BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015

Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015 was held in Earlham Park, Norwich between 23 and 24 May 2015.

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015
GenreRock, electronic, hip hop, dance, pop
Date(s)23–24 May 2015
Location(s)Earlham Park, Norwich, England
Websitewww.bbc.co.uk/events/ewh8q9

Ticket sales

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Tickets were released on 31 March 2015 at 8:05 am, with 25,000 tickets available for each day respectively which were released in pairs. Within 40 minutes, all tickets were sold out. 55% of tickets were reserved for areas covered in Norwich City Council, a further 20% reserved for areas with a Norwich (NR) postcode. Another 20% was reserved exclusively for residents in the surrounding East Anglian region, and the final 5% for other audiences in the UK.[1]

Lineup

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Taylor Swift was announced as the first performer on 23 January 2015 by Nick Grimshaw on his breakfast show,[2] and 13 February 2015 saw Florence and the Machine being announced for the Saturday.[3] On 20 April, the full lineup was announced, with Muse and Foo Fighters headlining.[4] On 14 May, Catfish and the Bottlemen replaced Sam Smith on the Main Stage after Smith had to have surgery.[5]

Line-up
Saturday 23 May Sunday 24 May
Main Stage
Muse
Florence + the Machine
David Guetta
Fall Out Boy
Ben Howard
Charli XCX
The Vaccines
5 Seconds of Summer
Foo Fighters
Taylor Swift
George Ezra
Imagine Dragons
Rita Ora
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Clean Bandit
Olly Murs
In New Music We Trust Stage
Rudimental
Jess Glynne
Hozier
Years & Years
Circa Waves
Ella Eyre
Mallory Knox
Snoop Dogg
Slaves
Jamie T
Alt-J
Sigma
James Bay
Jungle
Lethal Bizzle
SOAK
Raury
Lower Than Atlantis
BBC Introducing Stage
Port Isla
Laurel
HUNTAR
Context
Ted Zed
Fickle Friends
Amber-Simone
Get Inuit
Ruen Brothers
KLOE
The Hearts
Kill It Kid
Laura Doggett
Star.One
HONNE
Hot Cops
Formation
Will Robert
Harry Edwards
Best Friends
Cash+David
Franko Fraize
Youth Club
Claws

Setlist

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Saturday

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Main Stage

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Artist(s) Song(s)
5 Seconds of Summer 1. "End Up Here"
2. "Don't Stop"
3. "Good Girls"
4. "Amnesia"
5. "What I Like About You"
6. "She Looks So Perfect"
The Vaccines 1. "Teenage Icon"
2. "20/20"
3. "Dream Lover"
4. "Wetsuit"
5. "Post Break-Up Sex"
6. "Handsome"
7. "I Always Knew"
8. "If You Wanna"
9. "Nørgaard"
Charli XCX 1. "London Queen"
2. "Breaking Up"
3. "I Love It"
4. "Famous"
5. "Doing It"
6. "Need Ur Love"
7. "Break the Rules"
8. "Fancy"
9. "Boom Clap"
Ben Howard 1. "Small Things"
2. "I Forget Where We Were"
3. "Rivers in Your Mouth"
4. "The Wolves"
5. "End of the Affair"
Fall Out Boy 1. "The Phoenix"
2. "Irresistible"
3. "Sugar, We're Goin Down"
4. "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
5. "Dance, Dance"
6. "Uma Thurman"
7. "Centuries"
8. "Thnks fr th Mmrs"
9. "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"
David Guetta 1. "Play Hard"
2. "Get Low"
3. "Shot Me Down"
4. "Bad"
5. "Ain't a Party"
6. "CoCo"
7. "Raise Your Hands"
8. "Heat"
9. "Hey Mama"
10. "Love Is Gone"
11. "Dangerous"
12. "Lovers on the Sun"
13. "What I Did for Love"
14. "When Love Takes Over"
15. "Turn Up the Bass"
16. "Titanium"
Florence and the Machine 1. "What the Water Gave Me"
2. "Sweet Nothing"
3. "Only If For A Night"
4. "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful"
5. "Ship to Wreck"
6. "Shake It Out"
7. "What Kind of Man"
8. "Dog Days Are Over"
Muse 1. "Reapers"
2. "Psycho"
3. "Supermassive Black Hole"
4. "Dead Inside"
5. "Bliss"
6. "Mercy"
7. "Time Is Running Out"
8. "Hysteria"
9. "Uprising"
10. "Plug In Baby"
11. "Starlight"
12. "Knights of Cydonia"

In New Music We Trust Stage

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Artist(s) Song(s)
Slaves 1. "White Knuckle Ride"
2. "Where's Your Car Debbie?"
3. "Sockets"
4. "Cheer Up London"
5. "Feed the Mantaray"
6. "The Hunter"
7. "Shutdown" (with Skepta)
8. "Hey"
Snoop Dogg 1. "The Next Episode"
2. "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"
3. "Peaches N Cream"
4. "Wiggle"
5. "California Gurls"
6. "So Many Pros"
7. "You and Your Friends"
8. "Jump Around" (House of Pain cover)
9. "Drop It Like It's Hot"
10. "What's My Name?"
11. "Young, Wild & Free"
Mallory Knox 1. "Ghost in the Mirror"
2. "Get Away"
3. "When Are We Waking Up?"
4. "Beggars"
5. "Heart & Desire"
6. "Shout at the Moon"
7. "Lighthouse"
Ella Eyre 1. "Comeback"
2. "Don't Follow Me"
3. "If I Go"
4. "Waiting All Night"
5. "Changing" (Sigma cover)
6. "Gravity"
7. "Together"
Circa Waves 1. "Young Chasers"
2. "Fossils"
3. "So Long"
4. "Lost It"
5. "Get Away"
6. "My Love"
7. "Stuck in My Teeth"
8. "T-Shirt Weather"
Years & Years 1. "Foundation"
2. "Take Shelter"
3. "Shine"
4. "Worship"
5. "Eyes Shut"
6. "Desire"
7. "Real"
8. "King"
Hozier 1. "Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene"
2. "From Eden"
3. "Jackie and Wilson"
4. "To Be Alone"
5. "Someone New"
6. "Work Song"
7. "Take Me to Church"
Jess Glynne 1. "Ain't Got Far To Go"
2. "Right Here"
3. "Real Love"
4. "Gave Me Something"
5. "My Love" (Mary J. Blige cover)
6. "Rather Be"
7. "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself"
8. "Not Letting Go" (with Tinie Tempah)
9. "Hold My Hand"
Rudimental 1. "Right Here"
2. "I Will for Love"
3. "Not Giving In"
4. "Go Far"
5. "Never Let You Go"
6. "Baby"
7. "Free"
8. "Bloodstream"
9. "Waiting All Night"
10. "Love Ain't Just a Word"
11. "Jamrock"
12. "Original Nutter"
13. "Feel the Love"

Sunday

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Main Stage

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Artist(s) Song(s)
Olly Murs 1. "Heart Skips a Beat"
2. "Dance with Me Tonight"
3. "Beautiful to Me"
4. "Troublemaker"
5. "Up" (with Ella Eyre)
6. "Dear Darlin'"
7. "Play That Funky Music" / "Le Freak" / "Good Times" / "Uptown Funk" / "Oops Up Side Your Head" (Wild Cherry, Chic, Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars and The Gap Band cover)
8. "Wrapped Up" (with Nick Grimshaw)
Clean Bandit 1. "Real Love"
2. "Cologne"
3. "Stronger"
4. "A+E"
5. "Come Over"
6. "Extraordinary"
7. "Up Again" (with Rae Morris)
8. "Nightingale"
9. "Show Me Love"
10. "Rather Be"
Catfish and the Bottlemen 1. "Kathleen"
2. "Pacifer"
3. "Fallout"
4. "Homesick"
5. "Cocoon"
6. "Tyrants"
Rita Ora 1. "R.I.P." (with "Moschino" intro)
2. "Black Widow"
3. "Kingdom Come"
4. "Doing It"
5. "I Will Never Let You Down"
6. "New York Raining" (with Charles Hamilton)
7. "Poison"
8. "Hot Right Now"
Imagine Dragons 1. "It's Time"
2. "Shots"
3. "I'm So Sorry"
4. "Demons"
5. "Gold"
6. "On Top of the World"
7. "Radioactive"
George Ezra 1. "Cassy O'"
2. "Listen to the Man"
3. "Blame It on Me"
4. "Barcelona"
5. "Stand by Your Gun"
6. "Song 6"
7. "Spectacular Rival"
8. "Budapest"
9. "Blind Man in Amsterdam"
10. "Did You Hear the Rain?"
Taylor Swift 1. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
2. "Blank Space"
3. "Style"
4. "I Knew You Were Trouble"
5. "Love Story (1989 Remix)"
6. "Bad Blood"
7. "Shake It Off"
Foo Fighters 1. "Everlong"
2. "Monkey Wrench"
3. "Learn to Fly"
4. "Something from Nothing"
5. "Walk"
6. "My Hero"
7. "Congregation"
8. "These Days"
9. "Best of You"
10. "All My Life"

References

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  1. ^ Sabah Meddings. "50,000 tickets for BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Norwich are snapped up in 40 minutes". Eastern Daily Press.
  2. ^ Jonathan Bown. "Taylor Swift announced as first headliner for BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend – in Norwich". OK! Magazine.
  3. ^ "Florence and the Machine added to Radio 1's Big Weekend in Norwich". bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Radio 1's Big Weekend line-up: Foo Fighters and Muse to headline Norwich festival". The Independent.
  5. ^ "Big Weekend: Catfish and the Bottlemen to replace Sam Smith". bbc.co.uk.