• 1996Drum&BassArena is born in Sheffield set up by the The Risky
• 1997First live webcast with DJ SS & Warren G
• 1998First major event - Sheffield University with Grooverider
• 1999Drum&BassArena wins “Best music business website” at the Music Week Awards
• 2000Drum&BassArena offered £5 million to sell at the height of the dotcom boom. We decide not to accept the offer.
• 2001First album mixed by Andy C with exclusive tracks compiled by The Risky
• 2002Drum&BassArena hosts 5,000 capacity tent at Gatecrasher summer soundsytem Festival. D&BTV launches
• 2003Triple awards whammy, Drum&BassArena Awards wins ‘Nest Website’ at Knowledge Awards, ‘Best Website’ and ‘Best Web Forum’ at Accelerated Culture Awards.
• 2004TV Advertised Drum&BassArena compilation enters chart at No 3 and goes on to sell 90,000 copies. Drum&BassArena opens a record shop in Sheffield.
• 2005Drum&BassArena moves to London and establishes a residency at Ministry of Sound
• 2006Drum&BassArena Podcast reaches No 1 in iTunes Podcast Chart as it celebrates a decade of drum & bass
• 2007Drum&BassArena launches the download store
• 2008Weekly D&BTV launches
• 2009First Drum&BassArena Awards at the Ministry of Sound
• 2010D&BTV hits a century. Show #100 features Ed Rush & Optical. Bryan G, Ruffstuff, Dom & Roland, Klute, SPY, Alix Perez and DJ A.M.C
• 2011Drum&BassArena is 15!
• 2012D&BTV 200th show celebrated with a 24 hour marathon DJ session and charity fundraiser for Rhythmix. D&BTV carries out a presenter search and discovers Charlie T as the face of D&BTV.
• 2013Drum&BassArena wins ‘Best Online Magazine’ and the The Risky wins ‘Behind The Scenes Lifetime Achievement’ at the Drum & Bass Awards. The Risky presents a regular news segment on the Crissy Criss show on BBC 1Xtra
• 2014Drum&BassArena turns 18! Epic celebrations around the world including first ever Australia tour. Drum&BassArena website and forum get a new look