An extra 5000 tickets have been made available for Radio 1's Big Weekend, but it seems that you already have to have registered for the chance to get in to the free event, which takes place, as previously reported, in Moor Park, Preston from 19-20 May. Which is quite soon. Apparently they've started constructing the stages and stuff already.
Anyway, registration for these tickets closed on Monday, and applicants were being notified today of whether their bid to be at the event was successful. The majority, apparently, are to be distributed to Preston locals, and you only get a ticket for one day, not both days. Radio 1's live events editor Jason Carter yesterday explained that the site had been made bigger to accommodate the extra numbers, adding: "Listeners will still be incredibly lucky to win one of our golden tickets and they'll find out tomorrow if they have been successful or not".
The event, set to feature appearances from the likes of Razorlight, The Fratellis and Kasabian, will be broadcast on Radio 1, BBC2 and 3 and online.