Skiddle team up with the BBC for Biggest Weekend Fringe events

Find details on heaps of fringe events across the UK, plus find tickets for the Biggest Weekend fringe tour which will bring four of the UKs hottest acts to a selection of top venues.

Last updated: 25th Apr 2018

Originally published: 24th Apr 2018

Image: Mahalia Music (credit)

Skiddle have joined forces with the BBC To celebrate BBC Music's Biggest Weekend which will be coming to four cities in four nations this summer.

The BBC is holding a 10-day Fringe across the UK starting on Friday 18th May 2018 and will be celebrating a heap of smaller, local events that celebrate both emerging musical talents, and our wider musical communities on the whole.

Click here to find events in your region, with highlights including Huw Stephens' Piano Sessions in Swansea, an audience with Jeremy Vine in Coventry, 'deconstructing the song' with Django Django in Belfast and Radio 2's Ken Bruce in conversation with Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross in Perth. 

 

As well as the above events, as part of the biggest weekend fringe, bbc music introducing is taking four acts, Mahalia, Alicaì Harley, Ten Tonnes and ONR, on tour starting at Brighton's Great Escape Festival and ending at the biggest weekend.

The tour will visit several grassroots venues across the UK and each night will feature support from a new local artist from BBC Music Introducing.

After the Great Escape, the tour will split into two legs, and below you can find tickets for each separate show.

Mahalia and Alicaì Harley at The Leadmill, Sheffield Monday 21st May

Mahalia and Alicaì Harley at The Bullingdon, Oxford Tuesday 22nd May

Mahalia and Alicaì Harley at The Cluny, Newcastle Wednesday 23rd May

Ten Tonnes and ONR at Headrow House, Leeds Monday 21st May

Ten Tonnes and ONR at Fiddlers, Bristol Tuesday 22nd May

Ten Tonnes and ONR at Purple Turtle, Reading Wednesday 23rd May