''Europe's Biggest Dance Show 2021'' was the fourth iteration of ''
Europe's Biggest Dance Show
''Europe's Biggest Dance Show'' is an annual multinational Electronic dance music, dance music simulcast hosted by BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with several European radio stations, all of which are owned by Public broadca ...
'', a multi-nation dance music simulcast hosted by
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and Contemporary hit radio, current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including ...
, in collaboration with eight other radio stations from across Europe:
1LIVE
1LIVE is a radio station operated by the Westdeutscher Rundfunk public broadcasting corporation in Germany. It broadcasts a CHR format specialised in popular music. Aimed at the 14–39 age demographic, the average age of its listeners is 34.
...
,
Fritz
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,
NRK mP3,
RTÉ 2FM
RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is more commonly referred to, is an Irish radio station operated by RTÉ. The station specialises in current popular music and chart hits and is the second national radio station in Ireland.
History
The station commenc ...
,
Studio Brussel
Studio Brussel is a Dutch-speaking radio station in Belgium, owned by the VRT. The music played is considered more alternative than the other big radio stations, and is aimed mainly at a youth audience. The channel is an initiative of the Fle ...
,
SR P3,
YleX
YleX (formerly known as YLEX) is one of the major radio stations of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) featuring pop music and cultural programming. The station started as Radiomafia, and name changed to YleX in 2003. Programming targets the ...
, and for the first time,
FM4.
Background
The simulcast started at 18:30
BST on 29 October 2021, but unlike in previous years, where every radio station contributed an hour, every radio station contributed 30 minutes of dance music from their respective country.
After broadcasting the
October 2020 edition of the simulcast as part of its weekly dance music show ''La boum de luxe'', Austria’s
FM4 contributed for the first time.
Running order
See also
* ''
Europe's Biggest Dance Show
''Europe's Biggest Dance Show'' is an annual multinational Electronic dance music, dance music simulcast hosted by BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with several European radio stations, all of which are owned by Public broadca ...
''
References
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