Olivia Dean, Niall Horan & more announced for Sunday at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland
Olivia Dean has been confirmed as the Sunday main stage headliner for Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Sunderland.
Announcing the third and final in a series of lineup announcements, Breakfast host Greg James also announced Niall Horan, Myles Smith, CMAT, Kehlani and Dermot Kennedy for the Sunday main stage at Big Weekend 2026.
Also announced for May 24 are Alessi Rose, Ezra Collective, FLO, Holly Humberstone, Jorja Smith (Party Set), Maisie Peters and Odeal performing on the Radio 1 New Music Stage.
Across Friday, yesterday and today, we had the announcements of the full Friday, Saturday and Sunday lineup with Fatboy Slim headlining Friday and Zara Larsson headlining Saturday.
One of Britain’s biggest music events, Big Weekend will take over Herrington Country Park, from May 22-24, 2026 across three stages: Main Stage, New Music and the BBC Introducing stage.
When will tickets go on sale?
Tickets are already on sale for the Friday and go on sale for the Saturday and Sunday from 5pm on Wednesday, March 11 via Ticketmaster.
There will be 31,000 General Admission tickets and 2,960 VIP tickets available to purchase per day for Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May and all age ranges can attend. (The Friday is over 18s only)
*General Admission Tickets for Saturday and Sunday will cost £44.50 per ticket, per day.
*VIP Tickets for Saturday and Sunday will cost £106.00 per ticket, per day. To purchase a VIP ticket you must be aged 18 or over.
Under 15s must be accompanied by and adult. Under 2s go free, in the care of an adult aged 18 or over.
You can purchase a maximum of two tickets per person per day, and may attend Friday and one weekend day only (Saturday or Sunday), but not both.
As with previous Big Weekends, tickets will be geographically weighted with an element of preference given to local residents: 30 percent of tickets will be reserved for those living in Sunderland; 60 percent will be reserved for those living in the surrounding NECA region; whilst the remaining 10 percent of tickets will be available for the rest of the UK.
The booking process will be handled by Ticketmaster - the only official ticketing agent for Radio 1’s Big Weekend.
What are the main stage lineups in full?
The lineup for Sunday 24 May (in alphabetical order):
Radio 1 Main Stage
- Charlie Hedges
- CMAT
- Dean McCullough
- Dermot Kennedy
- Jeremiah Asiamah
- Kehlani
- Maia Beth
- Melvin Odoom
- Myles Smith
- Nat O’Leary
- Niall Horan
- Olivia Dean
- Rickie Haywood-Williams
- Vicky Hawkesworth
The line-up for Saturday 23 May (in alphabetical order):
Radio 1 Main Stage
- Charlie Hedges
- Dean McCullough
- Ellie Goulding
- Jeremiah Asiamah
- Lola Young
- Louis Tomlinson
- Maia Beth
- Melvin Odoom
- Nat O’Leary
- Nothing But Thieves
- Rickie Haywood-Williams
- Skye Newman
- Vicky Hawkesworth
- Zara Larsson
The main stage lineup for Friday 22 May (in alphabetical order):
- Ahadadream B2B Arthi
- Arielle Free
- Charlie Hedges
- Clementine Douglas
- Danny Howard
- Ewan McVicar
- Fatboy Slim
- FISHER
- horsegiirL
- L.P. Rhythm
- Marlon Hoffstadt
- MK
- NOTION
- Sarah Story
- Sonny Fodera