Ed Sheeran, Anne-Marie, Calvin Harris, Sigrid & KSI are some of the hottest acts set to perform on Saturday 28 May at Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022 in Coventry.
Coventry’s War Memorial Park will play host to Radio 1’s flagship live music event with over 80,000 Radio 1 fans expected to attend the three day festival which will take place from 27–29 May 2022.
Acts announced today include:
Main stage Saturday as announced on Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James (in alphabetical order)
Aitch
AJ Tracey
Anne-Marie
Calvin Harris
Central Cee
Ed Sheeran
Joel Corry
YUNGBLUD
Radio 1 Future Sounds stage Saturday as announced on Radio 1’s Future Sounds with Clara Amfo (in alphabetical order)
Easy Life
Fontaines D.C.
KSI
Mimi Webb
Sam Fender
Sigrid
Tom Grennan
Tickets for Radio 1’s Big Weekend go on sale at 8.30am Friday 18 March, Saturday and Sunday Tickets will cost £21.50 (plus a £4.50 booking fee per ticket) and Friday Tickets will cost £12.50 (plus a £2.50 booking fee per ticket). For more information, please go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/backstage/bigweekend/.
Ed Sheeran says: “I can’t wait to kick off festival season and perform in front of a live audience at Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022 in Coventry. See you all there!”
Anne-Marie says: “Can’t wait to be back on stage in front of actual humans for Radio 1’s Big Weekend this year! The show is gonna be really special ✨”
Sigrid says: “I’m so excited to come back and play at Radio 1 Big Weekend! It’s not a secret that I absolutely love festivals, so this one will be special! Sick line up too, I can’t wait for the weekend!”
KSI says: “Ya boy KSI is performing at Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022. Cannot wait to get out and perform in front of you all in Coventry. Expect all the hits and maybe even a few surprises!”
Aled Haydn Jones, Head of Radio 1 says: “We are kicking off the UK’s festival season in true Radio 1 style with an incredible lineup of acts already on the bill, and more exciting names to be revealed this week. We can’t wait to bring our flagship live music event to Coventry for 2022.”
Tickets will be geographically weighted with a percentage available to each of the local areas. Coventry City Council residents will have 60 per cent of tickets reserved, 25 per cent of tickets will be reserved for those living in surrounding areas including remaining Coventry postcodes, Birmingham postcodes and selected Leicester postcodes, whilst the remaining 15 per cent 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.
This year, the festival will return to the field for the first time in two years and will be part of the BBC’s Centenary celebrations. It will also kick off the UK’s festival season, as well as taking artists to the cities that may not otherwise host a large scale event like Big Weekend, shining a light on the host city and providing a major boost to the local economy. The BBC is working closely with Coventry City Council to put on Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022.
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 (7am-10.30am) and Radio 1’s Future Sounds with Clara Amfo (6pm-8pm) this Wednesday 16 March to find out which star-studded acts will be joining the bill and performing on Sunday 29 May at Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022.
