BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend announces 2025 lineup, tickets and prices details

This is how to get BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend tickets

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend has confirmed the first names for its 2025 alongside details on tickets.

The event will head to Liverpool's Sefton Park across 23-25 May with some of the biggest names in music.

Radio 1 breakfast show host Greg James confirmed the first wave of acts with Tom Grennan, Biffy Clyro and Liverpool's own The Wombats set to perform on Friday.

While Sam Fender will headline the Saturday alongside Blossoms, Wolf Alice and Aitch and AJ Tracey who will perform B2B.

Other names on the bill include Confidence Man, Barry Can't Swim, Katy B, Nia Archives for the Friday, and Myles Smith, Artemas, Inhaler and Tom Odell for the Saturday

Across the week the rest of the lineup will be announced by Radio 1, with previous headliners including Coldplay, Raye, The 1975 and Lewis Capaldi.

This week will also see tickets being released to local residents and the general public in different pots.

Ahead of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend tickets going on sale for 2025, you can find out everything you need to know below.

When do tickets go on sale?

They go on general sale at 5pm GMT on Thursday, 13 March via:

• Ticketmaster here

Radio 1 has confirmed that there will be 34,500 general admission tickets and 1,500 VIP tickets available to purchase, per day for 23-25 May.

They have also said that customers can only purchase a maximum of two tickets for a single day but not for multiple days.

"This restriction is in place in order to give as many people as possible a fair chance to buy tickets," organisers confirmed.

You don’t need to pre-register, however you will need a Ticketmaster account to purchase your tickets, so make sure your login details are up-to-date, or create an account ahead of the on-sale date.

How much are Radio 1 Big Weekend tickets?

The 2025 BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend tickets are priced at:

• General admission - £33.00 per day (plus £4.50 booking fee per ticket)
• VIP - £95.00 per day (plus £5.70 booking fee per ticket)

How are tickets allocated?

It's been confirmed that general admission tickets will be divided into three ‘pots’:

• Pot 1 - 50% of general admission tickets will initially be reserved for Liverpool City Council Residents. Tickets will be reserved in Pot 1 for seven days after being made available, after which any unsold will be offered for general sale.
• Pot 2 - 40% of general admission tickets will initially be reserved for Residents from the surrounding Liverpool City Region (Sefton, Halton, Wirral, Knowsley, St. Helens). These tickets will be reserved in Pot 2 for seven days after being made available, after which any unsold will be offered for general sale.
• Pot 3 - The remaining 10% of general admission tickets being made available for sale will be unreserved and available for anyone in the UK to purchase.

To secure tickets from Pots 1 & 2 you will need to enter the postcode of your home address at the time of purchase.

Organisers said: "Anyone breaking the rules and regulations governing the ticket purchasing process may have any purchased tickets cancelled without notice."

What’s the Radio 1’s Big Weekend lineup?

So far they've confirmed a number of acts performing at the festival in Sefton Park, Liverpool:

Friday, 23 May

Radio 1 Main Stage: Tom Grennan / Biffy Clyro / James Hype / The Wombats

Radio 1 New Music Stage: Confidence Man / Barry Can't Swim / D.O.D / Jazzy / Katy B / Nia Archives / Prospa

Radio 1 Dance Stage: Charlie Hedges / FISH56OCTAGON / Girls Don't Sync / Kettama / Martha / Paige Tomlinson

BBC Introducing Stage: Crawlers / Esme Emerson / Jayahadadream / Leonie Biney / Tonia

Saturday, 24 May

Radio 1 Main Stage: Sam Fender / Blossoms / Myles Smith / Tom Odell / Wolf Alice

Radio 1 New Music Stage: Aitch B2B AJ Tracey / Artemas / Good Neighbours / Inhaler / Jordan Adetunji

Radio 1 Dance Stage: Arielle Free / Charlotte Plank / Connor Coates / Danny Howard / Sarah Story

Radio 1 New Music Stage: Erin Lecount / Jetta / KOJ / Liang Lawrence / Luvcat / Mackenzy Mackay / Sienna Spiro / Superlate

Sunday, 25 May

Stage tbc: Lola Young / Wet Leg