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Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio 1 today unveils its live music and events programme for 2009 – and it features a sizzling summer of UK-based events.

Kicking off the UK festival season is Radio 1's Big Weekend. The station's flagship event returns on 9 and 10 May and this time the UK's biggest free ticketed music festival comes from Lydiard Park in Swindon.

The station will once again be at all the major UK festivals including Glastonbury, Reading/Leeds, T in the Park and Creamfields.

Throughout the summer Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing will be hosting stages alongside Radio 1 at the major festivals – including T in the Park for the first time – giving unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music artists and DJs discovered across the Ö÷²¥´óÐã a chance to play.

Alongside the festival mayhem, Radio 1 is setting off on a Young UK Summer Tour with presenter Greg James and the Switch team visiting towns and cities across the UK.

On top of that, Scott Mills heads to Scotland as Radio 1 makes its debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Radio 1 will also be broadcasting from some of the biggest UK dates in 2009 including stadium shows from Take That and Coldplay.

And the station also returns to specialist music events including the Underage Festival, the Warehouse Project, Eurosonic and Sonar.

Jason Carter, Editor, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Live Music & Events, says: "It's a packed year again for Radio 1 – with Big Weekend, a presence at all the major festivals and lots of activity aimed at the younger end of our audience. We're also delighted to be visiting the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time.

"Throughout the year we'll continue to support a range of new music and emerging artists as well providing a platform for live music."

Already this year Radio 1 has demonstrated its continued commitment to live music at every level with Franz Ferdinand at Maida Vale; U2 at the Radio Theatre; through to supporting the Hard Dance and Drum & Bass Awards and events such as Bloc Weekender.

2009 continues...

March

Snowbombing: music festival set on the Austrian slopes. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Radio 1 will be there to get the highlights.

April

Q-Tip at The Roundhouse: as part of 1Xtra's 30 years of Hip Hop season, Q-Tip's first UK concert for ten years will be broadcast.

May

Radio 1's Big Weekend: the station's flagship event is at Lydiard Park in Swindon. Expect major UK and international artists alongside brand new talent.

June

Sonar: the essential festival for lovers of cutting-edge music. Mary Anne Hobbs returns to the world's most exciting electronic music festival to host one of the key gigs of this year's event.

Download: the UK's premier rock, punk and metal festival. Radio 1 returns to Download in 2009 for a full weekend of rock and metal with Daniel P Carter, from Radio 1's Rock Show, and Mike Davies, from Radio 1's Punk Show.

Glastonbury: this year with a focus on the smaller stages, sound systems and emerging artists alongside the main stage acts. Other highlights include: Zane Lowe and Annie Mac hit the decks from the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing Stage in the Park; Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac present a Switch special from the site on Sunday night; and on Monday night Radio 1 will round up the Glastonbury coverage with a five-hour special.

July

T in the Park: the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing stage will be at Scotland's premier music festival for the first time, showcasing new talent.

Exit Festival: four-day summer music festival in the Petrovaradin fortress of Novi Sad, Serbia. More details to be announced.

Take That stadium show.

August

Underage Festival: strictly for the under-18s featuring the best in indie, rock and electronic music. More details to be announced.

Edinburgh Fringe: Scott Mills goes to the the largest arts festival in the world. More details to be announced.

Reading/Leeds Festival: the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing Stage will be at this annual two-city musical festival.

Radio 1 in Ibiza: the legendary weekend from the White Isle. Pete Tong and Vernon Kay will kick off the weekend on Friday evening and Radio 1 will once more team up with Cream to present a six-hour live spectacular from Amnesia, featuring a star-studded line-up of international DJ talent.

Creamfields: one of the UK's premier dance festivals – this year is the10th anniversary of the event. More details to be announced.

September

Coldplay stadium concert.

October

Electric Proms: Radio 1 will be part of the Electric Proms.

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