11 Live Lounge performances to get you in the mood for BBC Music's Biggest Weekend

3 April 2018

Counting down the days until BBC Music's Biggest Weekend? On 26 and 27 May 2018, Radio 1 is taking over Swansea for a weekend full of big performances from your favourite artists...

The wait for the big day is always tough, so we're softening the blow with a look back at some Live Lounge performances from the stars set to take the stage at Singleton Park.

Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, J Hus, Craig David and Thirty Seconds to Mars are just a handful of the acts you can look forward to seeing live (check out the line-up, with more acts being announced every week!) but, in the meantime, you'll have to settle for some mind-blowing sets straight out of the Live Lounge.

Without further ado...

Craig David was the Frankee to Dua Lipa'sEamon earlier this year when he served up a response track to IDGAF. Is there a collab on the cards? Here's hoping...

It's been four long years since Taylor Swift has graced the Live Lounge and, in that time, her cover of Riptide has racked up an impressive 15 million views. Translation: it's major.

J Hus has 21 questions and we're more than happy to listen when they're delivered via the Live Lounge. Do yourself a favour and hear him out.

Definitive proof, if ever we needed it, that Sam Smith is as good at singing live as he is at goodbyes.

We can't wait to see the Havana hitmaker perform at BBC Music's Biggest Weekend but this rendition of Say You Won't Let Go, complete with Machine Gun Kelly, will tide us over nicely until then.

Ed Sheeran + Little Mix track = the cover you never knew your playlist was missing. Rectify that oversight right now by hitting play on this awesomeness.

Sigrid is the Norwegian singing and songwriting sensation who scored BBC Music's Sound of 2018 top spot and, come May, she'll be heading to Swansea. In the meantime, why not wear out the repeat button listening to this live rendition of Strangers.

Last year's Live Lounge Month was epic for so many reasons and Thirty Seconds To Mars were no exception. Reacquaint yourself with the Cali rock band and watch them blow the roof off the Live Lounge with Walk On Water.

Despite being one of the busiest people in pop, Rita Ora somehow manages to be a Radio 1 regular and we couldn't be happier about it.

Fact: you can count on Years & Years to provide all the dancing-like-nobody's-watching feels at BBC Music's Biggest Weekend.

She's storming the charts, dominating the airwaves and, on Saturday 26th May, she'll be dancing on a fine line in Swansea. Why not prep for the big day by revisiting Mabel's Live Lounge session?! You won't regret it.

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