Fancy an hour filled with the words adore, love and adore some more? Then we have you sorted as we deliver our 1BTN IWD Takeover Show – with nothing but pop queens. The gifted ones we lean on when times are tough and we need more uplift than a certain Ms Mary of Sweden basque. The ones we cherish as they keep us dancing like no one is watching, singing like we have no neighbours and getting through life therapist-free. Yes, Jade, Self Esteem, Girls Aloud, Rosalia, Charli xcx, Kylie, Romy, Jessie Ware, Bjork and Gloria this is for you. A love letter to the perfect pop you create and the songs that get us through life. Life sounds better wih you. Always.

This International Women’s Day let it never be said there isn’t the talent, the numbers or the joy to fill a line-up, or deliver true diversity when it’s comes to female, trans and non-binary DJs. It’s not rocket science. We’re out here. It’s about time you ensure the DJs you book reflect the diversity on our dancefloors. Let your clubnight, festival, conference, reunion, radio station or studio reflect the reality of dance music culture. It’s time women, trans and non-binary DJs, producers and radio presenters stood centre stage. At every stage.

True diversity on line-ups isn’t just for International Women’s Day – it’s for every day, every night, every gig, every DJ booth. We are the nightlife, it’s time it was us.

Proud to be filling our airwaves and our city with the voices of our FLINTA community. This day, every day.

Fundraising for Rise & 1BTN Link to donate https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/1btniwd26

Photo: Hannah Sherlock