Opinions of an Ellie

When it was first announced that Radio 1's big weekend was coming to Hull this year, it was clear that the impact on the city would be great; and I suffered severe FOMO after letting my bed head get the better of me and waking up sometime after the tickets were sold out. Hearing Scott Mills announce the tickets are sold out shouldn't be as painful as it was to me (haha). But I was lucky enough to to witness the effects on the city from a whole new perspective as an outsider. My interests were pursued at the radio 1 academy, where I saw Bastille in conversation with Clara Amfo, and managed to get a nice response from Professor Green as he walked by me and responded to my cheery 'Hiya!', with an equally positive 'Y'alright mate?'. The academy allowed young and old people to look at opportunities at careers in media, the arts and music. There's a clear demand for it in the city as the events were pretty full and all the people I spoke to that attended