Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland featured three days of sunshine and performances from artists like Olivia Dean and Zara Larsson. The event highlighted the importance of authenticity in pop music and celebrated the vibrancy of the electronic music scene.
Olivia Dean headlined BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland, delivering a 'magic' set. The UK pop star, who rose from the same festival's Introducing Stage in 2023, performed hits like 'Dive' and her number one single 'Man I Need' to a large crowd, concluding with fireworks.
Radio 1's Big Weekend concludes its third day in Sunderland's Herrington Country Park, with thousands of music fans attending performances by artists like CMAT, Niall Horan, Myles Smith, Ezra Collective, and Olivia Dean.
Zara Larsson headlined BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland, delivering a high-energy set of her hits. The event also featured performances by Lola Young, James Blake, Mitski, Ellie Goulding, and Louis Tomlinson.
Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, closed the opening day of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland with a hit-filled set. The 62-year-old DJ played classics mixed with samples, entertaining thousands at Herrington Country Park.
Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland kicks off with a dance-focused Friday, featuring DJs like Fatboy Slim and MK. The event highlights the genre's evolution and its role in bringing people together.
⚽ All the latest news and previews going into a big weekend⚽ Premier League preview | Fixtures | Tables | Mail DominicPremier League: The press conferences from the Premier League managers are coming thick and fast. Before we get to those, here is what can be decided this weekend.European qualification: With Manchester United joining Arsenal and Manchester City in securing Champions League football next season after beating Liverpool last weekend, there are just two guaranteed spots left in Europe’s top-tier club competition. Liverpool and Aston Villa currently sit fourth and fifth respectively, with the Arne Slot’s side hosting Chelsea on Saturday and Villa travelling to Burnley on Sunday. Both sides will confirm Champions League qualification if they win and sixth-placed Bournemouth drop points away to Fulham on Saturday. A draw will also be enough for Liverpool and Villa if Bournemouth lose. However, sixth place could yet earn Champions League qualification. That will be the case if Villa finish fifth in the Premier League and go on to win the Europa League.Relegation: Leeds and Forest both moved a step closer to securing their Premier League status thanks to 3-1 wins last week, beating Burnley at home and Chelsea away respectively. Victory for Leeds at Tottenham on Monday will guarantee their top-flight status for next season regardless of results elsewhere – though they will be safe before a ball has been kicked in north London if West Ham lose at home to Arsenal on Sunday. If West Ham draw with Arsenal, Leeds will be safe with a draw against Spurs. Forest will also be safe if they win at home against Newcastle on Sunday and West Ham fail to do so later in the day against Arsenal. A draw will be enough for Forest if Arsenal go on to beat West Ham. Continue reading...
⚽ All the latest news and previews going into a big weekend⚽ Premier League preview | Fixtures | Tables | Mail DominicPremier League: The press conferences from the Premier League managers are coming thick and fast. Before we get to those, here is what can be decided this weekend.European qualification: With Manchester United joining Arsenal and Manchester City in securing Champions League football next season after beating Liverpool last weekend, there are just two guaranteed spots left in Europe’s top-tier club competition. Liverpool and Aston Villa currently sit fourth and fifth respectively, with the Arne Slot’s side hosting Chelsea on Saturday and Villa travelling to Burnley on Sunday. Both sides will confirm Champions League qualification if they win and sixth-placed Bournemouth drop points away to Fulham on Saturday. A draw will also be enough for Liverpool and Villa if Bournemouth lose. However, sixth place could yet earn Champions League qualification. That will be the case if Villa finish fifth in the Premier League and go on to win the Europa League.Relegation: Leeds and Forest both moved a step closer to securing their Premier League status thanks to 3-1 wins last week, beating Burnley at home and Chelsea away respectively. Victory for Leeds at Tottenham on Monday will guarantee their top-flight status for next season regardless of results elsewhere – though they will be safe before a ball has been kicked in north London if West Ham lose at home to Arsenal on Sunday. If West Ham draw with Arsenal, Leeds will be safe with a draw against Spurs. Forest will also be safe if they win at home against Newcastle on Sunday and West Ham fail to do so later in the day against Arsenal. A draw will be enough for Forest if Arsenal go on to beat West Ham. Continue reading...
⚽ All the latest news and previews going into a big weekend⚽ Premier League preview | Fixtures | Tables | Mail DominicPremier League: The press conferences from the Premier League managers are coming thick and fast. Before we get to those, here is what can be decided this weekend.European qualification: With Manchester United joining Arsenal and Manchester City in securing Champions League football next season after beating Liverpool last weekend, there are just two guaranteed spots left in Europe’s top-tier club competition. Liverpool and Aston Villa currently sit fourth and fifth respectively, with the Arne Slot’s side hosting Chelsea on Saturday and Villa travelling to Burnley on Sunday. Both sides will confirm Champions League qualification if they win and sixth-placed Bournemouth drop points away to Fulham on Saturday. A draw will also be enough for Liverpool and Villa if Bournemouth lose. However, sixth place could yet earn Champions League qualification. That will be the case if Villa finish fifth in the Premier League and go on to win the Europa League.Relegation: Leeds and Forest both moved a step closer to securing their Premier League status thanks to 3-1 wins last week, beating Burnley at home and Chelsea away respectively. Victory for Leeds at Tottenham on Monday will guarantee their top-flight status for next season regardless of results elsewhere – though they will be safe before a ball has been kicked in north London if West Ham lose at home to Arsenal on Sunday. If West Ham draw with Arsenal, Leeds will be safe with a draw against Spurs. Forest will also be safe if they win at home against Newcastle on Sunday and West Ham fail to do so later in the day against Arsenal. A draw will be enough for Forest if Arsenal go on to beat West Ham. Continue reading...
⚽ All the latest news and previews going into a big weekend⚽ Premier League preview | Fixtures | Tables | And mail YaraEuropa Conference League: Crystal Palace followed Arsenal and Aston Villa to become the third English team to make a men’s European final this season. Here is Ed Aarons’ verdict from Selhurst Park.There were ecstatic celebrations as Palace’s players completed a lap of honour in front of their adoring supporters who are still having to pinch themselves over the events of the past 12 months. Glasner may be set to leave after what will be the 60th game of a marathon season but whatever happens after this, he will always have a special place in the club’s history. One of the loudest cheers of the night came when the stadium announcer confirmed that Nottingham Forest – who controversially replaced Palace in the Europa League – had been thrashed 4-0 by Aston Villa in their semi-final.The captain Dean Henderson, admitted that the sense of injustice has been driving the FA Cup winners. “It’s pretty incredible really to even get into a European competition with Crystal Palace, let alone reach the final,” he said. “We’ve got to deliver something special. We’ve got to get back what we deserve.”We didn’t want to leave these games with any regrets, and I think we’ve done ourselves massive justice. We’ve had low moments. It’s a demanding club to play for but what we’ve done in the last few years is exceptional. The margins are so slim. If we lost, we’re the nearly men.When we go to Istanbul, we need to make sure we’re not the nearly men. I’m normally quite calm before games, but today I was nervous. Tonight was up with one of the best performances I’ve seen from a Villa team for a long time. Continue reading...
BBC Radio 1 has warned fans against purchasing Big Weekend tickets from unauthorized sellers, citing risks of fraud and entry refusal. Meanwhile, the FanFair Alliance is calling for urgent government action to cap ticket resale prices.
Industry groups dismayed at hints policy will not be in king’s speech, as touts make huge sums from BBC Radio 1 eventKeir Starmer has been urged to honour his pledge to ban ticket touting, amid fears that the policy will be left out of next month’s king’s speech, potentially costing fans “hundreds of millions”.Music industry groups called on the prime minister to act as fresh evidence showed that professional ticket “traders” had targeted BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend next month, making huge mark-ups through sites such as Viagogo and StubHub. Continue reading...
Jockey Alexis Badel is confident Bunta Baby can secure a Happy Valley hat-trick in Wednesday's Kalanchoe Handicap despite drawing barrier 11, praising the Manfred Man-trained gelding's versatility and good form. The Frenchman then partners Beauty Waves in Sunday's Group One Chairman's Sprint Prize against Ka Ying Rising at Sha Tin, with Badel noting the Tony Cruz-trained horse's stronger recent form at the Valley. Australian jockey Ethan Brown makes his Hong Kong debut with seven rides across the card.
