saturday 24 May (in alphabetical order):

Radio 1 Main Stage

Blossoms
Myles Smith
Sam Fender
Tom Odell
Wolf Alice

Radio 1 New Music Stage

Aitch b2b AJ Tracey
Artemas
Good Neighbours
Inhaler
Jordan Adetunji

With more big names to be announced in the coming weeks.

The line-up for the other stages can be found on the Big Weekend website.

Tickets for Radio 1’s Big Weekend will be available from 5pm Thursday 13 March and will cost £33 (plus a £4.50 booking fee per ticket). Keep listening to BBC Radio 1 and download the BBC Sounds app for more information.

As with previous Big Weekends, tickets will be geographically weighted with an element of preference given to local residents: 50 percent of tickets will be reserved for those living in Liverpool; 40 percent of tickets will be reserved for those living in the surrounding areas; whilst the remaining 10 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 Liverpool City Council to ensure that Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025 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.

Tune into Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James at 8am tomorrow (Wednesday 12 March) to find out which acts will be joining the bill and performing on Sunday 25 May.