Tom Grennan joins Sam Fender as Radio 1's Big Weekend headliner

Tom Grennan volition header Radio 1's Big Weekend connected the Friday of this year's festival.

He volition play the main signifier successful Sefton Park, Liverpool.

The Little Bit Of Love hitmaker joins Sam Fender arsenic 1 of the headliners crossed the three-day event.

About 100 acts volition beryllium performing crossed 4 stages, with implicit 100,000 fans expected to be from Friday 23 May - Sunday 25 May.

Artists including Biffy Clyro, James Hype and The Wombats volition besides beryllium hitting the Friday main stage.

The caller euphony signifier volition spot Barry Can't Swim, Confidence Man, D.O.D, Jazzy, Katy B, Nia Archives and Prospa performing.

Tom Grennan says being asked to apical the measure is an "incredible honour", calling it "another crowning infinitesimal for maine and my vocation truthful far".

The Little Bit Of Love hitmaker has antecedently performed astatine Big Weekend successful Coventry and Luton.

And helium describes Liverpool arsenic "a metropolis that has fixed truthful overmuch to the affluent philharmonic tapestry of this country".

Liverpool has had a immense power connected music, producing acts including The Beatles, The Wombats, The Zutons and Atomic Kitten.

Sefton Park is located successful southbound Liverpool, astir a 20-minute thrust from shot stadium Anfield.

The squad are scheduled to play the last lucifer of their Premier League play connected the Sunday of the festival - and are presently favourites to triumph the title.

Acts antecedently announced to beryllium performing during the play see Myles Smith, Wet Leg, Blossoms and Lola Young.

Last year, Coldplay, Raye and Chase & Status topped the measure for the lawsuit held successful Luton.

And erstwhile Big Weekends person seen the likes of Taylor Swift execute successful Norwich, Miley Cyrus successful Middlesbrough and Ed Sheeran successful Coventry.

The festival volition beryllium broadcast unrecorded done the play connected BBC Radio 1, with performances disposable to ticker connected iPlayer and BBC Sounds.

Tickets volition beryllium disposable from 17:00 connected Thursday 13 March and volition outgo £33 (plus a £4.50 booking interest per ticket).

As with erstwhile Big Weekends, tickets are geographically weighted, with 50% of tickets reserved for those surviving successful Liverpool, 40% for those surviving successful the surrounding areas, and the remaining 10% disposable for the remainder of the UK.

More acts volition beryllium announced successful the coming weeks.