The only people really visible are the security guards who are smiling and looking around in anticipation. But very soon, this place will be heaving with people as Radio 1’s Big Weekend kicks off.

Festival season has arrived, getting off to a loud and lively start in Liverpool for Radio 1's Big Weekend. Around 100,000 ...

Radio 1's Big Weekend is about to get going in Sefton Park, Liverpool. Each year the station rounds up some of the hottest artists in the world and gets them together for three days of music in a UK ...

But then just get lost." You can watch highlights from Radio 1's Big Weekend over the years on BBC iPlayer. Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.

Sefton Park will welcome the likes of Natasha Bedingfield, The Wombats and Biffy Clyro. BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend is set to kick off the UK's major festival season by bringing some of the biggest ...

Liverpool City Council has defended spending £250,000 to host BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend later this month. The annual three-day festival will be held in Sefton Park from 23 May and is expected to ...

You can catch highlights of Radio 1's Big Weekend on BBC iPlayer. Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here. Brentford agree a deal with Liverpool for goalkeeper ...

Three major events are taking place in the city starting with the three-day BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend musical festival at Sefton Park on Friday. Thousands of football fans will line the streets as ...

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend is set to kick off the UK's major festival season by bringing some of the biggest local and international artists to Liverpool. This year's edition of the annual festival ...

BBC Newsbeat Reporting from Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool There’s a lot about this Big Weekend that has felt familiar. Stunning performances, sunshine and rain, the buzz and joy of a city ...

The BBC says Radio 1 will "continue to advocate" for representation ... there were special bins at the Big Weekend to recycle them. Some people we spoke to at Sefton Park weren't aware of the ...