New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Brand new 24-hour dance music stream
Radio 1 Dance will launch on BBC
Sounds on Friday 9 October 2020 at 6pm BST.
Radio 1 Dance will bring together
Radio 1's rich slate of existing dance programmes into a dedicated stream on BBC Sounds, making it even easier for current and new listeners to find them. The stream will provide a second chance to hear the station's world-famous DJs and mixes from all corners of the globe, offering something distinctly different for music fans to get stuck into.
The BBC's first new 24-hour stream on BBC Sounds,
Radio 1 Dance is designed to give young audiences even more flexibility to listen to their favourite BBC content outside of the more traditional linear schedules.
From Monday -
Thursday on
Radio 1 Dance, Pete Tong's world-renowned
Radio 1 show will fill the Drivetime slot (4pm-6pm), with exclusive mixes from some of the biggest names in electronic music on
Radio 1 Dance Presents streaming from 6pm-7pm.
Listeners can hear some of the best Essential Mixes from the archives on
Radio 1's Classic Essential Mix from 7pm- 9pm, followed by
Radio 1's Drum and Bass Show with Renee La Vice (9pm-11pm).
Radio 1's Residency, the strand that brings listeners the biggest names in cutting-edge, forward-thinking dance music from across the club spectrum, can be heard from 11pm-1am, with the latest line up featuring
Disclosure and Amelie Lens. A mix of back-to-back current, future and classic dance hits will provide the soundtrack during daytime seven days a week.
Radio 1 Dance will provide the ultimate party destination on Friday nights, with three hours of
Radio 1's Workout Anthems to lift the tempo (3pm-6pm) followed by
Radio 1's Dance Party with
Annie Mac (6pm-8pm)
Danny Howard (8pm-10pm), Pete Tong (10pm-midnight) and
Radio 1's Essential Mix (midnight-2am).
The party continues on Saturday nights with a
Radio 1's Dance Anthems with MistaJam (4pm-7pm), followed by
Danny Howard's Club Mix (7pm-8pm), BBC Introducing Dance fronted by Jaguar (8pm-9pm),
Radio 1's Essential Mix (9pm-11pm) and Diplo &
Friends (11pm-1am).
Sunday on
Radio 1 Dance will be dedicated to laid-back vibes with artist-curated mixes designed to unwind the mind on
Radio 1's Wind Down streaming from 4am-8am, 12pm-2pm and 6pm-8pm.
Pete Tong says: "This is a huge moment for the dance scene and I'm really excited that my
Radio 1 show will be providing the soundtrack to Drivetime on
Radio 1 Dance. I look forward to even more people getting to join us to hear the very best in dance and electronica every Monday to
Thursday on the new stream."
Aled Haydn Jones, Head of
Radio 1, says: "This is a historic moment for
Radio 1. Though the station's world-leading influence in the dance music scene has spanned decades, we're now able to stream all of our brilliant shows in one place on BBC Sounds.
"Radio 1 Dance will be the perfect accompaniment to
Radio 1, offering something for everyone, from die-hard dance fans to those simply looking to inject some more energy into their day."
