
Touts, who are set to play Titanic Slipways for 6 Music's The Biggest Weekend
New additions to the bill for BBC Music’s Biggest Weekend have been announced with Touts, Neneh Cherry, Father John Misty with the Ulster Orchestra, SOAK, Hannah Peel and a David Holmes DJ set among the names revealed. Also confirmed to join the line up for the two-day Belfast event on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th May are Phoebe Bridgers, Imarhan, Dream Wife, Jordan Rakei, Hollie Cook, The Orielles, Superorganism, Shame and Baloji.
Artists already announced to play the BBC 6 Music partnered concerts are Beck, Manic Street Preachers, Courtney Barnett, Public Service Broadcasting, Orbital, Underworld, The Breeders, Franz Ferdinand , First Aid Kit, Ash, Young Fathers, Goldie and Little Dragon.
Tickets for The Biggest Weekend events at Titanic Slipways are available at a cost of £18 plus booking fee, with those aged 16 and under needing to be accompanied by a responsible adult aged 18 or over.
Go to bbc.co.uk/biggestweekend for information on how to get tickets and to read the full event T’s & C’s. Tickets are also available over the phone and the number to call is 08444 539 037. Calls cost 7p per minute plus standard network charges using a landline, mobiles will be more expensive.
Also announced this week are plans for a 10 day Fringe event across the UK starting on 18th May, which will be celebrating and sharing the passion for live, new and emerging music with BBC and independently run events. The Biggest Weekend Fringe is open to any UK music venue, promoter or organiser to get involved, with further details here.
