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20 Years of Sonar

Celebrate Sonar's 20th birthday with Radio 1's biggest, best and most bizarre moments from the festival, plus tips on the essential things to catch at Sonar 2013!

Set in the centre of sunny, beautiful Barcelona, Sonar is a unique city festival with a focus on new, experimental and electronic music and innovative visual art. This year is Sonar's 20th birthday and, with Radio 1 having broadcast from the festival for over a decade now, we felt the need to celebrate - so this documentary is one serious Sonar celebration!

Hearing from top DJ's and producers who've played and broadcast live from Barcelona, you'll discover all of our biggest, best and most bizarre Sonar moments: from Mary Anne Hobb's legendary dubstep set that broke the genre globally; to John Peel's weird and wonderful mashups; to DJ Scotch Egg's bonkers onstage antics - you'll never guess what he throws out to his audience when he plays!

You'll find out what it really feels like to DJ in front of 10,000 massive music fans and we'll reveal Radio 1's number 1 Sonar moment. Finally, to top it all off, our top tips on who to see at Sonar 2013.

So, even if you haven't heard of Sonar, if you like music and festivals, and want to hear some banging tunes and interesting insights, this one's for you. To join in the conversation online, use #Sonar20 on Twitter!

1 hour

Last on

Mon 3 Jun 2013 21:00

Music Played

  • Basement Jaxx

    Do Your Thing (Robbie Riviera Remix)

  • Laurent Garnier

    The Man with the Red Face

  • The Gaslamp Killer

    Chainsaw Calligraphy (Live at Sonar 2009)

  • 叠箩枚谤办

    Heirloom (live at Sonar)

  • C2C

    Happy (feat. Derek Martin)

Broadcast

  • Mon 3 Jun 2013 21:00