Radio 1 will hold the BBC's biggest ever free ticketed live music event, on Hackney Marshes on 23-24 June 2012, as part of the London 2012 Festival.The event will feature six BBC stages, and 100,000 people will be able to attend.The event will be broadcast on Radio 1, Radio 1Xtra, BBC Three, and there will be full coverage right here on bbc.co.uk/radio1The first acts on the bill have already been announced. Locals Leona Lewis and Plan B will perform, and are also special ambassadors for the event. They join our other two event ambassadors 1Xtra's Trevor Nelson and Olympian Phillips Idowu, who were both born in Hackney.Leona and Plan B will be joined by over 80 international and UK artists, bands and DJs making it the biggest multi-artist line up ever for Radio 1.The six stages will include the Radio 1 Main Stage, the 1Xtra Arena, the In New Music We Trust Stage and the BBC Introducing Stage.The massive event will replace Radio 1's annual Big Weekend festival in 2012 and, as with the Big Weekend, the majority of tickets will go to people living in Hackney and the surrounding boroughs.We'll also be spending loads of time in the local area, working with schools, colleges and other organisations.BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend 2012 is in partnership with Hackney Council, and will be the highlight of the London 2012 Festival, the UK wide cultural celebration from 21 June - 9 September 2012 which is the finale of the Cultural Olympiad.
BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend 2012
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Artists Performing at this Event
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Leona Lewis | Leona Lewis (born April, 3rd 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and winner of the third series of popular U.K. television talent show The X Factor. Lewis was born in the London district of Islington, and is of English, Welsh and Guyanese descent. At the age of five, she attended the Sylvia... | british, female vocalists, pop, rnb, soul |
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Rihanna | Robyn Rihanna Fenty, known by her stage name, Rihanna, is a Barbadian singer. Her song 'Umbrella' was one of the highest-selling songs of 2007 and her 3rd album "Good Girl Gone Bad" was critically acclaimed, helping propel her to superstar status. She has attained five... | dance, female vocalists, Hip-Hop, pop, rnb |
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Jay-Z | Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York), is an american hip hop artist and former president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. He is more commonly known as Jay-Z or by a variety of stage names including S. Carter, Jigga, Hova, Hov, and Young Hov. He is regarded as... | east coast rap, hip hop, Hip-Hop, jay-z, rap |
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Kasabian | Kasabian is an alternative dance band from Leicester, England. The band consists of Tom Meighan (vocals), Sergio Pizzorno (guitar, synths, vocals), Christopher Edwards (bass), Ian Matthews (drums) and touring guitarist Jason Mehler. The band has been compared with the likes of Primal Scream, with... | Alternative, british, Indie, Indie Rock, Rock |
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David Guetta | David Guetta (born November 7th, 1967 in Paris) is a French DJ. He was the pioneer of French house with Up & Way, a garage-style track with vocals by Robert Owens released in 1992 – really made a name for himself in the mid-90s as one of the key catalysts of Parisian nightlife by... | club, dance, electronic, House, techno |
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Florence + The Machine | Florence And The Machine (printed on CD pressings and tagged on iTunes as Florence + The Machine) is the recording name of Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music for her voice. Florence is an art- college dropout from Camberwell, London, who was discovered... | Alternative, Alternative Rock, british, female vocalists, Indie |
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Lostprophets | Lostprophets is a rock band formed in Pontypridd, Wales in 1997. It was founded by current vocalist Ian Watkins and guitarist Mike Lewis. Initially, Watkins played drums for the band, although its success only began when he transferred over to lead vocals. They have released several demos, none of... | Alternative, Alternative Rock, emo, metal, Rock |
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The Ting Tings | The Ting Tings are an alternative pop duo which formed in 2004 in Salford, England and consist of Katie White (vocals, guitar, bass drums) and Jules De Martino (drums, vocals). They have released four singles on their current label Columbia Records UK, including the single "That's Not My... | british, electronic, electropop, female vocalists, Indie |
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Taio Cruz | Taio Cruz was born on 23 April 1985 to a Nigerian father and Brazilian mother, and raised in London, England. His love for music was evident from his school days and particularly college days, where he began taking his productions and recordings more seriously. Cruz is the founder and C.E.O. of... | Hip-Hop, pop, rnb, soul, taio cruz |
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Deadmau5 | Born and raised in Niagara Falls, Canada, Joel Zimmerman (aka "deadmau5" or "Halcyon441") has become one of the most sought-after artists on the electronic music scene. He first started his career as co-producer of the Niagara Falls radio show "The Party Revolution" (... | electro, electronic, House, minimal, Progressive House |
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Calvin Harris | Calvin Harris (born 17 January 1984), is a Scottish singer, songwriter and record producer. He was born and grew up in Dumfries, Scotland. His first album "I Created Disco" was released on 18 June 2007. The album contained up-tempo electroclash songs that were influenced by music from... | dance, Disco, electro, electronic, electronica |
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Jessie J | Jessie J (full name Jessica J. Cornish) is a British singer/songwriter. Before launching her own singing career, Jessie wrote songs for a number of artists including Christina Aguilera. Her song "Sexy Silk" appears on the 'Easy A' soundtrack, and she also co-wrote the Miley Cyrus hit... | british, pop, rnb, singer-songwriter, soul |
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The Maccabees | The Maccabees are an indie rock band from Brighton, England. Debuting in 2004 with the You Make Noise, I Make Sandwiches EP (released on Haircut Records) they scored a minor indie hit in 2006 with the post-punk influenced single Latchmere (released on Fierce Panda Records) before inking a deal with... | Alternative, british, Indie, Indie Rock, Rock |
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Santigold | Santigold (born Santi White on September 25, 1976) is an alternative rock musician, songwriter and producer from Philidelphia, Pennsylvania, United States who formerly went under the stage name Santogold. She is perhaps best known for the song L.E.S. Artistes which became a hit in the UK and on... | Alternative, electronic, experimental, i believe in, Indie |
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Bombay Bicycle Club | Bombay Bicycle Club are a 4 piece british indie band formed in 2006 who hail from North London. | Alternative, british, Indie, indie pop, Indie Rock |
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Tinie Tempah | Tinie Tempah is an English grime artist. At 19 MC/Writer & C.E.O of DL Records Ltd has more achievements under his belt than a heavyweight Boxing champion. Tinie Tempah since the tender age of 16 has managed to remain on a vertical path to success using every opportunity to get his music heard... | dubstep, garage, Grime, rap, tinie tempah |
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Will.i.am | William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), better known as will.i.am, is an American hip-hop musician and founding member of The Black Eyed Peas. Adams is of Jamaican descent. Personal life In September 2007, will.i.am's record label Universal Music Group decided on a pilot scheme to... | funk, hip hop, Hip-Hop, rap, rnb |
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Chase & Status | Saul Milton and Will Kennard really do start as they mean to go on. Since the birth of their drum and bass career in 2004, things have been moving extremely rapidly for this duo. Their first release on Renegade Hardware (a remix of Future Cut's 20/20) was followed with big tracks such as... | dnb, Drum and bass, Drum n Bass, electronic, liquid funk |
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Swedish House Mafia | The Swedish House Mafia is a group of four popular house DJs and producers; Eric Prydz, Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso. However Sebastian Ingrosso has stated that because Eric Prydz has moved to London he is no longer considered part of the Swedish House Mafia. The trio remain close... | Avant-Garde, Contemporary, electrohouse, experimental, seen live |
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Enter Shikari | Enter Shikari are a four-piece rock band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Inspired by hardcore (in both the punk-rock and dance version of the word), drum'n'bass / dubstep, metal, premium strength lager and the web movie 'Zeitgeist', Enter Shikari make a music that tries... | hardcore, Nintendocore, post-hardcore, screamo, trancecore |
