Removing background noise

[BBCAaron]

47 minutes ago, wbroom12 said:

Won't be Fred Again. He's said he's only doing Reading and Leeds in UK this year 

Calvin is a probable because of Vick.

Raye and Dua Lipa are both high on list I imagine. Although with DL headlining Glasto maybe Beyonce 

I mean Calvin probably maybe not just because of Vick but closes ties to the station and someone they booked so often sounds likely. I mean it could be a surprise headline announcement regarding Fred Again. One that his team and the station could be keeping under wraps think it would be the right time and moment for him to do such a gig. Raye likely headliner bit I don’t know whether Beyoncé would cost too much and eat out of the budget for the festival. I just don’t see her doing a radio festival.

[onlyME]

Taylor Swift's diary looks very empty at the end of May. She's due to play in the Netherlands after Big Weekend. 

[BBCAaron]

5 hours ago, onlyME said:

Taylor Swift's diary looks very empty at the end of May. She's due to play in the Netherlands after Big Weekend. 

Think Taylor would be too costly of a production now it was different in 2018 in Swansea but her stardom now is on another level and think could distract from the rest of the line-up.

[Jono]

51 minutes ago, BBCAaron said:

Think Taylor would be too costly of a production now it was different in 2018 in Swansea but her stardom now is on another level and think could distract from the rest of the line-up.

She came on before Foo Fighters in 2015 too. If she was playing you'd imagine they'd announce later like Harry Styles in Coventry. 

[Jono]

Finding it strange there aren't any shuttle buses and people need to make their own way there. There's a bit of panic from people asking about taxis. 

[radio247]

£10 a day for car parking! Council making a neat little profit!

[Jono]

Interesting how close the schools are and the logistical challenges that poses. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-68714874

[lochnessa]

Aww, fingers crossed for those GCSE sitters.  Such a stressful time already.

[radio247]

I still think Dua Lipa could make the line-up. She's in the Live Lounge soon. Would be a scoop if they had two of the key Glastonbury performers.

[GrimsbyGal]

Thought they would make it easier to get to this event. There's been no communication from the council or organisers about travel, even though there's talk of train strikes. Smaller councils have done a better job. 

[Jono]

On 5/7/2024 at 2:11 PM, GrimsbyGal said:

Thought they would make it easier to get to this event. There's been no communication from the council or organisers about travel, even though there's talk of train strikes. Smaller councils have done a better job. 

There was talk on my Big Weekend group from the council about them waiting for Ticketmaster to send an email out. They said they've been waiting a week. Maybe they're waiting for train strike confirmation first. 

[lochnessa]

Have any of the DJs gotten the Big Weekend question wrong?

[R1Fan1]

What day is everyone going for? 

I’ll be there on Friday

[R1Fan1]

Better be hoping this clears by Friday…

[R1Fan1]

Vick, Katie, Jamie, Charlie and Melvin will be on at 11am.

Then Matt, Mollie, Charlie and Jamie at 1pm.

[lochnessa]

When is the set for Greg and Tom? I’m having trouble getting on to Insta and Google is not helping.

[coffeeandgin]

13 hours ago, lochnessa said:

When is the set for Greg and Tom? I’m having trouble getting on to Insta and Google is not helping.

They mentioned on air that it's before Joel Corry's set.

[coffeeandgin]

While there were some technical issues (tracks temporarily cutting out, mics not working at first for radio listeners, 'studio team' sometimes jumping in at quite random intervals) Party Anthems on stage seemed to work well and I sort of wonder why they haven't done it before.

I guess it depends on when gates open but if gates open around 1/2pm then no excuse not to do it- it's a DJ set which they have loads of across the weekend and acts as a warm-up so the crowd are hot for the first main act.

[R1Fan1]

Yesterday was excellent pretty much all day. You can tell a lot of work has gone into the festival and the set up was really good.

The ground is fine for anyone worried, I wore old trainers and they’re still fine today. 
 

Merchandise is available for some high prices. If you’re going for Longboi merch get it early as they sold out within the first couple of hours. 
 

The photo booth is also good and we met Vick, Katie and Jamie for a few seconds and got a photo. If you’re doing this get there 15-20 minutes before the advertised time as they’re only 30 minute slots. It’s right next to the main stage so you can see everything going on there from the queue anyway.

Most of the acts we saw were excellent. Becky Hill and Ella Henderson were brilliant live. Rudimental and Chase and Status were absolutely incredible. Nathan Dawe wasn’t great, played 3 of his own songs then dodgy remixes of Marvin Gaye, Dolly Parton etc. Went to Dimension halfway through which was must better. Saw 15-20 minutes of Eric Prydz which wasn’t really my thing but his staging was excellent. 

The DJ sets in between everything were pretty good, especially Matt and Mollie and Charlie Hedges. Sam and Danni were a welcome change as they played indie anthems for a while although I think they may have just been the pre recorded anthems they usually play on weekends (still better than Nathan Dawe).

Food was good, but pricey - £15 for my main meal of roast pork, stuffing, chips and Yorkshire pudding. I was surprised they were selling multipacks of Madri and bottles of wine, especially the latter as people were walking around swigging from glass bottles in the middle of the crowd then dumping them on the floor… the rubbish was a mess at the end of the night.

Probably one of the best live music events I’ve ever been to, a real credit to the station. 

[R1Fan1]

Lots of adverts for Matt and Mollie around the place, alongside the rest of the weekday lineup, but no mention of Dean and/or Vicky. Although I notice those two are doing the photobooth today, as is Danny Beard…

[Lee E]

3 hours ago, R1Fan1 said:

Yesterday was excellent pretty much all day. You can tell a lot of work has gone into the festival and the set up was really good.

The ground is fine for anyone worried, I wore old trainers and they’re still fine today. 
 

Merchandise is available for some high prices. If you’re going for Longboi merch get it early as they sold out within the first couple of hours. 
 

The photo booth is also good and we met Vick, Katie and Jamie for a few seconds and got a photo. If you’re doing this get there 15-20 minutes before the advertised time as they’re only 30 minute slots. It’s right next to the main stage so you can see everything going on there from the queue anyway.

Most of the acts we saw were excellent. Becky Hill and Ella Henderson were brilliant live. Rudimental and Chase and Status were absolutely incredible. Nathan Dawe wasn’t great, played 3 of his own songs then dodgy remixes of Marvin Gaye, Dolly Parton etc. Went to Dimension halfway through which was must better. Saw 15-20 minutes of Eric Prydz which wasn’t really my thing but his staging was excellent. 

The DJ sets in between everything were pretty good, especially Matt and Mollie and Charlie Hedges. Sam and Danni were a welcome change as they played indie anthems for a while although I think they may have just been the pre recorded anthems they usually play on weekends (still better than Nathan Dawe).

Food was good, but pricey - £15 for my main meal of roast pork, stuffing, chips and Yorkshire pudding. I was surprised they were selling multipacks of Madri and bottles of wine, especially the latter as people were walking around swigging from glass bottles in the middle of the crowd then dumping them on the floor… the rubbish was a mess at the end of the night.

Probably one of the best live music events I’ve ever been to, a real credit to the station. 

Who presented Party Anthems on stage?

[coffeeandgin]

6 minutes ago, Lee E said:

Who presented Party Anthems on stage?

Matt & Mollie I believe (and on the radio occassional studio bits from Jack Saunders, Sam & Danni and Maia Beth).

[BBCAaron]

5 hours ago, R1Fan1 said:

Yesterday was excellent pretty much all day. You can tell a lot of work has gone into the festival and the set up was really good.

The ground is fine for anyone worried, I wore old trainers and they’re still fine today. 
 

Merchandise is available for some high prices. If you’re going for Longboi merch get it early as they sold out within the first couple of hours. 
 

The photo booth is also good and we met Vick, Katie and Jamie for a few seconds and got a photo. If you’re doing this get there 15-20 minutes before the advertised time as they’re only 30 minute slots. It’s right next to the main stage so you can see everything going on there from the queue anyway.

Most of the acts we saw were excellent. Becky Hill and Ella Henderson were brilliant live. Rudimental and Chase and Status were absolutely incredible. Nathan Dawe wasn’t great, played 3 of his own songs then dodgy remixes of Marvin Gaye, Dolly Parton etc. Went to Dimension halfway through which was must better. Saw 15-20 minutes of Eric Prydz which wasn’t really my thing but his staging was excellent. 

The DJ sets in between everything were pretty good, especially Matt and Mollie and Charlie Hedges. Sam and Danni were a welcome change as they played indie anthems for a while although I think they may have just been the pre recorded anthems they usually play on weekends (still better than Nathan Dawe).

Food was good, but pricey - £15 for my main meal of roast pork, stuffing, chips and Yorkshire pudding. I was surprised they were selling multipacks of Madri and bottles of wine, especially the latter as people were walking around swigging from glass bottles in the middle of the crowd then dumping them on the floor… the rubbish was a mess at the end of the night.

Probably one of the best live music events I’ve ever been to, a real credit to the station. 

Considering the price of some festival event for a small portions can be pricey but it isn’t too bad that could get it with chips and other roast dinner bits. I think when you are billed as a touring high profile DJ there’s always a risk of playing out familiar tracks from other artists in the mix. Especially on a line-up with Chase and Status and Rudimental who will be playing pretty much all tracks written, produced and released as their DJing names. 

 

[radio247]

No sign of James Cusack at Big Weekend.

Ore Olukoga and Nikita Kanda were there. Will they be part of the weekend line-up over summer? Even Joel Mitchell and Tinea Taylor made it. 

[NathanS]

1 hour ago, radio247 said:

No sign of James Cusack at Big Weekend.

Ore Olukoga and Nikita Kanda were there. Will they be part of the weekend line-up over summer? Even Joel Mitchell and Tinea Taylor made it. 

Nikita Kanda is covering the weekend mid afternoon slot a few times over the next few weeks, as is Ore.