Radio 1's Big Weekend tickets sell out in under an hour

Tickets to Radio 1's Big Weekend have sold out in under an hour.

At 9.10am, 50,000 tickets were released and by 10am organisers confirmed they'd all gone.

Katy Perry, Little Mix, Stormzy and Kings of Leon will headline the festival in Hull on 27 and 28 May, with more acts still to be announced.

The tickets were free and limited to two per person, with the majority reserved for people living in and around the city.

Stormzy playing the In New Music We Trust stage at Big Weekend in Exeter last year

Radio 1 will be running competitions to win remaining tickets, with details released on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show on Tuesday 18 April.

Those who didn't get tickets will be able to listen and watch the event on BBC Radio 1, the Radio 1 website and on BBC iPlayer.

Radio 1 bosses advise you not to risk buying tickets via social media or resale sites.

"Those offering tickets for sale or as prizes are breaking the terms and conditions they agreed to during the booking process and we reserve the right to cancel them," they say.

Little Mix will play the main stage on Saturday May 27th

People have been sharing their excitement at getting tickets on Twitter.

Joe Blakey tweeted he'd got up at 7am to apply for tickets and it was "worth it".

@bryonyclaire tweeted a thumbs up emoji with a screen grab of the ticket confirmation.

Ben tweeted a GIF of a dancing man to celebrate.

Gabi Emerton tweeted she's excited to see Stormzy, Little Mix and Kings of Leon.

Kings of Leon played the main stage at Big Weekend in Glasgow in 2014

Big Weekend is Europe's largest free ticketed festival and it is in it's 14th year.

This year it will take place in Burton Constable Hall in Hull.

The full line up will be announced on 19 April.

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