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Radio 1's Balearic weekender

Ibiza dancerYou probably couldn't have fitted one more person on the party island of Ibiza if you'd tried this weekend. It was the time of year when Radio 1 downed tools in London and headed en masse to the Balearics for three days of dancing, DJs and slightly dodgy outfits. One of those who worked all the time and had no fun out there at all was Radio 1's Georgina Bowman.

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The party kicked off on Friday morning with Sara Cox doing her weirdest Breakfast Show ever - to hundreds of people on the beach who hadn't been to bed: "Ibiza is amazing. The crowd here is just fantastic, they're so supportive. Like a sea of happy faces. That's completely what it's been this morning - amazing," says Sara.

Everything you hear about Ibiza is true. It's got the best clubs in the world, the best DJ's in the world and when the Radio 1 gang's on the island, this is what happens. It was a Balearic take-over by Radio 1 - Judge Jules played to thousands at Bar M, Danny Rampling entertained a chilled out crowd at KM5 and Pete Tong took his Essential Selection to the Pacha Beach Bar: "It's a bigger island than most people think. If you haven't been here, everyone sort of assumes that you come here and everywhere's like the west end of San Antonio, but it's not. I think it's quite an underrated island, and there's plenty of places to go off and hide and there's plenty of varity here as well, clubwise and barwise," says Pete.

Everyone's got just one thing on their mind - not just having it large, but having it larger than ever before. The clubs are the most glamourous in the world, the dancers are wild, the outfits are minimal and the celebs are A list: "You will see me about in a large, white-feathered hat. If you see somebody on a spare podium in a large white-feathered hat, making some funny shapes, you'll know it's me," Jamiroquai frontman, Jay Kay, told Radio 1.

But for all this glitz and hedonism there's a price. The top clubs cost a steep £40 to get in and two drinks set you back £12. "Scandalous, scandalous!"
"It's a bit steep but you've gotta pay it if you wanna go."
"Fifteen pounds for two drinks"
"We came here with £250 - just went like that."
"It's as mad as everyone says, Ibiza!"

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