Radio 1 Big Weekend Dundee: Timings, weather forecast, full lineup, tickets, television schedule, and how to get to Camperdown Park


Originally postponed due to the global pandemic, Dundee will finally welcome the Radio 1 Big Weekend music festival this weekend (May 27 and 28).
Around 35,000 music fans will pack into Camperdown Park on the Saturday and Sunday to listen to a who’s who of pop, including local hero Lewis Capaldi.
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If you managed to snap up a golden ticket, then here’s all the information you need to know.
What is the weather forecast for the Radio Big Weekend?
If the weather forecasters are right you should be able to leave the waterproofs at home and pack sunglasses and sun lotion.
Both the Saturday are expected to be dry, have long periods of sun, with temperatures reaching around 17 degrees.
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Tickets for the Saturday and the Sunday sold out on the day they were released, but there are still tickets left for the Friday dance event by clicking here.
There’s also a chance that some tickets may be returned and will go on sale again – keep on checking the website.
Where is the venue and how to I get there?
Camperdown Park is just over three miles from the centre of Dundee and you can walk in around an hour.
There will not be car parking at the venue so you will need to make your way there from the city centre.
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Hide AdA shuttle bus service for event ticketholders is being organised by Dundee City Council. Buses will run at regular intervals from 1.30pm on the Friday and from 9am on the Saturday and Sunday.
Buses will run from Slessor Gardens in the city centre (opposite Dundee train station) to Dunsinane Industrial Estate near Camperdown Park and back.
Event Ticketholders will need to book journeys to and from Camperdown Park separately.
You can get free shuttle bus tickets here.
Can I watch the festival on television?
Even if you don’t have a ticket you can still enjoy all the fun as it will be braodcast on BBC Radio 1, with full sets being made available on the BBC Sounds App.
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Hide AdThere will also be coverage on BBC1 and BBC2, with performances also available on the iPlayer.
When will the festival start?
On Saturday and Sunday the doors to the festival will open at 10.30am. The event will end at around 10pm.
On Friday gates will open at 3pm and the event will finish at around 11pm.
Who is playing on the Friday?
The festival will be launched with a Friday dance event, with tickets still available to buy here. Here’s who is appearing.
Radio 1 Future Sounds Stage
Jamie xx
Arielle Free
Ben Hemsley
Danny Howard
Denis Sulta
Eliza Rose
Jayda G
LF SYSTEM
Pete Tong B2B Sarah Story
t e s t p r e s s
Radio 1 Dance Stage
Hannah Laing
AmyElle
Carly Wilford
D.O.D.
Hayley Zalassi
Melle Brown
salute
Schak
BBC Music Introducing Stage
Barry Can't Swim
Boo
DAINTY
Jaguar B2B KILIMANJARO
Kintra
Phoebe I-H
TIBASKO
Van Damn
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Hide AdWho is performing at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Dundee?
Here is the full list of the acts who will be playing over the weekend.
Saturday, May 27
Main Stage
The 1975
Jonas Brothers
ArrDee
Jess Glynne
Joel Corry
Mimi Webb
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Tom Grennan
Future Sounds Stage
Rudimental
FLO
Headie One
Pale Waves
Piri
Romy
Self Esteem
The Snuts
BBC Music Introducing Stage
Akemi Fox
ARXX
Bemz
Caity Baser
Chowerman
Sliime
Tom A. Smith
venbee
Sunday, May 28
Main Stage
Lewis Capaldi
Anne‐Marie
Becky Hill
Niall Horan
Nothing But Thieves
Wet Leg
Zara Larsson
Future Sounds Stage
Sub Focus
Arlo Parks
Ashnikko
Cassyette
Cat Burns
Georgia
Inhaler
RAYE
BBC Music Introducing Stage
Aby Coulibaly
Brooke Combe
Gretel Hänlyn
Katie Gregson-MacLeod
Michael Aldag
Piers James
Rose Gray
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