Radio 1 starts the summer live in Torbay

BBC Radio 1 is kick-starting the summer with a festival live in Torbay on Saturday 19 May.

Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra regulars Chris Moyles, Fearne Cotton, Zane Lowe, Pete Tong, Annie Mac, Mistajam and Danny Howard will be celebrating the beginning of the summer season with a live broadcast from Paignton, Torbay.

Alongside the Radio 1 team, there will be performances from Example, Jaguar Skills and Eric Prydz.

The event will be broadcast live on Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra from 4pm to 11pm.

Eight-thousand tickets will be available for residents of Torbay and the surrounding areas. If you are local to Torbay and the surrounding areas keep listening to Radio 1 on 4 May for information on how you can obtain a ticket and check out the Radio 1 website for details.

Jason Carter, Event Director, says: "Radio 1 are very excited to finally be returning to the south coast. We have a great summer of events for this really special Olympic year for the UK and are delighted to be launching our summer in Torbay with such a great DJ line-up."