Nine acts making their first appearance on tape this year, filmed by four different rooms that have never met each other, all catching the same thing: someone before anyone else noticed.
Clementine Douglas - Happier | Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2026
BBC Radio 1
main stage slot, no catalogue behind her yet
Myles Smith - Hold Me In The Dark | Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2026
BBC Radio 1
a festival crowd learning a name in real time
Odeal - London Summers | Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2026 @iamodeal
BBC Radio 1
the hook lands before the hype does
Ewan McVicar - Share The House | Radio 1's Big Weekend 2026 @ewanmcvicar
BBC Radio 1
a producer stepping out from behind the desk
Mon Rovîa - Bloodline | A COLORS SHOW
COLORS
colors' wall, a voice nobody's filed under anything yet
Kevin Kaarl | SIDE A / SIDE B
COLORS
still deciding which side of the record he is
John-Robert - Set It Off | Audiotree Live
Audiotree
chicago's brick wall, a name with no history
This House is Creaking - Whisper | Audiotree Live
Audiotree
a band name that doubles as a warning
Getdown Services - Caesar (Live on KEXP)
KEXP
a group still working out its own shape
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