BBC Radio 1 with the best station award. A new evening schedule was introduced in September 2006, dividing the week by genre. Monday was mainly pop-funkrock-oriented, Tuesday was R&B and hip-hop, Thursdays and Fridays were primarily dance, with specialist R&B and reggae shows. Following the death of John Peel in October 2004, Annie Nightingale is now the longest serving presenter, having worked there since 1970. The licence-fee funding of Radio 1, alongside Radio 2, is often criticised by the commercial sector. In the first quarter of 2011 Radio 1 was part of an efficiency review conducted by John Myers. His role, according to
BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015 announced as the first performer on 23 January 2015 by Nick Grimshaw on his breakfast show, and the 13th February 2015 saw Florence and the Machine being announced for the Saturday. On 20 April the full lineup was announced, with Muse and Foo Fighters headlining. On 14 May Catfish and the Bottlemen replaced Sam Smith on the Main Stage after Smith had to have surgery. BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015 Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015 was held in Earlham Park, Norwich between 23–24 May 2015. Tickets were released on 31 March 2015 at 8:05am, with 25,000 tickets available for