Europe's Biggest Dance Show 2020

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Europe's Biggest Dance Show 2020
BBC Europe'sBiggestDanceShowLogo.jpg
BBC Radio 1's logo for the show
GenreDance
Running time420 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 stationBBC Radio 1
Syndicates1LIVE
FM4

Mouv'
NPO 3FM

RTÉ 2FM
SR P3
Studio Brussel
YleX
Produced byDan Morris
Original release8 May 2020 – 24 October 2020
No. of episodes2
Audio formatStereophonic sound
WebsiteEurope's Biggest Dance Show

Europe's Biggest Dance Show 2020 was the second and third editions of Europe's Biggest Dance Show, a multi-nation dance music simulcast hosted by BBC Radio 1, in collaboration with nine other radio stations from across Europe: 1LIVE, , Mouv', NPO 3FM, RTÉ 2FM, Studio Brussel and SR P3, and for the first time, NRK mP3 and YleX.

Background[]

Despite the 2019 edition of the simulcast being broadcast 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]

The BBC announced on 27 September 2020 that Europe's Biggest Dance Show would return for a third iteration on 23 October.[2]

Running order[]

May 2020[]

The simulcast started at 19:00 BST on 8 May 2020 and finished at 02:00 BST on 9 May, with Annie Mac introducing the simulcast for BBC Radio 1 in London. As in 2019, eight radio stations from seven countries contributed one hour of dance music from their respective country, with the exception of 1LIVE and , who contributed 30 minutes each from Cologne and Berlin respectively.[3]

Some stations chose to feature at least one live DJ set as part of their contribution e.g. Rebecca & Fiona for SR P3. 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.[4]

Time (BST)[5] Country of origin Radio station DJ(s)[5] Presenter
19:00  United Kingdom BBC Radio 1 Pete Tong Annie Mac
20:00  Sweden Sveriges Radio P3 Rebecca & Fiona Samir Yosufi[6]
21:00  Germany 1LIVE  [de]  [de][7]
21:30  [de] Purple Disco Machine Michail Stangl
22:00  Belgium Studio Brussel Jeroen Delodder[8]
23:00  Ireland RTÉ 2FM Rebūke Jenny Greene
00:00  Netherlands NPO 3FM Sam Feldt and Oliver Heldens Yoeri Leeflang[3]
01:00  France Mouv' Ayane Emmy

October 2020[]

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 in May, each radio station contributed an hour of dance music from their respective country, except in the case of 1LIVE and , who broadcast 30 minutes each from Cologne and Berlin respectively.[9]

NRK mP3 and YleX contributed for the first time, while the simulcast was also broadcast by FM4 as part of its weekly dance music show La boum de luxe.[10][11]

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.[12]

Time (BST)[11] Country of origin Radio station DJ(s) Presenter
18:00  United Kingdom BBC Radio 1 Danny Howard Annie Mac
19:00  Netherlands NPO 3FM Yellow Claw  [nl]
20:00  Sweden SR P3 Rebecca & Fiona Samir Yosufi
21:00  Germany 1LIVE Claptone  [de]
21:30  [de] Prismode & Solvane Bruno Dietel
22:00  Belgium Studio Brussel Joyhauser & Klaps and Lola Haro Jeroen Delodder
23:00  Ireland RTÉ 2FM Brame & Hamo Jenny Greene
00:00  Finland YleX Yotto  [fi]
01:00  Norway NRK mP3 Alan Walker Abiel Tesfai

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "BBC Radio 1 to host return of Europe's Biggest Dance Show". British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ Martin, Roy (16 October 2020). "Europe's Biggest Dance Show returns at Radio 1". RadioToday. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "3FM doet weer mee aan Europe's Biggest Dance Show". NPO 3FM (in Dutch). 6 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. ^ Morris, Dan (11 May 2020). "Europe's Bigges Dance show sounding so big. Lots of smart routing & switching and circuits galore. #EBDS". @DanDJMorris. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Europe's Biggest Dance Show". Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Europe's Biggest Dance Show – sju timmar dansmusik - Utvalda musikmixar". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ "1LIVE Europe's Biggest Dance Show". WDR (in German). 2 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Luister vrijdag naar Europe's Biggest Dance Show met 8 internationale radiozenders". Studio Brussel (in Dutch). 5 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Europe's Biggest Dance Show komplett zum Nachhören". RBB (in German). 21 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ a b Schönauer, Matthias (23 October 2020). "Europe's biggest dance show: Europa tanzt vorm Radio". ÖRF (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  12. ^ Morris, Dan (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)". @DanDJMorris. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
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