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Pete rewinds Groove Armada at Radio 1's Big Weekend, Eric Prydz' chart show appearance, a time when indie and dance crossed over, plus 3 enduring Essential New Tunes from 2007.

Pete Tong takes us back to 2007- we revisit Groove Armada's live performance at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Preston, rewind Eric Prydz' near miss with the top spot on the UK Top 40, we chart the rise of Swedish dance music and hear how indie and dance collided.

Expect club classics, floor-fillers, and unforgettable moments from dance music’s golden era including Armand Van Helden, Fedde Le Grand, Simian Mobile Disco, Chemical Brothers, Calvin Harris, Axwell and Burial.

Produced by We Are Grape for BBC Radio 1 Dance.

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Music Played

  • Armand van Helden

    I Want Your Soul

    • I Want Your Soul.
    • Southern Fried.

  • Booty Luv

    Boogie 2nite (Seamus Haji Big Love Club Mix)

    • Ministry of Sound Recordings.

  • Ida Corr & Fedde Le Grand

    Let Me Think About It

    • Let Me Think About It.
    • Data.

  • Alex Gaudino & Crystal Waters

    Destination Calabria

    • Destination Calabria.
    • Data.

  • T2

    Heartbroken (feat. Jodie Aysha)

    • Heartbroken.
    • AATW/Powerhouse.

  • Justice

    D.A.N.C.E.

    • Cross.
    • Ed Banger.

  • Simian Mobile Disco

    Hustler

    • Interscope Records.

  • The Chemical Brothers

    Do It Again

    • Virgin.

  • LCD Soundsystem

    All My Friends

    • DFA.

  • Calvin Harris

    Acceptable In The 80s

    • Acceptable In The 80s.
    • Columbia.

  • DJ Mehdi

    Signatune (Thomas Bangalter Edit)

    • Ed Banger.

  • Axwell

    I Found U (feat. Max’C)

  • Steve Angello & Laidback Luke

    Be

    • Mixmash Records.

  • Axwell, Laidback Luke, Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso

    Get Dumb

    • Data.

  • Eric Prydz vs Pink Floyd

    Proper Education

    • Proper Education.
    • Ministry Of Sound/Positiva.

  • High Contrast

    If We Ever

    • Hospital Records.

  • Samim

    Heater

    • Get Physical Music.

  • Utah Saints

    Something Good '08 (Van She Tech Mix)

    Remix Artist: Van She.
    • Data.

  • Robyn & Kleerup

    With Every Heartbeat

    • With Every Heartbeat.
    • V2.

  • The Chemical Brothers

    Saturate

    • White.

  • Klaxons

    Golden Skans (Erol Alkan's Ekstra Spektral Edit)

    Remix Artist: Erol Alkan.
    • Polydor.

  • Claude VonStroke

    Who's Afraid Of Detroit?

    • Dirtybird.

  • Burial

    Archangel

    • HYPERDUB.

  • Djuma Soundsystem

    Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)

    Remix Artist: Trentemøller.
    • Get Physical Music.

  • Gui Boratto

    Beautiful Life (feat. Luciana Villanova)

    • Kompakt.

  • Groove Armada

    Song 4 Mutya (Radio 1's Big Weekend Preston 2007) (feat. Mutya Buena)

  • Groove Armada

    Fogma (Radio 1's Big Weekend Preston 2007)

  • Groove Armada

    Lightsonic (Radio 1's Big Weekend Preston 2007)

  • Groove Armada

    Get Down (Radio 1's Big Weekend Preston 2007)

  • Groove Armada

    Superstylin' (Radio 1's Big Weekend Preston 2007)

Broadcasts

  • Sat 8 Nov 202519:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance
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    BBC Radio 1 Dance
  • Christmas Eve 202518:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance