Radio One Big Weekend 2011

Radio One's Big Weekend information

The Radio One Weekend is taking place in Carlisle, Cumbria in 2011

Radio One Big Weekend (previously known as One Big Weekend) is a music festival run by BBC Radio 1.

It is the biggest free live music event in the UK and always includes a host of new artists. With live music across four stages - The Main Stage, The In New Music We Trust Stage, The BBC Introducing Stage and The Outdoor Stage, the two-day event is licensed to hold 20,000 people per day and the majority of the free tickets go to residents of the local area.

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History of Radio One's Big Weekend

Radio 1's Big Weekend (previously known as One Big Weekend) is a music festival run by BBC Radio 1. It is held once a year, in a different location within the United Kingdom each time. It is the biggest free ticketed music event in Europe and always includes a host of new artists.

The festival was a spin-off of Radio 1's touring summer roadshow, "One Big Sunday", where every Sunday during July and August, a different town would host the roadshow, usually next to a beach or in a large park. These were also free, but non-ticketed. A show in Falkirk in 1999 attracted in excess of 500,000 people, 450,000 above the expected amount. People eventually had to be turned away.

Originally a 'One Big Weekend' would run twice a year. The Saturday was dedicated to dance music and the Sunday to bands. But since 2005 the dance day has been replaced by a second day of bands. In 2005 the dance music took place on a second stage on the Saturday only[1] and in 2006 it took place off site at a club on the Saturday night

Radio One's Big Weekend info
What:	Radio One's Big Weekend
When:	Sat 14th May 2011
Where:	Carlisle in Cumbria
How Much:	Free!
Lineup:	2011 Lineup
Tickets:	Radio One's Big Weekend Tickets
News:	Radio One's Big Weekend News
Travel:	Radio One's Big Weekend Travel
Hotels:	Radio One's Big Weekend Hotels

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