Ananova:

Joss Stone, Natasha Bedingfield and Lostprophets are amongst the artists confirmed for Radio 1's One Big Weekend in Birmingham.

The event takes place on September 18-19 in Perry Park, Birmingham and for the first time has expanded to include a second stage.

The free event will take place across two days, the first featuring dance and Sunday given over to live artists and bands.

12,000 tickets will be available for each day.

The station will host two special ticket giveaways on Saturday September 11 for the dance day and Sunday September 12 for the bands day at Millennium Point, Birmingham.

The ticket office opens at 12pm on each day and will close once all the tickets are gone.