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BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend at
Earlham Park
GIG GUIDE
Contents:
First Bus Services 3-4
Konect Bus Services 5
Norwich City Council Useful Travel Info 6
Norwich City Council Festival Essentials 7
8 Main Stage Lineup 8
In New Music We Trust Stage Lineup 9
BBC Introducing Stage Lineup 10
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First Bus Special Services
A shuttle service including extra journeys on services 25 and 26 will operate at frequent intervals from
Earlham Park, Bluebell Road to the Bus Station all day and evening until approx 0100.
X1 to Dereham, Swaffham and Kings Lynn
We will be running two extra late night buses after the last scheduled departure at 2320.
These are expected to depart at 0020 and 0050.
X1 to Acle, Great Yarmouth and Gorleston
We will be running four extra late night buses after the last scheduled departure at 2320.
These are expected to depart at 0020, 0040, 0100 and 0130.
X2 to Loddon, Beccles and Lowestoft
We will be running three extra late night buses after the last scheduled departure at 2250.
These are expected to depart at 0015, 0045 and 0115.
Please note that whilst we will try our best to get everyone on to a bus to Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft or
Kings Lynn we cannot guarantee travel. These extra buses will operate on a first-come, first-served basis.
First Bus Special Services for NORWICH
Service E1 will operate via Yarmouth Road, St Williams Way, Heartsease Lane, Mousehold Lane,
Wroxham Road, Sprowston Church Lane, Barkers Lane, White Woman Lane, Lodge Lane, St Faiths Road
and Mile Cross Lane terminating at Vulcan Road bus depot.
These are expected to depart at 0015, 0030, 0045, 0100 and 0115.
Service W1 will operate along Dereham Road, Bowthorpe Road, Earlham Green Lane, Clover Hill,
Wendene, then back alon Dereham Road, Sweet Briar Road, Drayton High Road, Windsor Chase,
Kingswood Avenue, Pendlesham Rise, Felsham Way, Long Dale, Reepham Road to Hellesdon, Reepham
Road to The Boundary Mile Cross Lane terminating at Vulcan Road bus depot.
These are expected to depart at 0015, 0030, 0045, 0100 and 0115.
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Further notes for First Bus Norwich Services
Blue Line services 25 and 26
Owing to various road closures Blue Line service 25 to the University will NOT be able to serve South Park
Avenue on Saturday 23rd May and Sunday 24th May.
Blue Line service 26 to the University will NOT be able to serve the Norfolk & Norwich University
Hospital on Sunday 24th May.
The terminus for services 25 and 26 after approx 0900 on Saturday 23rd May and Sunday 24th May will be
on Bluebell Road NOT the UEA campus. A temporary bus stop will be placed on Bluebell Road near to
the Fiveways roundabout on Earlham Road. Both services will operate along The Avenues and set down at
the bus stop just before Bluebell Road.
There will be extra buses on routes 25 and 26 during the day. Evening and late night services from
Bluebell Road will operate via either Earlham Road or Unthank Road and all journeys will terminate at the
bus station. There will be some shuttle buses between the Bus Station and the Rail Station until
0030.
Service 27 to Northfields will operate as normal on Saturday 23rd May.
Photo by Sam Larke - norwichbusesblog.blogspot.co.uk
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KonectBus Bus Services
Park and Ride (Blue Parking)
Park and Ride spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis. A return ticket is £5 per person.
A single ticket from the event to either Park and Ride site will cost £3.
Costessey Park and Ride service (blue parking) will be operating from 09:00hrs. It is north-west of the
city and easily accessible from the A47.
Costessey Park and Ride, Long Lane, Norwich NR9 3LX.
There will be buses every 5 to 10 minutes and at the end of the evening buses will pick up from University
Drive near the exit gates.
Last bus back is at 00:00hrs.
County Hall Park and Ride service (yellow Parking)
A Park and Ride Service will be operating from 09:00hrs. It is to the south east of the city and accessible
from the A146 and A47.
County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich NR1 2DH.
There will be buses every 10 minutes and they will drop off and pick up from the turnaround at the end of
University Drive.
Last bus back is at 00:00hrs.
Road Closures
There will be several road closures in place on Saturday 23 May and Sunday 24 May from 9am in the
morning.
Bluebell Road will be closed between Fiveways roundabout and North Park Avenue.
The Avenues will be closed to all traffic except buses and residents.
Access to Fiveways roundabout from Earlham Green Lane and Gypsy Lane will be restricted at peak times.
There will be no stopping allowed on Earlham Road and there will be a tow-away zone in operation
between Colman Road and Colney Lane.
There will be no access onto Earlham Road from Wilberforce Road at peak times
Access will be maintained for residents.
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Other Useful Travel Info
Premier parking at the venue
There are 850 premier parking spaces available which are a one to six minute walk from the venue.
Parking costs £20 and must pre-booked before the event via www.norwichcitycouncil.ticketsource.co.uk
Blue badge parking
There are dedicated blue badge parking spaces available at the venue. Parking must be pre-booked before
the event via [email protected]
Drop off and pick up
Concertgoers can be dropped off and collected from Costessey Park and Ride and County Hall Park and
Ride sites and use the bus service to get to the venue. There is no charge for parking or waiting at the site.
A return bus ticket is £5 per person or £3 from the event to the Park and Ride site at the end of the evening.
Lift share
Lift-sharing is a convenient and sustainable way of travelling the Premier parking on site or one of the Park
and Ride sites. See liftshare.com/uk/lifts/radio1bigweekend.
Taxi
Taxis will drop off and collect at the University entrance, off Bluebell Road. They will need to enter the site
via Bluebell Road from the A11 side (there will be no access to Bluebell Road from Fiveways roundabout).
Trains
There is a regular train service from London to Norwich, www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk, and from
Liverpool to Nottingham and Peterborough to Norwich, www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk. A regular bus
service will run from the station to the event
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Festival Essentials
Clothes
This is an outdoor event. You never know what will happen with the Great British weather so check the
forecast and come prepared with suitable clothing. If it’s hot you would be advised to have sun cream and
hats. But if it looks likely to be cold, bring a sweatshirt and waterproofs! It may be hot in the day and cold at
night so bring a small back pack for all your things.
Shoes
Be aware that this is parkland so you will need to consider this when you choose your shoes!
Phones
Bring your phone fully charged and keep it somewhere secure.
Food
There will be plenty of festival food on site, catering for a range of dietary requirements. You won’t be
allowed to bring any food onto the festival site unless it’s required for medical reasons.
Drink
There will be a soft drink bar as well as a traditional bar on site and you will need to bring ID with you if you
are under-25 and intend to drink alcohol. Drink sensibly – you don’t want to miss this great event! And don’t
forget to drink plenty of water.
Getting home
Keep enough change for the bus or a taxi, just in case you get stranded.
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Line Up
Main Stage
23rd May
5 Seconds of Summer
Ben Howard
Charli XCX
David Guetta
Fall Out Boy
Florence & The Machine
The Vaccines
Muse
Main Stage
24th May
Catfish & The Bottlemen
Clean Bandit
George Ezra
Imagine Dragons
Olly Murs
Rita Ora
Taylor Swift
Foo Fighters
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In New Music We Trust Stage
23rd May
Circa Waves
Ella Eyre
Hozier
Jess Glynne
Mallory Knox
Slaves
Snoop Dogg
Years & Years
Rudimental
24th May
alt-J
James Bay
Jungle
Lethal Bizzle
Lower than Atlantis
Raury
Sigma
SOAK
Jamie T
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BBC Introducing Stage
23rd May
Port Isla
Laurel
HUNTAR
Context
Ted Zed
Fickle Friends
Amber-Simone
Get Inuit
Ruen Brothers
KLOE
The Hearts
Kill It Kid
24th May
Laura Doggett
Star.One
HONNE
Hot Cops
Formation
Will Robert
Harry Edwards
Best Friends
Cash+David
Franko Fraize
Youth Club
Claws
STAY SAFE, ENJOY THE EVENT AND HAVE FUN!
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