Aitch, AJ Tracey and Wolf Alice join Radio 1's Big Weekend line-up
Rapper Aitch will be performing at the festival on the second day
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Aitch, AJ Tracey and Wolf Alice have been added to the bill for Radio 1's Big Weekend on the Saturday of this year's festival.
The second day of the event will see Sam Fender as the headliner, with the Seventeen Going Under hitmaker saying he's "excited" to peform at Sefton Park, Liverpool.
Before he takes to the main stage, artists including Blossoms, Tom Odell and Myles Smith will also be entertaining the crowd.
About 100 acts will be performing across four stages, with over 100,000 fans expected to attend from Friday 23 May - Sunday 25 May.
Baddies artist Aitch and rapper AJ Tracey will be on the new music stage, along with Artemas, Good Neighbours, Inhaler and Jordan Adetunji.
Wolf Alice will be on the main stage in Liverpool
Friday on the new music stage will see Barry Can't Swim, Confidence Man, D.O.D, Jazzy, Katy B, Nia Archives and Prospa performing.
Tom Grennan who will be headlining on the first day says being asked to top the bill is an "incredible honour", calling it "another crowning moment for me and my career so far".
The Little Bit Of Love hitmaker has previously performed at Big Weekend in Coventry and Luton.
And he describes Liverpool as "a city that has given so much to the rich musical tapestry of this country".
Liverpool has had a huge influence on music, producing acts including The Beatles, The Wombats, The Zutons and Atomic Kitten.
Sefton Park is located in south Liverpool, about a 20-minute drive from football stadium Anfield.
The team are scheduled to play the final match of their Premier League season on the Sunday of the festival - and are currently favourites to win the title.
Last year, Coldplay, Raye and Chase & Status topped the bill for the event held in Luton.
And previous Big Weekends have seen the likes of Taylor Swift perform in Norwich, Miley Cyrus in Middlesbrough and Ed Sheeran in Coventry.
When can you get tickets for Big Weekend?
The festival will be broadcast live through the weekend on BBC Radio 1, with performances available to watch on iPlayer and BBC Sounds.
Tickets will be available from 17:00 on Thursday 13 March and will cost £33 (plus a £4.50 booking fee per ticket).
As with previous Big Weekends, tickets are geographically weighted, with 50% of tickets reserved for those living in Liverpool, 40% for those living in the surrounding areas, and the remaining 10% available for the rest of the UK.
More acts will be announced in the coming weeks.
