Europe's Biggest Dance Show 2019

Summary

Europe's Biggest Dance Show 2019 was the first edition of Europe's Biggest Dance Show, a multinational dance music simulcast presented by Euroradio and hosted by BBC Radio 1, in collaboration with seven other radio stations from across Europe: 1LIVE, Fritz, Mouv', NPO 3FM, RTÉ 2FM, SR P3 and Studio Brussel.

Europe's Biggest Dance Show 2019
BBC Radio 1's logo for the show
GenreDance
Running time420 minutes (7:00 pm – 2:00 am)
Country of origin Belgium
 France
 Germany
 Ireland
 Netherlands
 Sweden
 United Kingdom
Language(s)primarily English
Home stationBBC Radio 1
Syndicates1LIVE
Fritz
Mouv'
NPO 3FM
RTÉ 2fm
SR P3
Studio Brussel
Produced byDan Morris
Executive producer(s)Aled Haydn-Jones
Original release11 October –
12 October 2019
Audio formatStereophonic sound
WebsiteBBC Radio 1

Background edit

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announced on 27 September 2019 that it would join radio stations from seven other countries, and a potential audience of 18 million listeners, in hosting a one-off dance music simulcast on 11 October.[1][2]

The simulcast started at 19:00 BST and finished at 02:00 BST on 12 October, with Annie Mac introducing for BBC Radio 1 in London. Each radio station contributed an hour of dance music from their respective country, except in the case of 1LIVE and Fritz, who broadcast 30 minutes each from Cologne and Berlin respectively. Some stations chose to feature at least one live DJ set as part of their contribution e.g., Jax Jones for BBC Radio 1.[3]

Each radio station sent their feeds to Broadcasting House in London, where they were mixed by BBC senior technical producer Dan Morris before being sent back to the radio stations for broadcast.

Dan Morris Twitter
@DanDJMorris

Replying to @FutureHouseSelf @ahj

Lots of lines! Each participating station linked to us, we’ll mix the programme and then send the whole show back to participating stations. 🤓

11 October 2019[4]

The show's imaging was based around a sample from "San Frandisco" by Dom Dolla.

Despite the simulcast being billed as a one-off event, two subsequent editions of the simulcast were broadcast in May and October 2020 respectively.[5][6]

Running order edit

Time (BST)[3] Country Station Presenter DJ(s)
19:00   United Kingdom BBC Radio 1 Annie Mac Jax Jones
20:00   Sweden SR P3 Samir Yosufi Rebecca & Fiona
21:00   Germany 1LIVE Jan-Christian Zeller [de] Robin Schulz
21:30 Fritz [de] Bruno Dietel Lovra
22:00   Belgium Studio Brussel Jeroen Delodder Charlotte de Witte, DJ Licious and Amelie Lens
23:00   Ireland RTÉ 2FM Jenny Greene George Feely and Sunil Sharpe
00:00   France Mouv' Géraldine Mac Carron Ayane
01:00   Netherlands NPO 3FM Yoeri Leeflang Mike Mago

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "BBC Radio 1 to host biggest dance show ever". BBC. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ Hofstadt, Jens F. (6 October 2019). "Acht Radiostationen präsentieren "Europe's Biggest Dance Show"". RADIOSZENE (in German). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b Mago, Mike (11 October 2019). "3FM doet mee aan Europe's Biggest Dance Show". NPO 3FM (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. ^ Dan Morris [@DanDJMorris] (11 October 2019). "Lots of lines! Each participating station linked to us, we'll mix the programme and then send the whole show back to participating stations. 🤓" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "BBC Radio 1 to host return of Europe's Biggest Dance Show". BBC. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  6. ^ Martin, Roy (16 October 2020). "Europe's Biggest Dance Show returns at Radio 1". RadioToday. Retrieved 29 October 2021.