Music Festival News

The BBC have pulled off a major coup, Madonna is to headline the Radio 1 Big Weekend from Maidstone.
The big weekend takes place at Mote Park Maidstone Kent on the weekend of 10 - 11th May 2008.

The big weekend is in its 7th year and is famous for attracting some of the biggest stars from the UK and the rest of the world.
Acts who have played the big weekend in the past include Scissor Sisters, Franz Ferdinand, Keane, Muse, Pink, Foo Fighters, Muse, The Streets, Gwen Stefani and so many more.

The big weekend grew out of the successful One Big Sunday free open air shows. The success of these events led to the Big Weekend which contains the biggest
tent in europe with a 10,000 capacity.
There will be four stages the Main stage for the big acts, the New Music we trust stage for radio 1 evening show bands.
There is also a dance music stage and this year there will also be a BBC Introducing Stage.
In the evenings Pete Tong will host after parties in Maidstone in association with Clubclass at tge Maidstone TV Studios

Radio 1 is joining up with ClubClass to bring you the the biggest line up in
ClubClass history held at the UK’s largest TV studio, and it will be broadcast to the world live on Radio 1

Radio 1 Big Weekend Line Up

Saturday 10 May

Main Stage
Madonna
The Fratellis Usher
Scouting For Girls
Duffy
The Feeling Robyn
The Hoosiers

Sunday 11 May

Main Stage
The Kooks
The Enemy Nelly
Goldfrapp
The Pigeon Detectives
Newton Faulkner
One Republic
Adele

Radio Aftershow Party Line up Saturday 10th May 2008, 10pm - 6am

The line-up

Pete Tong
Laurent Garnier
Simian Mobile Disco (DJ Set)
Annie Mac
Nic Fanciulli
Sam Ball
And special guest Danny Rampling playing a ‘20 years of Acid House’ set

Tickets are free but you have to apply and their will be a ballot of the 30,000 tickets, More details on Radio 1 Website