Radio 1's Big Weekend 2024 will be held in Stockwood Park in Luton, the BBC has announced.
The weekend festival will see more than 100,000 music fans take to Stockwood Park from May 24 to May 26.
Held in Luton, Radio 1's Big Weekend is expected to be bigger than ever as four supersized stages will be running across all three days.
The stages will be Radio 1 Main Stage, Radio 1’s Future Sounds, Radio 1 Dance and BBC Introducing.
Radio 1's Big Weekend 2024 to be held in Luton
Big Weekend will see more than 100 acts take to the stages, from the likes of the biggest acts in the world to new and emerging artists.
Announcing the big news, host of Radio 1 Breakfast Greg James said: "Radio 1’s Big Weekend is our favourite time of the year and we love taking it somewhere new every year. This year is the turn of Luton to experience the full Radio 1 treatment. It’s a simple mission really: we just want everyone who comes along to have the best time.”
The BBC have shared they are working closely with Luton Council to ensure that Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024 is a safe and secure environment for all those attending the festival.
#BIGWEEKEND NEWS‼️
— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) January 29, 2024
We'll be heading to Luton and taking over Stockwood Park for THREE DAYS on Friday 24th, Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May.
Full lineup and ticket info coming soon. pic.twitter.com/iW2juixeF2
Cllr Hazel Simmons MBE, Leader of Luton Council, says: “The fact that BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, one of the UK’s largest and most popular music festivals, has chosen Luton is fantastic news for our town, especially our young people, and will showcase all the wonderful things about Luton.
“Not only will this event give a multi-million-pound boost to Luton’s economy and provide a number of opportunities for local young people and businesses, with tens of thousands in attendance and millions tuning in across the BBC, it gives us an opportunity to step forward and showcase the very best of our ambitious, brilliantly vibrant, wonderfully diverse and transforming town.”
More details on the line-up and tickets will be announced over the coming months and BBC Radio 1 will broadcast the weekend live across the weekend.
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