Lily Allen, Kasabian, Franz Ferdinand Join Radio 1's Big Weekend Line Up

Lily Allen, Kasabian and Franz Ferdinand have been added to the line up for Radio 1's Big Weekend.

White Lies, Basement Jaxx and Gossip have also joined the bill for the event, which will take place in Swindon’s Lydiard Park from May 9-10.

Other new acts include The Enemy, The Wombats, Friendly Fires and Alesha Dixon.

Jack Penate, Ne-Yo and Ladyhawke will also perform.

Big Weekend, which is the UK's biggest free ticketed music festival, will host music over four stages and be broadcast live on the BBC.

Snow Patrol and N-Dubz were the first acts confirmed for the event last month.

The majority of tickets for the event will be given away to local residents.

Last year's Radio 1 Big Weekend, which took place in Kent, was headlined by Madonna.

(by Jason Gregory)

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