Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Middlesbrough

Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2019 gets underway with a host of incredible artists performing live from Stewart Park in Middlesbrough.

The station’s annual live music event will see a stellar line-up of artists, including headliner Miley Cyrus, Stormzy, Foals, Bring Me The Horizon, Mumford and Sons, Billie Eilish and more, perform across one of the event’s three stages - the Main Stage, The 1 For New Music and the BBC Music Introducing Stage.

A host of Radio 1 DJs will be bringing listeners all the action from Middlesbrough from 11am. Tune in throughout the day to hear live performances, musical highlights and exclusive artist interviews:

• 2pm - Mumford & Sons
• 2.30pm - Stormzy
• 3pm - Anne-Marie
• 3.30pm - Sam Fender
• 4pm - Sigala
• 4.30pm - The Amazons
• 5pm - Billie Eilish
• 5.30pm - Lewis Capaldi
• 6pm - James Arthur
• 6.30pm - Charli XCX
• 7pm - Khalid 
• 7.30pm - Jess Glynne
• 7.45pm - Foals
• 9pm - Vampire Weekend
• 9.20pm - Miley Cyrus

As well as listening live or on demand on Radio 1 and BBC Sounds, all performances will be available to watch live or on demand on Radio 1’s iPlayer channel (bbc.co.uk/tv/radio1).

Now in its 16th year, Radio 1’s Big Weekend kicks 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.

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