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The Raconteurs and Editors added to Radio 1 Big Weekend line-up

The Raconteurs

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Bands will headline a stage each at the May bash

The Raconteurs and Editors will both play headline slots at the Radio 1 Big Weekend on May 10 and 11.

The bands will head up the In New Music We Trust stage in Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent.

Madonna, The Enemy and The Pigeon Detectives are set to play at the bash.

Other acts confirmed are The Fratellis, Robyn, Duffy, Scouting for Girls, The Feeling and The Hoosiers.

BBC Radio 1 listeners can register for tickets for one week from 8am (BST) on April 21 until 10am on April 28.

Tickets will be allocated randomly, but weighted in favour of those living in Maidstone and the surrounding areas.

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