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One Big Weekend
The Line Up
One Big Weekend takes place in Prehen Fields, Derry-Londonderry. The event will happen across two days, offering 20,000 music fans the chance to come and enjoy a mix of world class DJs and live artists, all for free. Saturday is dedicated to dance and Sunday is given over to live artists and bands.

Saturday April 24
FaithlessPete TongFergieTall PaulAgnelli & Nelson

Faithless
Pete Tong // Seb Fontaine // Judge Jules // Fergie
Armin Van Buuren // Agnelli & Nelson // Tall Paul
Col Hamilton // Deep Fried Funk and Celtronic DJs

Judge JulesSeb FontaineCol HamiltonArmin Van BuurenFergie


Sunday April 25
AshKelisFranz FerdinandThe StreetsAvril Lavigne

Ash
Kelis // The Streets // Franz Ferdinand
Avril Lavigne // Keane

KeaneAvril LavigneAshKelisThe Streets

Live visual mixing on Saunday by Eclectic Method


Here's what you said about the line-up...

r
im coming all the way from dublin to see all those amazing djs..thanx so much for bringin them to derry radio one..

laura
cant wait until saturaday im getten all geared up for it now

Kevin Devine
This is gonna be absolutely amazing i canni wait to see faithless ash keane and the streets and franz ferdiand everyone i know is going RADIO 1 YOU ARE LETHAL!!! YOU'LL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER ONE BIG WEEKEND LIKE THIS AGAIN CAUSE DERRY IS DA BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD AND WE KNOW HOW TO PARTY!!! Wee Poo

ChaZ
Bring it all on!! Cant wait, Derry will go craZy!! Avril RoX ll-_-ll

Louise Magill
The drive to get the tickets seemed to take forever! However we all know its going to be worth it. Party on down the Radio 1 way!!!!

Una as Doire!
Can't wait to see everyone in Derry! Welcome all! Great line up but check out our own Deep Fried Funk on Sat! HAPPY DAYS!!!!!

THE ONE AND ONLY
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL IN DERRY ON SUNDAY, REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING A CERTAIN SOMEBODY, HOPE YOU KNOW WHO ARE BABE. IF YOU READ THIS, SEE YA SUNDAY

Kerri (Tyrone)
Got tickets at the last minute, for the Sunday gig, CANNOT WAIT, thanx radio 1!!!

junior Mc Headfryer
Does anyone know if there'll be music at it?

mark costello !strabane!
derry is gonna be bouncen on saturday nite! can't wait to join it!!!

Derry Girl
Just won a couple of tickets after many, many attempts. Slainte radio 1. See you there. Cant wait to see the Streets

Chris
can't wait til sat its gonna b a mental day bout time somethin like this came to londonderry

BRICCA
All the boys from Ash are sweet. They rock my boat.

Derrychick
can't wait d sat hi gonna b PURE A*M*A*Z*I*N

glenn
i cant resist the sweet allure of avril. I shall be there.

Jonny C
Faithless, The Streets and Ash BRING IT ON! The Streets is an absolute Geezer and I would buy him a pint if I ever met him to say fair play, his lyrics are phat, funny and too true most of the time! Keep the TUNES comin son.

Paul Kelly
hey im sooo excited for the one big weekend its going to the best timeof my life

Armagh Couple
DERRY DERRY HERE WE COME - Can't wait, line-ups are the best yet, Never been out in Derry it's gonna be fab!! XOX

Clareb
I got a kiss of collin Murray early this morning wgilst getting my ticket, he rocks. Cant wait to see Ash yipeeeeeeeee

m@irs
Thank u Radio1 for bringing sumthing exciting to Derry, we love all u's out there........Let the P.A.R.T.Y commence......

jonathan
tong , fontane, jules, hamilton and the rest omg. Its going to be one hell of a md one big weekender, about time we derry had something like this at lats cant wait for it. Tickets i got them for both days. Its goiing to be on mental weekend in derry

Padraig
Didnt get a ticket and I'm slightly annoyed, but heres hoping one pops up somewhere! It will be a great weekend!

carla
my couzins stayed out over nite to get tickets im getting da spare one woooooooo come on!!!!!

Clive
Forget Glasto, T in the Park, Reading, Leeds and the Chillies at Hyde Park. OBW is the music event of the year.

Rufus
OBW is gonna be g8! can't wait to Keane cos they're undoubtedly the hottest act on the British music scene at the moment.

Ulster
Yeah really looking forward to the sunday great line up of bands especially ash i really cant wait, bout time we had some decent entertainment here in Londonderry cause the oasis concent sucked so bad...

Jonny Guy
Im from Portadown but a friends just got me tickets so im really looking forward to wot will be such a radical weekend. cheers for makin it happen radio 1, u wee stars!!

wotsuplads
happy days!!! got tickets for saturdays dance day so will be there bright and early. Cant wait to here faithless, pete and seb. Good one radio 1:-)

DOIREGIRL
ABOUT TIME THIS HAPPENED, ALWAYS NEW IT WOULD. ROLL ON SATURDAY 24TH-ITS GONNA B BRILL CRAIC, C U ALL THERE.XXXXX BIG 1 UP TO RADIO 1

Emma Cleary- Magee Uni Derry
can't wait till 1big weekend, i'm gonna b steaming & larging it all w.end!!! Hope there will b pleanty of fit males to keep me entertained:)

Elisa!! :-)
The line ups gonig to be GREAT I can't wait to see Avril live! It's going to rock my socks off!!!

C'est moi.
I'm really looking forward to seeinf Franz ferdinand, but I cant stand Avril Lavigne, she makes me want to puncture my ear drums with a bamboo stick

Jo,Derry
Nice one, bout time Derry's got sumthin dcent happenin in it, got me tickets, bring on the party :-)

Gardiner
Lets get ready to go MAD. Saturday 24th April, the only place to be is Londonderry. Cheers Radio 1!!

derry girl
thank u 4 this radio 1, nothin ever happens in derry, i thought u 4got about us!! i canny wait, its gonna be class craik!!! x x x

Shorti
Finally something good's comin 2 derry. great craic!

Christopher Canavan
I think avril lavine is brilliant, she has lovely hair and nice teeth, And I think judge Jules has nice glasses and nice teeth as well xoxoxo to radio1

Baggimodo
Armin Van Buuren always tears it up like a man possessed! Saw him doin a 3 hour beast at Nation in Liverpool and cant wait for him to show NI how to party it up proper style!

Johnny D
Seriously Kelis is gona be there shes hot and i never managed d get tickets for sat 24th!! Sickner or wat

nicole+ amy
we r sooo lookin 4ward 2 dis. da mad 1's frm strabane

Roberta O'Neill
Way hey! got our tickets on sat and now i really cant wait!!!! This is goin to be the best thing here in derry since Oasis!!!!

nicole
friday 16th im there 12:30 wit a gang of crazy m8s lookin 4 our tickets!!!! thanx radio 1 4 bein da first gud gig comin 2 derry! jst u watch out cos da crazy peoples frm strabane r comin!:)

Sophiiiiiiiieeeeeeee
FAITHLESS need i say nymore!!!!!!!!!!!

kym
wow!! the line up is great, really looking forward to seeing faithless!! bring it on!!!

Tameka & Brandi
Quality line up - thanx Radio 1! Hyped that Kelis is gonna be there & also lookin forward to seein The Streets, Faithless & Avril! Its gonna be class some real good craic!

scott
cant wait to see armin van buuren and agnelli & nelson its gonna be bangin

Declan Toland
Cant wait to see Avril Lavigne!! Cudnt get tickets for her show in Dublin so naturally I'm delighted she's coming to Derry......Hopefully I'll get tickets this time!!! Hog and all the lads from Galliagh

kirsty
dis is da best fing comin 2 derry in ages!!!!!

Aaron mc gee
cant wait, i have to see the streets!!! looking forward to Ash & franz ferdinand to!! but the streets!!! whooooo!!!!!!!

kerry from derry
pete tong!!!! FERGIE!! OMG!!!! I ave always wanted 2 c fergie!! faithless!! its gonna b one hell of a P.A.R.T.Y!!! LOVE Y'ALL! xoxoxoxox

BRADY
I got tickets cant wait its going to be mental

SAMMY
Franz Ferdinand all the way!! These guys are the business. ultra cool geesers with scallywaggingly good music!

Geo
After three years of moaning and complaining that radio1 would never bring anything good here to Derry, they finally do. It'll b amazing but i hav a bad feeling i won't get any tickets with the amount of talk about it.Keane and Franz Ferdinand can't wait

Laura
got my tickets, whoooooo can't wait!

Blingin' :-D (B.K)
wats happenin!!! dis weekends gonna be amazin!!! Know dat for sure!!!

Kathleen Mellon
Cant believe it!!! i just got my ticket woohoo its gonna be soo amazin see you there guys!!! ;) xxx

tracey & ned
drove for 2 hours cued for 45 minutes, atmosphere mighty. looking forward to hearing faithless and keane, we're gonna be larging all weekend. BLISS!!!

Evrard
Oh My God? Smack me and call me Tony. Avril Rocks!

King Luke
The dance day doesn't tickle my pickle,I reckon only Faithless would be worth seeing.But the Sunday is gonna be amazing,Kelis,The Streets,Keane and Franz Ferdinand.Should be a good day,kiddies :)

Rory
Cant wait for the saturdee. how class is it gonny be???? pure class in a glass i tell thee.

Terri
Aw, radio one, ur the best. Can't believe that some of these acts are actually coming to Londonderry. What a weekend this is gona be hi!!! Roll on 24th April!! I'm sure everyone agrees with me!?

stephen mcdonut
bugger, derrys miles away, i'd better get walking

Aidan Murphy
The streets are class i can't wait. Derry has never seen ne thing as good b4

James Florey
not as good as last year, as everyone promised, but still looks pretty good, spech Ash and Streets, might go there actually

Roisin C & Claire T
WAT A LINE UP. REALLY LOOKING 4WARD TO SEE KELIS,FRANZ FERDINAND, PETE TONG AND SEB FONTAINE

VICKI
OMG!!! PETE TONG, JUDGE JULES A REAL QUALITY NITE NOT 2 B MISSED THANKS RADIO 1 WE OWE U BIG STYLE. BRING IT ON!!!!

JO!!!!!!!!
Class line up its gonna be mad tryin to get tickets though! Cant wait to see Armin Van Buuren, Faithless and Keane!!! It's gonna be MAD!!!!

Wee Massive and Wee Tanks
cant wait d c avril ! lovin that and the dj's r rockin !!!!!bring n the boys !!!! yesssss bhoys !!!!

Gerard
the best thing to come to Derry in years! I'll be queueing from 6am for the band day. avril lavigne's a bit random, isn't it?

Kez
Derry is goin to rock!!!its goin to be some craic!!!

clubbing-ie.com
Well finally the northwest has got sumtin to look forward to .. excellent line up for both days radio 1 .. derry is gonna b a mess that weekend .. woohoo

leanne
love d maddness...its gonna be crazy on d saturday!!!!!!

Cat Burns, Derry!
"Pete Tong"!!!"Faithless"!!! Brillant thats all i can say! But the whole line up is class! Cheers Radio 1!!!

Cat Lee
I don't believe it - in a city where nothing happens! L'derry will have to be prepared. Roll on one big weekender!!!!

sarah mc feely
aaaaahhhh!!!cant wait its gona b mad.but y avril lavigne?!cant wait to c franz ferdinand!hurry up and tell us when the tickets for the sunday gig will b out!

Mike Light
When did Roy Keane start singing?

Madness
This is goin 2 b one mad weekend. this will have been the most excitin thing that londonderry will have ever seen. I cant wait for faithless and the streets.

corina
hey great to see sumtin in londonderry 4 a change!!luv faithless,seb fontaine and kelis!!go on radio1!!

Sanjay O'Brien
PARTY PARTY PARTY Bernie will love the Saturday Sanj will be rocking at the Sunday! SMOKE ME!

zippy
i just cant wait to polish up my wellies and get rockin in the muck, yipeeeeee!!!!!

Thomas
Were's all the rock man? You've forgotten the rock! Im dissapointed. I Was looking forward to this but not anymore. I might go just to see sexy Avril!! LOL

mel d
can wait to see judge jules seb fontaine faithless and fergie and i only have to walk a half a mile to be there happy days cant wait

Emmett Coyle
what a great line-up all deryy is ready we love you radio 1

amz
awww avril rocks baby yeeeeey!! \m/!!!!!, id do anything to see her!!!!!! \m/ avril rocks \m/!!

rachael doherty
cant wait! all these in my home town. fantastic

mad marty
Happy days for Saturday's lineup, looks like a mad weekender, Derry will be rockin!!!

Philip Rabbett
What a Line-Up,Cant wait till the 2 nights,looking forward to it 2 months ago or something like dat,im excited and i am looking forward to it, im going to get up to the guildhall really early for the tickets.

Damien Kavanagh, Belfast
I'm goin to see Fathless in Belfast Fri 23rd and will be up in Derry for them on Sat!! I can't wait - Pete, Seb, etc. will be dropping some sweet tunes on Saturday. Time to chill out on the Sunday for a while at least, and then get rockin'!! Nice 1 R1!! Hope Moylesy will be playin' Carpark Catchphrase on stage (it's amazin the amount of people who'll be able to do Roy Walker impressions - "You're rrrIIIIIIIIiiight!")

denise
cant wait to see very one in londonderry! so excited !

manus
i cant wait to see all the djs

Maeve
Fanastic news - but have a bad feeling that there def won't b near enuf tickets for sundays gig! the line-up is fabulous - esp as keane haven't played in ireland to the best of my knowledge - can't wait!

jennifer, carlene and catherine
cant wait shud be good craic!!

Colm Campbell
HAPPY DAYS!!!

D
The Streets Kelis FaithLess Cant Wait Il Be There 1st In Q Nxt Week Cant Wait Bring On the Party!!!!!!!

Richie
Amazing ill be up on saturday the 10th for my tickets

eamonn
canny wait man!!! About time we got some good stuff over here!!

Sinead
Yippeeeeeeee..........fun and frolics has finally landed, looking forward to OBW.

Barry
No joke: this is the best thing ever to happen to Derry! The atmosphere is gonna be thumping!! The best dance AND the best rock around. Thanks Radio 1 from everyone in Derry!! Slainte!!!

Leanne
I really want to see kelis she is so amazing!!!!! And i love the streets. C u all there!!!!!!

Amy
I really love Avril she really rocks my world!!!!!!!!!!!! Cant wait 2 c her...

Tom Bacholer
The first time i heard AVRIL Lavigne i thought she rocked but now that she is coming to DERRY she rocks even more!!!

Kicki C
Yeah Faithless are back out of hibernation! Rockin! Especially looking forward to seeing their drummer. Top one Radio one. See you there.

James Hale
Kelis rocks my world!!! I love her

$horty
No place like Derry to hold a party like this Saturday is gonna be amazing. Pity theres not a good variety of hip hop in there but ah well make the most of it.

catriona burke
I can't wait...awesome

brain mc gurk
the mcgurk will be there, oh yeah front row centre baby

donny mclaughlin
SAAAWEEET, to da beat, nice one wee man

Gav's D from Galliagh
Rock to the rock, hip to the hip, i'm going to Prehen, a few beers to sip! C u all there for some for some tunes, not the sweets!! (Big up the Abercorn massive!!!)

Sarah M
Have to say I think the band line up is a bit of a disappointment, however the dance acts look great - and I'm not a dance fan!!

Emmett
Avril Lavigne, Kelis and Ash. Lethal that'll be sweet man!!! Aw what man!!

Zahra
"Ur fit but my gosh dont you know it!" Mike Skinner cant wait to see his skinny white ass again after excellent Witnness appearance! And finally a funky lady like Kelis is cumin 2 N.Ireland!Cant wait 2 shake it!!Also Ash our homegrown band and Franz will sure as hell "take me out!!" xo

Paddy Mc guinness
What a line up!!! Pete, Seb, Jules, f**king excellent!!! Time to think up a good excuse for a sickie on Monday!!! :)

Adrian
i cant wait its goin to be brillant

Sharon Cochrane
Happy Days!!! Folks back home- get me a ticket, my flight is booked :o)

eugene magee
im from derry and im really looking forword to going to the gig to see franz ferdinand and keane. its good to see that derry final getting some good music concert so us derry dont have to travell to dublin to see big names thanks radio one

mickey from derry
armin van buuren and faithless, faithless live will be hard to wack but come on armin van burren

mickey derry man
i cant wait to see ash they are a fantastic live band and it would be great to see them again i also really want to see avril lavigne because...shes hot and i always wanted to see what the streets do live so that should be good un.

Stevo
Good 2 c the top names in the world of dj'n comin 2 londonderry. Hopefully this will encourage the big names to come and appear in some of the citys top nightclubs!!!

Louise McHenry
My beloved Ash!! Whoo. :-D Yay! And Franz Ferdinand, Kelis, Keane and hey, even Avril Lavinge. I'm really looking forward to it. :-D

Steph
Faithless!! Pete Tong and Seb!!!Kelis! Happy Days!!! Brilliant to see this line up comming to Londonderry! Looks like it's gonna be another mad one!!!!!

stephen
its not fair i live in southern ireland and ya would'nt see the state bradcaster offering a weekend like this nice work.any chance ya can start bradcasting down south.

VICKI!! :D
my name is vicki...i just cant wait to se avril lavigne!!she rocks my socks!! go avril!!!!!!!!!

Alan McCracken
Fabulous just Fabulous see you all there

discopete
are you sure thats Armin in the pictures you've posted, doesn't look like the guy i saw DJ at godskitchen in cardiff last month? ummm, anyways sweet line-up with Jules, Armin, Angelli & Nelson... just hope you give the RIGHT guys the on air slots, as mentioned about ;)

Fraft
It is about time Avril came to Northern Ireland she rocks!

Ann Marie Mc Glinchey
My 5year old daughter is really really really looking forward to seeing Avril Lavine. She has to be her bigest fan and knows the words to all the songs on her albam. She listens to it all the time. She has seen her once in Dublin and loved every minuite of it, sitting up on my shoulders with her arm up in the air for the whole show. She is so excited i just hope that i will be able to get tickets for her, me and her dad to go.

Eleanor Carvill
"Sure im living for it. it'll be madness!!!"

Andy Kerr
grrrrr..Kelis!!! :op really lookin forward to seeing franz ferdinand, keane and ash but most lookin forward to the streets again!!

joe
wicked times to be had wooo hooo

Noleen Loughran
MAD!

Gill McClelland
Avril lavigne is the coolest. I hope this weekend wont end.

Peter McD
Finally! Something major from Radio 1 comes to Derry - can't wait to hear the Streets and Franz Ferdinand. And to see Kelis...

Ciaran Doherty
what?!?..ASH...KEANE...FF!!!!...well, you can't get much better than that..ROCK ON!!!...NICE ONE RADIO 1 !!!!!!!

Ronan Kerr
I almost wet myself when I heard OBW was coming to Derry! The line up is amazing. I never miss Pete, Seb or Fergie I think im gonna go start Queing now!!!!

Big Quiggs
Derry, live music and the weekend all at the one time? Ye couldn't ask for more than that!!

lucinda doran
its gonna b amzin better than new york on st paddys wkend!!!!!!cant wait its gona b one big weekend!!!1

irishclubbing.net
Armin van Buuren & Faithless back in the province. HAPPY DAYS!! Its going to be off the hook!

Phily C
Great line up - looks like its gonna be a crackin show but what if you're not from Derry and need tickets? Bit crap to have to make two journeys!!!! Get them available on line!

Joanne Lynch
Avril Lavigne is bloomin amazing!Cant wait to see her live, and Ash rock too! Great to see some local talent aswell!

Frank
wow wat a line up for saturday it is goin to be a rockin day bring it on

christy
cant wait. getting off work next week to get my tickets!

marko
i am looking forward to seeing Pete Tong Seb Fontaine Judge Jules Fergie Armin Van Buuren Agnelli & Nelson Tall Paul Deep Fried Funk and Celtronic DJs

Lorna D
Me and a few of the girlies cant wait for OBW!! Bring it on, we all go to Magee Uni in Derry and are gaggin to get up to Prehen and party!! Please let us get tickets - esp for the Sunday!!

Terence Foley
What a line up can't wait to the event will be best night ever. I just hope i get tickets.

Mark Leivars
Not impressed with the dance line up! Thought Radio 1 could have done better than that!!

Stephen McFeely
Well at can i say????? - Absolute QUALITY Lineup!!!! Were in for a rather LARGE WKENDER!!

Ruairi Mc Ananey
I am From Derry And I Am A Big Fan Of Faithless And Keane. I relly hope i get tickets to see them.

Claire Jamison,derry
WAOOOOH!! i love Keane!thank you radio 1.since prehen playing fields are not that far from me,please gimmie tickets!! thank you!!

DB
What?No Daniel O'Donnell?

Gillian Reid
avril?!!! HELL YEAH! cant believe she's coming to northern ireland! i have actually died and gone to heaven!

I'llBeOutAllNightForTicketsMan!!!
What a line up!!! It's quite possible that Derry might just fall off the map. There's gonna be alot a naughtyness happenin', and I can't wait.... BIO (Bring it on)

Katrina Q
Armin Van Buuren, Agnelli & Nelson, Tall Paul , Deep Fried Funk, Kelis !!! Happy Days!!

Padraig O'Kane
The Streets, Franz Ferdiand and Keane, three fabulous acts! Looking forward to it already!

Ian James
OMG! Faithless!!! The Streets!!!! Pete and Seb!!!! Looks like its gonna be one hell of a weekend. Really looking forward to Armin Van Buuren too, its gonna be a cracker.


RECOMMENDED LINKS

www.derrycity.gov.uk/onebigweekend Derry City Council
www.derryvisitor.com/derry Derry Visitor
www.bbc.co.uk/music/whatson BBC Gigs & Concerts Guide

OBW Homepage
Dance Day
Bands Day
Derry-Londonderry Guide
R1 On The Road
Hottest artist/band on the line up?

Faithless
Ash
Kelis
The Streets
Franz Ferdinand
Avril Lavigne
Keane
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