By Emily Robbins
As the days become longer and the sun shines brighter, it’s time to celebrate the spirit of summer with an unforgettable blend of music and fun at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend. This weekend, from the 23rd to the 25th, the Big Weekend is coming to Sefton Park in the south of the city of Liverpool with fresh and exciting artists queuing up with their songs, awaiting your arrival. Whether you’re a die-hard music lover or not, coming to this festival will help you explore new genres and build new connections.
With the sun shining, the smell of freshly cut grass, colourful flowers, and plants under your feet, and music in the air, the festival brings out everyone’s inner hippie – carefree, close, and completely connected.
The festival has been running since 2003 and has always maintained its popularity, introducing new musicians to play in festivals and allowing up-and-coming artists from the UK and internationally to showcase their songs to a crowd of over 100,000 music fans. Each day has an exciting lineup of artists ready to knock you out of the park with their sets, with well-assigned headliners taking the stage last, leaving the audience wanting more and determined to come back the next day.
With a mix of pop, rock, indie, and rap, headliners include Mumford and Sons, The Blossoms, Tom Grennan, and Wolf Alice. Around 100 acts will take the stage for the weekend across four stages, allowing music lovers to watch their favourite artists and discover new ones. Some of the best surprises at a festival are the smaller acts, which include Inhaler, AJ Tracey, Lola Young, and Confidence Man. These performances not only help show the thrill and exhilaration of being at a festival but also help portray the raw talent of passionate musicians on stage.
As expected, every year, the BBC will be broadcasting live from the festival site across the weekend for the people who were unable to attend in person. Even though blessing your ears with live music is an out-of-body experience, only so many tickets can be sold. Tickets, this year, were available from March 13th and each ticket costs £33. Unfortunately, the Saturday and Sunday events have already completely sold out, and Friday (tomorrow) is rapidly flying out too.
Sustainability and protection of the park are still a priority when a festival comes to town – Sefton Park has always been a popular location for many years and there will be a comprehensive cleaning plan which will see that the park is kept clean and tidy.
Foodies won’t be disappointed either – expect an assortment of your festival favourites and options for child-friendly, vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free grub too. They will have food, locally sourced, offering a variety of options including homemade pizza, curries, burgers, fish and chips, loaded fries and much more; with treats for the sweet tooth too. The weekend will also be filled with hot and cold beverages, with multiple bars planted across the park.
Clear your calendars and grab your crew, as this electrifying weekend will not be one to forget – don’t miss your chance to be a small part of the Big Weekend!
