Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025 frequently asked questions

Tickets for the event on Saturday and Sunday are now sold out.

Tickets are still available for Friday.

Information on getting tickets is available on the BBC website and can be found on this page.

34,500 General Admission tickets are available per day and cost £33+ £4.50 booking fee per ticket per day.

1500 VIP tickets are available per day and cost £95+ £5.70 booking fee per ticket per day.

You can purchase a maximum of two tickets for a single day, but not for multiple days. This restriction is in place in order to give as many people as possible a fair chance to buy tickets. Refunds will only be considered if the event is cancelled or postponed.

VIP ticket holders for this event will benefit from a dedicated entrance and exclusive access to our VIP area. This area includes a paid bar, a DJ playing hits, gourmet food vendors, and premium restroom facilities. Plus, a souvenir Radio 1 Big Weekend lanyard upon entry.

For more information please see the VIP Tickets page on the BBC website.

To purchase a VIP ticket you must be aged 18 or over, anyone under the age of 18 will not be permitted into the VIP area.

ID checks will be in operation for all VIP and General Admission ticket holders at the point of entry.

The following forms of ID accepted: a valid passport; valid Photocard Driving Licence; or a valid photographic identity card bearing the National Proof Of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) hologram.

Challenge 25 Policy will be in operation and all ticket holders may be asked for ID to verify their age when purchasing alcohol. Anyone breaking the rules and regulations governing the ticket purchase process may have any purchased tickets cancelled without notice.

Please note, if you later find you are unable to attend the event, you may be able to sell your tickets at face value via Ticketmaster’s Fan to Fan resale function during the resale window.

Fan to Fan resales will open at midday on Friday 2nd May 2025 and will close at midday on Friday 16th May 2025. With these exceptions, tickets may not be sold, traded, or offered for sale

Radio 1’s Big Weekend is organised in partnership by the BBC and Liverpool City Council.

Friday 23rd, Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May 2025.

Gate times are:

2pm on Friday

11am Saturday and Sunday

Events on all days will finish by 22:00.

This year, Radio 1's Big Weekend has a new app! Download it from the App Store (iOS) or Play Store (Android) for updates, site maps, artist info, and to create your personal schedule using the full running order.

General Admission capacity will be 34,500 per day.

Liverpool City Council is working closely with the BBC, the police and other emergency services to plan a safe event for everyone.

There is a thorough search process upon entry to the site and persons and bags may also be searched at any time while inside the site.

Security staff will be visible and on patrol both inside and outside the venue – they’re there to help ticketholders have a great experience as well as keep people safe.                                                                                                                                                               

There will also be high-visibility police patrols around the event and local area, in addition to less visible measures aimed at keeping residents and visitors safe, such as live-monitored CCTV.

Liverpool is the perfect choice to host Radio 1 Big Weekend – it’s a city renowned for its music, its heritage, some of the best audiences around and has a global reputation for staging incredible outdoor events. The event will also form part of Liverpool’s UN Accelerator City year.

As of November 2024, Liverpool is the first ever UN Accelerator City for Climate Action, which means the city has one year to pilot a series of exciting, boundary-pushing initiatives to look into how to make music events and TV/film productions as sustainable as possible. Radio 1 and Liverpool City Council will be working together to try and make this the most sustainable outdoor live music event ever produced in the city, in line with the BBC’s Sustainability programme and Liverpool City Council’s Accelerator City programme for climate action.

There is no age restriction for Radio 1’s Big Weekend however those aged 15 and under will need to be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over at all times. If you are under 18, please ensure you have permission from your parent and guardian to attend. Those aged 2 and under do not require a ticket, but must be in the care of an adult aged 18 or over.

Anyone living in close proximity to Sefton Park or operating a business in close proximity and wanting to attend the event will need to follow the standard ticket purchase process.

Enquires relating to food traders should be directed to info@djcatering.co.uk

Enquires relating to bespoke bar activations see https://peppermintbars.co.uk/contact-us/

There will be a drop-in session organised prior to the event, giving residents and local business owners the chance to speak to representatives from Liverpool City Council, the BBC and other key stakeholders involved in the organisation of the event. More details will be provided in due course.

The event will operate under the existing Premises Licence for Sefton Park and will adhere to the conditions of the licence. It is being organised by a team with a long track record of delivering major live music festivals and events, and a dedicated noise management team will be in place to manage this area. There will be a dedicated helpline for any residents with any concerns including noise during the event, this phone number will be published nearer the time.

Liverpool is well versed in staging major, outdoor events – and Sefton Park has been a popular location for many years. There will be a comprehensive cleansing plan in place in the run up to, during and after the three-day festival, which will see the park kept clean and tidy. Organisers have, and will continue to, work with wildlife experts to ensure there is no detrimental impact on the natural habitats located in the green space.

It is the aim of the event organisers to minimise disruption as much as possible for regular users of Sefton Park. This is an extensive space of 200 acres and the event site will only take up part of it so there will still be plenty of space for the public to utilise and enjoy. In the lead up to the event and during the breakdown there will be some restricted areas as the event site is built / taken down. 75% of the park will still be accessible so you can visit it during the weekend without a ticket. 

For information on how to apply for accessible facilities at Radio 1 Big Weekend, please visit the event Accessibility Information page

There will be no parking at the event site in and around Sefton Park, and there will be parking enforcement across the three days.

People are advised to travel by public transport to the event. If car travel is essential, use city centre car parks and utilise the excellent train and bus links into the park.  

St Michael’s Railway Station, and Mossley Hill are a short walk to the park with frequent services from the city centre. Both sides of the park are served well by local buses from the city centre to the West on Aigburth road and to the East on Aigburth Road. Full travel plans for the event are being developed and will be shared in due course - for further information please use the journey planner at merseytravel.gov.uk.

A number of accessible parking spaces in close proximity to Sefton Park will be available for pre-registered access customers who have purchased tickets – full details on how to register for this will be made available via bbc.co.uk/bigweekend in due course.

There will be a dedicated shuttle bus service for Big Weekend.

Buses will operate from the city centre on Charlotte Street / Elliot Street to Croxteth Drive at the event site, using fully electric double-deckers for a more sustainable journey.
The service will run every 30 minutes at the following times:

• Friday: From the city centre to the event 12:00–17:00 | Return to the city centre from the event finish –23:30
• Saturday & Sunday: From the city centre to the event 09:00–13:00 | Return to the city centre from the event finish–23:30

Shuttle bus tickets cost £2 per single journey and can only be purchased on board. Advance purchase is not available.

There will be several road closures around the northern end of the park, near the entrance point known locally as the ‘Obelisk’ (Needle). The road closure will span from Aigburth Drive, at the junction of Livingston Drive South, clockwise to Greenbank Lane (Green Gate).

There will be a signed diversion to assist non-event traffic from: Ullet Road, Parkfield Road, Aigburth Road to Aigburth Drive and in the opposite direction: Ullet Road, Smithdown Road to Greenbank Road.

For people wishing to access Lark Lane, a diversion route will be in place from Aigburth Drive, Livington Drive South and Hargreaves Road.

Access to Sefton Park for general public will be from Queens Drive, Elmswood Road and Aigburth Road, close to the boating lake.

Full information on road closures can be found here. 

Travel information for getting to Big Weekend is available on our website here.

Merseyrail serves the Liverpool City Region including Northern Line, Wirral Line and City Line. 

Liverpool Lime Street station is the main gateway to the city with national rail services connecting to London, Scotland, Lake District, North East, Manchester and other areas of the UK. 

The nearest stations to Sefton Park are St Michaels and Mossley Hill

From Liverpool City Centre (Liverpool Central or Lime Street): 

• Board the Merseyrail Northern Line from Liverpool Central Station towards Hunts Cross and get off at St Michaels Station (15-minute walk)
• Alternatively, travel on the City Line from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester, Warrington or Birmingham and get off at Mossley Hill Station (15-minute walk) 

For those travelling from the Wirral Line, connect at Liverpool Central

Use the Merseyrail journey planner to check train times and stations.

There will be no camping permitted within Sefton Park.

Only assistance dogs will be allowed for pre-registered access customers who have purchased tickets – full details on how to register for this will be made available via bbc.co.uk/bigweekend in due course.

The full line-up can be found on the Radio 1 Big Weekend website here. 

Full event information will be published on www.bbc.co.uk/bigweekend in March.
Queries from local residents and businesses please contact: bigweekend@liverpool.gov.uk
Enquires relating to food traders should be directed to info@djcatering.co.uk  
Enquiries relating to bars should be directed to Peppermint Bars at peppermintbars.co.uk/contact-us/

Staging Radio 1’s Big Weekend each year would be impossible without the help and support of our council partners.

A number of General Admission tickets (Pot 1) will initially be reserved for Liverpool City Council residents; with a second set of General Admission tickets (Pot 2) reserved for postcodes from the surrounding Liverpool City Region. The remainder of the General Admission tickets (Pot 3) will be unreserved and available to anyone in the UK.

General Admission Tickets will be divided into three ‘pots’: Pot 1 - 50% of General Admission tickets will initially be reserved for Liverpool City Council Residents. Tickets will be reserved in Pot 1 for seven days after being made available, after which any unsold will be offered for general sale. Pot 2 - 40% of General Admission tickets will initially be reserved for Residents from the surrounding Liverpool City Region (Sefton, Halton, Wirral, Knowsley, St. Helens).

These tickets will be reserved in Pot 2 for seven days after being made available, after which any unsold will be offered for general sale. Pot 3 - The remaining 10% of General Admission tickets being made available for sale will be unreserved and available for anyone in the UK to purchase.

To secure tickets from Pots 1 & 2 you will need to enter the postcode of your home address at the time of purchase. Anyone breaking the rules and regulations governing the ticket purchasing process may have any purchased tickets cancelled without notice. VIP tickets are unreserved and only available to those aged 18 and over.

From Liverpool ONE to St Michaels station, Aigburth cycle routes are available and can take anywhere from 13-19 minutes to cycle, depending on the route you take. 

Safe cycle storage is available at St Michaels station. 

Bike racks will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at Livingstone North Car Park, with space for up to 40 bikes.

Security staff will be on site from 10:00–22:30 each day however bikes are left at the owner’s own risk. Liverpool City Council cannot take responsibility for any loss or damage.

When cycling please enter the park via the south side of the park close to the boating lake using Aigburth Road then Aigburth Drive to avoid cycling through dense crowds where you will be asked get off and push your bike.

Parking Enforcement officers will be in attendance throughout the weekend.

As part of our commitment to make this event as sustainable as possible, we are actively encouraging festival goers to use public transport and make the most of active travel i.e. walking and cycling.