Category: Show Diary
Scott and the Radio 1 team reached the end of their Comic Relief marathon after days of fundraising, games and very little sleep. [...]
Following this morning's announcement that Lady Gaga and Foo Fighters will headline the main stage of Radio 1's Big Weekend, we're excited to say that Swedish House Mafia and The Strokes will headline the In New Music We Trust stage.
On the Saturday, joining Swedish House Mafia is The Joy Formidable, Cage the Elephant, Nero, Panic At The Disco, Friendly Fires, and Everything Everything.
On the Sunday, joining The Strokes is The Vaccines, Two Door Cinema Club, Devlin, Pulled Apart By Horses [...]
As the Comic Relief broadcast continued, Scott kept the tired studio moving with games, guests and fundraising updates. [...]
Scott Mills has just announced on the breakfast show that BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend is coming to Carlisle for 2011!
The event will take place at Carlisle Airport on Saturday 14th May 2011 and Sunday 15th May 2011.
Keep listening to BBC Radio 1 as well as keeping an eye on our Twitter feed to find out more about who is playing this year's event.
Also don't forget to search out 'Radio 1's Big Weekend 2011' on Facebook for the unofficial fan page for the event. [...]
Scott joined the exhausted Comic Relief presenters as Greg James passed the marathon on to the next shift. [...]
You know what really grinds my gears? How the Big Weekend over the last eleven years has failed to hit the Eastern region.
This map shows how Radio 1 has settled for many central locations since Radio 1's Big Weekend begun.
It also has notably favoured sites closer to the existing mainstream festivals such as Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury and V.
Wasn't the Big Weekend's mission statement to go to towns further away from those sort of events?
The East consistently misses out on events t [...]
Scott and the team began their Comic Relief marathon with a tired-looking Chris, novelty glasses and a growing total. [...]
Scott brought back It’s Only Bley Friday after missing it in Kenya and listeners revealed that they now did their own versions at five o’clock. [...]
Beccy admitted she Googled Kate Middleton once or twice a day while filling in a Royal Wedding sticker album. [...]
Chris returned early to the Breakfast studio as Scott looked for the next challenge after Beccy’s rapid Busta Rhymes performance. [...]