Editing Essential Mix (section)

===Special events===
Another [[Eddie Gordon]] initiative was to take the show ''on the road'' with [[live broadcast]]s from [[nightclub|clubs]] or [[festival]]s, particularly during the summer months ([[Northern Hemisphere]]) and at [[New Year's Eve]]. The broadcasts started from within the [[United Kingdom|UK]], and soon broadened out as [[Live radio|live]] from [[Ibiza]], [[North America]], [[Australia]], [[South Africa]], [[Germany]], [[Hawaii]] and other destinations in [[Europe]] including [[Rome]].

One special broadcast was the ''[[BBC Radio 1]] - One World [[millennium]]'' celebration starting with [[Carl Cox]] from [[Bondi Beach]] in [[Sydney]], before heading to [[Cape Town]], South Africa with [[Danny Rampling]] prior to broadcasting [[Dave Pearce]] from [[Glasgow]], [[Pete Tong]] from [[Liverpool]], then [[Junior Vasquez]] from [[New York City|New York]] before closing with [[Carl Cox]], who had flown backwards across the dateline to complete a [[DJ]] World first with two [[millennium]] gigs by broadcasting from [[Honolulu]].

The forerunner to this New Year's Eve ''Essential Mix'' was the [[Transatlantic crossing|transatlantic]] three-cities broadcast on the New Year's Eve of 1997 into 1998, with simultaneous broadcasts from three clubs directly to each dance floor with [[Pete Tong]] at the [[Ministry Of Sound]], [[London]], [[Todd Terry]] at the [[Nynex Arena]] in [[Manchester]], and finishing with DJ Eddie Baez at the [[Tunnel (New York nightclub)|Tunnel]] venue in [[Manhattan]]. The broadcast was produced by [[Eddie Gordon]], who originated the idea of linking the three venues via [[ISDN]] broadcast.

The broadcasts from [[Ibiza]] have taken place every summer since the first ''Essential Mix'' live broadcast from [[Amnesia (nightclub)|Amnesia]]. The first ever ''Essential Mix'' from Ibiza came in the summer of 1995 Ibiza as a pre-recorded broadcast of [[Nicky Holloway]] playing live at nightclub Ku (today [[Privilege Ibiza|Privilege]]) on 2 July 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ibiza 20: 1995 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4c00xknPhVyGWzppScMvZf9/ibiza-20-1995 |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=19 June 2023 |date=2015 |archive-date=12 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812131047/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4c00xknPhVyGWzppScMvZf9/ibiza-20-1995 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 29 July 2007, the ''Essential Mix'' broadcast mixes from [[Global Gathering]] [[concert|festival]] featuring [[David Guetta]], [[Erol Alkan]], [[Sven Vath]] and [[Paul van Dyk]].

31 December 2009 marked the special ''Essential Mix'' event that carried onto [[New Year's Day]] of 2010, at the [[The O2 Arena|O2 Arena]] in [[London]], featuring artists like [[Deadmau5]], [[Eric Prydz]], [[Calvin Harris]], [[Justice (band)|Justice]], [[Example (musician)|Example]], [[Simon Neale|Dave Spoon]] and Plump DJs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pfn3z|title=Christmas and New Year on Radio 1|date=1 January 2010|access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref>

On 16 November 2013, on the 20th anniversary of the show, [[The Warehouse Project]] in [[Manchester]] hosted the ''Radio 1's Essential Mix'' for a live [[concert|event]]. The talent included the show's host [[Pete Tong]], amongst guests [[Eats Everything]], [[Sasha (DJ)|Sasha]], [[Booka Shade]], [[Paul Woolford (DJ)|Paul Woolford]], [[Steve Lawler (DJ)|Steve Lawler]], [[Hot Since 82]], [[James Zabiela]], [[Skream]] b2b [[Jackmaster]], [[Derrick Carter]], amongst other residents of the [[nightclub|club]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03m42ny/episodes/guide|title=Radio 1's Essential Mix: Live at Manchester's Warehouse Project 2013|access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref>

In January 2016, Pete Tong initiated a series of live club-based ''Essential Mix'' shows.  The first event was in Los Angeles and featured DJ [[Richie Hawtin]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Glazer |first1=Joshua |title=The 12 Most Essential "Essential Mixes" of the 90s and Early 00s |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-12-most-essential-essential-mixes-of-the-90s-and-early-00s/ |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |access-date=19 June 2023 |date=27 January 2016 |archive-date=8 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508232359/https://www.vice.com/en/article/wnyjny/the-12-most-essential-essential-mixes-of-the-90s-and-early-00s |url-status=live }}</ref> On 3 September 2016, [[Cirez D]], [[Chase & Status]] and [[Eric Prydz]] played at [[Creamfields]].

On 20 October 2018, the ''Essential Mix'' featured [[The Martinez Brothers]], [[Pete Tong]] and [[Eats Everything]] from [[The Warehouse Project]] in [[Manchester]]. In October 2021, the ''Essential Mix'' broadcast from [[Amsterdam Dance Event|ADE 2021]] featuring mixes by Cinthie and Luuk van Dijk.

On 30 March 2019, ''Essential Mix'' featured [[Chris Liebing]], [[Charlotte de Witte]], Themba and Mele from [[Miami Music Week]].

On July 7 & 8 2021, ''Essential Mix'' recorded mixes from [[Elrow]] at Circus in [[Liverpool]] featuring Yousef and [[Paul Woolford (DJ)|Paul Woolford]], with another mix recorded from Shindig in [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne|Newcastle]] featuring [[Carl Cox]].

On 24 June 2023, the ''Essential Mix'' recorded mixes from the [[Glastonbury Festival]], with Salute, [[Annie Mac]] and [[The Blessed Madonna]] billed for the [[concert|event]].