Olivia Dean will top the bill on the final night of BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend when the annual festival lands in Sunderland, England, May 22-24.
The British pop and soul singer, who scooped four trophies at this year’s BRIT Awards, is set to close out the Sunday (May 24) main stage alongside Niall Horan, formerly of One Direction, and U.S. R&B star Kehlani.
Elsewhere on the lineup, Zara Larsson, Louis Tomlinson and Lola Young will perform on the main stage across the weekend, while rave heavyweights Fatboy Slim and Sonny Fodera are set to launch the festivities on Friday with a dance music-led opening day.
Sunday’s main stage will also feature CMAT and Myles Smith, while the festival’s new music stage will host sets from Ezra Collective, FLO and Jorja Smith, among others.
The event will take place at Herrington Country Park, marking the first time Big Weekend has taken place in Sunderland. Previous host cities include Liverpool (2025), Luton (2024) and Dundee, Scotland (2023).
Dean, 26, has had a stellar breakout year following the release of her second LP, The Art of Loving, last September. She took home the best new artist prize at this year’s Grammy Awards, and is set to headline six sold-out shows at London’s 20,000-capacity O2 Arena later this year.
Meanwhile, Horan is gearing up to release a new single, “Dinner Party,” on March 20. The track will mark his first solo effort since his U.K. chart-topping LP, The Show, which landed in 2023. He also recently featured on the Myles Smith track “Drive Safe.”
BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend began in 2003 as a free annual live-music event, organized by the major radio station of the same name, to bring pop artists to different parts of the U.K. each year. It has since grown into one of the nation’s most prominent festivals, hosting stars such as Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and Harry Styles over the years.
Tickets for the opening day of BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend went on sale last week via the BBC website, and Saturday and Sunday will go on sale from 17 p.m. GMT on March 11, with local residents getting priority access.
General sale Saturday and Sunday tickets will cost £44.50 ($60) per day, while VIP will cost £106 ($142.73).
