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5. Xtra Bass!
D&B’s ‘Mum, we made it’ moment comes with the launch of a brand new station, BBC Radio 1Xtra. UK music festivals explode. Pendulum's influence sends shockwaves through the scene.
When BBC 1Xtra launches in 2002, DJ Flight finds herself at the frontline of a radio station committed to broadcasting 11 hours of drum & bass a week. Music festivals explode in the UK, giving the scene’s talent access to bigger and bigger crowds, and changing the way they think about the music. Into the midst of this, come Pendulum – a D&B trio with a live act destined for the main stage. Their influence will send shockwaves through the entire scene.
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Fri 21 Jun 202402:00
BBC Radio 1
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- Tue 23 Aug 202202:00BBC Radio 1
- Thu 20 Oct 202203:00BBC Radio 1Xtra
- Fri 21 Jun 202402:00BBC Radio 1
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