Preparations for three-day festival in Sefton Park have already begun
Several road closures will be in place to accommodate the BBC festival (Image: Liverpool ECHO)
Several road closures will be put in place to help accommodate BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend. The three-day festival is expected to attract thousands of music lovers to South Liverpool from Friday, May 23, until Sunday, May 25.
Sam Fender and Mumford & Sons are set to headline the music extravaganza, which takes place annually in different UK locations.
Other artists scheduled to perform include Jade, Sugababes, Lola Young, Myles Smith and Natasha Bedingfield. Fans can also expect performances by Biffy Clyro, James Hype and Tom Grennan. Tickets for Saturday and Sunday have already sold out, leaving only Friday tickets available for purchase.
Last weekend, fencing was erected around the festival site, letters detailing road closures were delivered to local residents, and signs were installed. You can check out the current state of the festival site here.
This is just the start of the measures taken to allow the over 100,000 music fans estimated to be in attendance to enjoy themselves. According to a public notice published on Friday, May 9, road closures will be enforced during the May bank holiday weekend itself.
The Radio 1 Big Weekend will take place in Sefton Park(Image: Teesside Live/Katie Lunn)BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend Road Closures
There will be several road closures around the northern end of the park, near the entrance point known locally as the ‘Obelisk’ (Needle). The road closure will span Aigburth Drive, at the junction of Livingston Drive South, clockwise to Greenbank Lane (Green Gate).
There will be a signed diversion to assist non-event traffic from: Ullet Road, Parkfield Road, Aigburth Road to Aigburth Drive and in the opposite direction: Ullet Road, Smithdown Road to Greenbank Road.
For people wishing to access Lark Lane, a diversion route will be in place from Aigburth Drive, Livington Drive South and Hargreaves Road. Access to Sefton Park for general public will be from Queens Drive, Elmswood Road and Aigburth Road, close to the boating lake.
May 8 to June 2
- Closure of Croxteth Drive from Aigburth Drive (Obelisk/Needle to Croxteth Gate Roundabout and Car Park)
May 19
- Closure of Greenbank Car Park, Livingston Drive North Car Park
May 22 to May 26
- Closure of Mossley Hill Drive from Croxteth Drive (St Hilda’s) to Greenbank Drive/Greenbank Lane
Preparations for the BBC Radio 1 Big Weekender in Sefton Park, Liverpool.
May 23 to May 25 – Live Event Days
- Closure of car parks at boating lake and Queens Drive / Iron Bridge to provide Blue Badge parking for regular park users
- Restricted access/road closure Ullet Road/Sefton Park Road/Aigburth Drive (into the park)
- Restricted access / road closure Ullet Road/Croxteth Gate (into the park)
- Restricted access/road closure Greenbank Drive/Croxteth Drive
- Restricted access/road closure Greenbank Road/Greenbank Lane
Around 10pm each day, there will be a brief closure of Lark Lane, from Lark Way/ Hargreaves Road towards and including Linnet Lane and Livingston Avenue.
This may also be implemented at any time, should the Event Safety Officer deem it necessary, if the volume of pedestrians is considered too high to be mixing with vehicles.