Big Weekend
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Radio 1's Big Weekend (sometimes referred to as One Big Weekend) is a music festival run by BBC Radio 1. It is held once or twice or year, in a different location within the United Kingdom each time. It is the biggest free live music event in the UK and always includes a host of new artists.
[edit] Events
| Venue | Date | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester, England | 3 - 4 May 2003 | link |
| Cardiff, Wales | 13 - 14 September 2003 | link |
| Derry, Northern Ireland | 24 - 25 April 2004 | link |
| Perry Park, Birmingham, England | 18 - 19 September 2004 | link |
| Penshaw Monument, Herrington Park, Sunderland, England | 7 - 8 May 2005 | link |
| Camperdown Park, Dundee, Scotland | 13 - 14 May 2006 | link |
| Moor Park, Preston, Lancashire, England | 19 - 20 May 2007 | link |
[edit] 2006
The last event, held in Camperdown Park, Dundee took place on the 13th and 14th May 2006 and featured artists which included:
- 13 May 2006
- Main Stage:
- In New Music We Trust Stage
- 14 May 2006
- Main Stage
- The Feeling
- The Ordinary Boys
- Sugababes
- Feeder
- Editors
- P!nk
- Keane
- Franz Ferdinand (Unannounced Surprise Guests)
- In New Music We Trust Stage
- Main Stage
And many of the BBC Radio 1 DJ's including Pete Tong, Tim Westwood and Chris Moyles (who organised a number of competitions so that people could get tickets). In addition, Radio 1 also created a virtual festival experience in the virtual reality application Second Life. Avatars on the BBC Radio 1 islands could watch the event on live screens while the audience could see their virtual counterparts on massive stage side screens at the real event in Dundee. The event has been hailed as the world's largest ever virtual world music festival, the first in-world broadcast by a major media corporation and a defining moment in new media.[citation needed]
