Europe's Biggest Dance Show 2019
Europe's Biggest Dance Show 2019 was the first iteration of Europe's Biggest Dance Show, a multi-nation dance music simulcast 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.
 BBC Radio 1's logo for the show | |
| Genre | Dance |
|---|---|
| Running time | 420 minutes (7:00 pm – 2:00 am) |
| Country of origin | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium France Germany Ireland Netherlands Sweden United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | primarily English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 1 |
| Syndicates | 1LIVE Fritz Mouv' NPO 3FM RTÉ 2fm SR P3 Studio Brussel |
| Produced by | Dan Morris |
| Executive producer(s) | Aled Haydn-Jones |
| Original release | 11 October 2019 – 12 October 2019 |
| Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
| Website | Europe's Biggest Dance Show |
Background
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]
The simulcast started at 19:00 BST on 11 October 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.[2]
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.[3]
The show's imaging was based around a sample from "San Frandisco" by Dom Dolla.
Despite the announcement that this was a one-off event, two subsequent editions of the simulcast were broadcast in May and October 2020.[4][5]
Running order
| Time (BST)[6] | Country of origin | Radio station | DJ(s) | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | United Kingdom |
BBC Radio 1 | Jax Jones | Annie Mac |
| 20:00 | Sweden |
SR P3 | Rebecca & Fiona | Samir Yosufi |
| 21:00 | Germany |
1LIVE | Robin Schulz | Jan-Christian Zeller |
| 21:30 | Fritz | Lovra | Bruno Dietel | |
| 22:00 | Belgium |
Studio Brussel | Charlotte de Witte, DJ Licious and Amelie Lens | Jeroen Delodder |
| 23:00 | Ireland |
RTÉ 2fm | George Felly and Sunil Sharpe | Jenny Greene |
| 00:00 | France |
Mouv' | Ayane | Géraldine Mac Carron |
| 01:00 | Netherlands |
NPO 3FM | Mike Mago | Yoeri Leeflang |
References
- "BBC Radio 1 to host biggest dance show ever". BBC. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Europe's Biggest Dance Show - WDR Eins Live & RBB Fritz (Duitsland) - 11 oktober 2019". NPO 3FM. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Morris, Dan (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". @DanDJMorris. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "BBC Radio 1 to host return of Europe's Biggest Dance Show". BBC. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Martin, Roy (16 October 2020). "Europe's Biggest Dance Show returns at Radio 1". RadioToday. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "3FM doet mee aan Europe's Biggest Dance Show" [3FM participates in Europe's Biggest Dance Show]. NPO 3FM (in Dutch). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.