First Acts Added to Radio 1's Big Weekend

The first acts have been added to the Radio One's Big Weekend lineup in Preston on the 19th - 20th May

The Chris Moyles show announced the acts from 7am this morning, with more to follow throughout the day.

Confirmed so far for today are:

Scissor Sisters
Sterephonics
Natasha Bedingfield
Razorlight
Mika
Kaiser Chiefs
Just Jack
The Fratellis

Radio 1's Big Weekend grew from the incredibly popular One Big Sundays - free open-air shows with top pop acts.

When 100,000 people turned up to the Leicester show it was clear we were on to something good.

So it became One Big Weekend, spanning two days. Held under Europe's biggest tent (capacity 10,000 a day), it came to Manchester, Cardiff, Londonderry and Birmingham.

And the crowds kept growing. In 2005 a second tent went up, taking numbers to 15,000. With a new name, Radio 1's Big Weekend was born. Sunderland showed us an amazing two days and last year it was Dundee who hosted the party.

You can register for tickets now on the BBC Radio One Website - www.bbc.co.uk/radio1 - there are only 15,000 available for each day, so don't expect to get one!

For all the latest news and chat about One Big Weekend, visit our mini site at www.skiddle.com/whats-on/onebigweekend