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Next Sunday's Surgery (3rd May '09) will be one of these "open surgeries" which Aled face seems to love!! However, there's news of a different kind!!!! Boom.. boom... boom!

Actual Bands will be in the Surgery Tent at this year's Big Weekend! They will be doing Question & Answer sessions!! I don't know if this will be answering questions about their own lives, or giving answers to listener problems?!

Among the bands invited to the Tent are..... Fightstar! Woo!

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On Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 May at Lydiard Park in Swindon, The Surgery tent will be open from 12noon to 6.00pm. Visitors to the event can take part in relaxation sessions, get a massage or simply chill out listening to calming music.

The Surgery on Radio 1 presenter Aled Haydn Jones will host the area, and there'll be Q&A sessions with experts from the show including Dr Mel, Radio 1 and 1Xtra DJs and also some of the artists performing at festival, such as Fightstar and Alesha Dixon.

The Switch open top bus features special acoustic performances and the Switch area will include live sumo matches with The 5:19 Show presenter Tom Deacon, Switch's Nick Grimshaw, Radio 1 DJ Greg James and some of the acts who are performing at Radio 1's Big Weekend.

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SCOTT STALKER AND UNOFFICIAL MILLS HOST JONO READ will also be in the Surgery tent all weekend, exhibiting his numerous illnesses and giving away free paracetamol for all.

;)

You're the real hypochondriac darling.

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SCOTT STALKER AND UNOFFICIAL MILLS HOST JONO READ will also be in the Surgery tent all weekend, exhibiting his numerous illnesses and giving away free paracetamol for all.

;)

HA HA!! Classic!! This post has already brightened up the day!

On Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 May at Lydiard Park in Swindon, The Surgery tent will be open from 12noon to 6.00pm. Visitors to the event can take part in relaxation sessions, get a massage or simply chill out listening to calming music. .

O, how did you find this stuff out then? Grrrr.

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Right. For people going to the Big Weekend, the Surgery Tent is to be found in the corner to the left of the main stage, next to the 'Switch' tent.

Lots of different things will be happening, including head massages and yoga!!

Among the stars who will visit the tent will be Alesha Dixon.

R1 DJ's, including Sara Cox, Nihal and Westwood will be doing Q&A sessions, so if you would like to know, for example, how they coped with exam stresses in their time, etc., etc., well - now's your chance to ask!!!

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