Bbc Radio 1 Confirms Headliners and BBC Introducing Acts for Big Weekend
Fatboy Slim and Sonny Fodera will headline the dance-focused opening day of radio 1’s Big Weekend in Sunderland, joining FISHER, Clementine Douglas and MK on the main stage. Monday at 8: 00 a. m. ET, Greg James will announce the Saturday lineup, a key moment for fans tracking ticket availability.
Radio 1 Announces Fatboy Slim and Sonny Fodera Headliners
Fatboy Slim and Sonny Fodera are billed as the co-headliners for the festival’s Friday opener, which the organizers describe as a dance-focused first day. Other main-stage names set for that opening day include Australian producer FISHER, Birmingham-born singer Clementine Douglas and American DJ MK.
The three-day event is scheduled for Herrington Country Park from May 22 to May 24, 2026, and the first day will use all of the festival’s stages to host what Radio 1 has called a “huge dance party. ” Sunderland last hosted this festival in May 2005, when artists such as Gwen Stefani, Foo Fighters and the Black Eyed Peas appeared on the bill.
Introducing Stage Showcases Max Jones, Sorley and Ellie Scougall
Musicians from the North East selected through Introducing will perform on the Introducing stage, with acts named for the showcase including Max Jones, Sorley and Imogen and the Knife. The Introducing picks are positioned to highlight emerging regional talent during the three-day festival.
Ellie Scougall, a 22-year-old from Newcastle, is listed among the North East performers; she discovered electronic dance music at 13 after a classical childhood of piano and violin. Scougall runs a podcast called Inside the USB and has supported artists including Gorgon City and D. O. D., while Sorley built his DJ career founding the hometown club night HAZE and has performed alongside names such as Patrick Topping and Solardo.
Greg James to Reveal Saturday Lineup at 8: 00 a. m. ET
Greg James will announce the Saturday lineup on Monday at 8: 00 a. m. ET on the Breakfast Show, with that Saturday running order revealed first. More lineup announcements are expected over the following three days ahead of the next ticket release.
Tickets already set for the event include 31, 000 general admission Friday tickets priced at £34. 50 each and 2, 960 VIP tickets at £86. 00 each; the Friday day is for over-18s only. For Saturday and Sunday, there will be 31, 000 general admission tickets and 2, 960 VIP tickets available per day, with all age ranges able to attend those weekend days. Radio 1 say the ticket restriction for Friday and the single-day purchase limits are in place to allow as many people as possible a chance to buy tickets.
Saturday and Sunday tickets are scheduled to go on sale at 5: 00 p. m. ET on Wednesday, March 11, with limits of two tickets per person per day and rules allowing attendees to buy Friday plus one weekend day only, not both. Under-15s must be accompanied by an adult; under-2s are admitted free when in the care of an adult aged 18 or over.
For fans tracking the full Big Weekend bill and regional showcases, radio 1’s Monday announcement and the Wednesday ticket release are the next confirmed milestones.
Next confirmed event: Saturday lineup announced by Greg James on Monday at 8: 00 a. m. ET.
