Summary
Europe's Biggest Dance Show 2020 was the second and third editions of Europe's Biggest Dance Show, a multinational dance music simulcast presented by Euroradio and hosted by BBC Radio 1, in collaboration with nine other radio stations from across Europe: 1LIVE, Fritz, Mouv', NPO 3FM, RTÉ 2FM, Studio Brussel, SR P3, and for the first time, NRK mP3 and YleX.
 BBC Radio 1's logo for the show | |
| Genre | Dance |
|---|---|
| Running time | 420 minutes (8–9 May 2020) 480 minutes (23–24 October 2020) |
| Country of origin |  Belgium France Finland Germany Ireland Netherlands Norway Sweden United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | primarily English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 1 |
| Syndicates | 1LIVE FM4 Fritz Mouv' NPO 3FM NRK mP3 RTÉ 2FM SR P3 Studio Brussel YleX |
| Produced by | Dan Morris |
| Original release | 8 May – 24 October 2020 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
| Website | BBC Radio 1 |
Background edit
Despite the 2019 edition being billed as a one-off event, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announced on 17 April 2020 that Europe's Biggest Dance Show would return on 8 May.[1][2]
The BBC subsequently announced on 27 September that the simulcast would return for a third edition on 23 October.[3]
Running order edit
May 2020 edit
The simulcast started at 19:00 BST on 8 May and finished at 02:00 BST on 9 May, with Annie Mac introducing for BBC Radio 1 in London. As was the case in 2019, eight radio stations from seven countries contributed one hour of dance music from their respective country, with the exception of 1LIVE and Fritz, who contributed 30 minutes each from Cologne and Berlin respectively.[4]
Some stations chose to feature at least one live DJ set as part of their contribution e.g., Rebecca & Fiona for SR P3.[5]
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 @DanDJMorris Europe’s Bigges Dance show sounding so big. Lots of smart routing & switching and circuits galore. #EBDS
8 May 2020[1]
| Time (BST)[6] | Country | Station | Presenter | DJ(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | United Kingdom
|
BBC Radio 1 | Annie Mac | Pete Tong |
| 20:00 | Sweden
|
SR P3 | Samir Yosufi | Rebecca & Fiona |
| 21:00 | Germany
|
1LIVE | Jan-Christian Zeller | Mashup-Germany |
| 21:30 | Fritz | Michail Stangl | Purple Disco Machine | |
| 22:00 | Belgium
|
Studio Brussel | Jeroen Delodder | |
| 23:00 | Ireland
|
RTÉ 2FM | Jenny Greene | Rebūke |
| 00:00 | Netherlands
|
NPO 3FM | Yoeri Leeflang | Sam Feldt and Oliver Heldens |
| 01:00 | France
|
Mouv' | Emmy | Ayane |
October 2020 edit
The simulcast started at 18:00 BST on 23 October and finished at 02:00 BST on 24 October, with Annie Mac introducing for BBC Radio 1 in London. As was the case in May, 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.[7][8]
Having contributed to the 2019 and May 2020 editions, Mouv' did not contribute, while NRK mP3 and YleX contributed for the first time. FM4 broadcast the simulcast in Austria as part of its weekly dance music show La boum de luxe.[9][10]
Each radio station sent their feeds to Broadcasting House in London, which were mixed by BBC senior technical producer Dan Morris, before being sent back to the radio stations for broadcast.
Dan Morris @DanDJMorris Here we go. From 6pm BST on @bbcr1 we join our European broadcast partners for #biggestdanceshow
(Hi to @scott_mills & @WillWilkin in the bg doing radio)
23 October 2020[11]
| Time (BST)[12] | Country | Station | Presenter | DJ(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | United Kingdom
|
BBC Radio 1 | Annie Mac | Danny Howard |
| 19:00 | Netherlands
|
NPO 3FM | Sander Hoogendoorn | Yellow Claw |
| 20:00 | Sweden
|
SR P3 | Samir Yosufi | Rebecca & Fiona |
| 21:00 | Germany
|
1LIVE | Jan-Christian Zeller | Claptone |
| 21:30 | Fritz | Bruno Dietel | Prismode & Solvane | |
| 22:00 | Belgium
|
Studio Brussel | Jeroen Delodder | Joyhauser & Klaps and Lola Haro |
| 23:00 | Ireland
|
RTÉ 2FM | Jenny Greene | Brame & Hamo |
| 00:00 | Finland
|
YleX | DJ Orion | Yotto |
| 01:00 | Norway
|
NRK mP3 | Abiel Tesfai | Alan Walker |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "BBC Radio 1 to host return of Europe's Biggest Dance Show". BBC. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Europe's Biggest Dance Show returns to Radio 1". RadioToday. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Martin, Roy (16 October 2020). "Europe's Biggest Dance Show returns at Radio 1". RadioToday. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "3FM doet weer mee aan Europe's Biggest Dance Show". NPO 3FM (in Dutch). 6 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Europe's Biggest Dance Show – sju timmar dansmusik - Utvalda musikmixar". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Rebecca & Fiona klara för Europe's Biggest Dance Show". Radionytt (in Swedish). 23 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "3FM doet opnieuw mee aan Europe's Biggest Dance Show". NPO 3FM (in Dutch). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Europe's Biggest Dance Show – åtta timmar dansmusik - P3 Mix". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "YleX kuuluu perjantaina suurelle osalle Eurooppaa – Europe's Biggest Dance Show tuo tanssimusiikin kuuntelijat taas yhteen". Yle (in Finnish). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Schönauer, Matthias (23 October 2020). "Europe's biggest dance show: Europa tanzt vorm Radio". ÖRF (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Dan Morris [@DanDJMorris] (23 October 2020). "Here we go. From 6pm BST on @bbcr1 we join our European broadcast partners for #biggestdanceshow (Hi to @scott_mills & @WillWilkin in the bg doing radio)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Köring, Ulrich (22 October 2020). "Europes Biggest Dance Show: 9 Radiosender übertragen europaweite Clubnacht live im Radio". RADIOSZENE (in German). Retrieved 16 October 2022.