Originally written by TheBoyDeadly · 22 April 2008
This is more like it – the acts have been announced for the under card at this year’s Big Weekend and Radio 1 have given us some seasoning for our gruel.
Headlined this year by Editors* and The Raconteurs, the somewhat awkwardly-named ‘In New Music We Trust’ stage will also feature appearances from *Foals, The Futureheads, Vampire Weekend and Justice over Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th of May.
Elsewhere, the outdoor DJ stage hosts, most notably, Fatboy Slim, Herve & Sinden, Pendulum and, again, Justice though there’s also the musical black hole opening up in the middle of Pete Tong and Vernon Kay’s versus set to navigate if you’re to have any chance of coming out of the Big Weekend alive.
As well as that, industry champions Twisted Wheel and White Lies will do battle for their paymasters on the Introducing Stage. It’s all below:
Saturday the 10th of May
In New Music We Trust stage
Editors The Futureheads Guillemots We Are Scientists Foals Vampire WeekendThe Ting Tings**
Outdoor DJ stage
**Fatboy SlimChris Moyles vs Judge Jules Zane Lowe vs Scott MillsSteve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso Herve & Sinden Dave Spoon Annie Mac Nic Fanciulli Eddie Halliwell Kissy Sell Out**
Sunday the 11th of May
In New Music We Trust stage The Raconteurs The Zutons The Wombats Hot Chip Gallows and Lethal Bizzle PendulumJustice Black Kids**
Outdoor DJ stage **Pete Tong vs Vernon Kay Pendulum Justice Zane Lowe Dave Pearce Tim WestwoodRob da BankKutski BasshunterCameo vs DJ Q and Mistajam**
Both days: Introducing Stage
**Twisted Wheel White LiesJames YuillKate GoesFighting with Wire Natty Outl4w Golden SilversChipmunk AG Dolla and more TBA**
Radio 1's Big Weekend takes place this year in Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent. You can register for tickets - of which there are 30,000 - here.