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Radio 1 Big Weekend Sunderland: Friday Line-Up at 8am, Tickets on Sale 9am

Postcode quotas and strict purchase limits aim to prioritise local fans through a staggered Ticketmaster release.

Overview

  • Friday day tickets go on sale at 9am on March 6, with the Friday line-up revealed at 8am; Saturday and Sunday tickets follow at 5pm on March 11 via Ticketmaster only.
  • General admission is ringfenced by postcode for seven days: 30% for Sunderland residents, 60% for the wider North East (NECA), and 10% for the rest of the UK.
  • Purchases are capped at two tickets per person per day, buyers cannot attend all three days, Friday is 18+ only, under‑15s need an adult on Saturday and Sunday, and VIP buyers must be over 18.
  • Prices are set at £34.50 GA/£86 VIP for Friday and £44.50 GA/£106 VIP for Saturday and Sunday, with 31,000 GA and 2,960 VIP tickets available each day.
  • The three-day festival runs May 22–24 at Herrington Park in Sunderland, with organisers advising fans to set up Ticketmaster accounts in advance as site preparations get underway.