Rush on shuttle bus travel ahead of Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Carlisle
The coach hire company running the official shuttle bus route to Radio 1’s One Big Weekend’s venue at Carlilse Airport has revealed that bookings for their service hit the 1,000 over the Easter break.
Some 40,000 music lovers are expected to descend upon Carlisle Airport come May 14th and 15th at what is the UK’s biggest free ticket event. Acts headlining this year’s Radio 1 music festival include the world renowned pop sensation, Lady Gaga, and indie rockers, The Foo Fighters.
Transport officials are advising those planning to visit this year’s One Big Weekend to arrange for transportation to the event ahead of time. The recommended form of transport to the music festival is via the official shuttle bus as this mode of travel will ensure ticketholders arrive in plenty of time to enjoy the performances, plus the shuttle bus is extremely affordable and likely to be the cheapest way to travel to the music event.
Traffic controls will be in place over the weekend of May 14th and 15th and officials have warned that any cars parked on verges and unofficial lay-bys around Carlisle airport over the Big Weekend will be removed.
The shuttle bus service will run continuously from 9am until 10:30pm on both days of the Big Weekend event. A fleet of double-decker buses and large capacity coaches will be used to chauffeur ticketholders between the event and destinations in Carlisle, Penrith and West Cumbria.