April 24, 2006 12:05

Big names to play Radio 1's Big Weekend

This year's event takes place in Scotland

Photo Gallery: Muse

Muse and Keane are to headline the 2006 Radio 1's Big Weekend event in Dundee next month.

The event takes place this year in the Scottish city’s Camperdown Park over the weekend of May 13 and 14.

Other bands confirmed to play include Snow Patrol, Pink, The Streets, Razorlight and current UK chart-toppers Gnarls Barkley.

The event, which will be broadcast on BBC Radio 1 all weekend, is totally free. 15,000 tickets will be available for each day.

Tickets are available from April 26 at bbc.co.uk/radio1, and each successful applicant is allowed a pair of tickets for either Saturday or Sunday.

The majority of tickets will go to those in Dundee and Scotland, with the remainder being made available across the UK.

The line-up so far is:

Saturday May 13
Muse
Snow Patrol
The Streets
Razorlight
Gnarls Barkley
Orson
Corinne Bailey Rae
Paolo Nutini
Bloc Party
Dirty Pretty Things
Boy Kill Boy
Mystery Jets
The Fratellis

Sunday May 14
Keane
Pink
Feeder
The Ordinary Boys
Sugababes
Editors
The Feeling

Details of the other stage, to be called the In New Music We Trust stage, will be made available shortly.