Belgian DJ breaks record for longest radio hosting set

“It feels great, but now I can only think of one thing — sleep, sleep, sleep,” a baggy-eyed Peter Van de Veire said at the end of his 185-hour stretch on MNM radio station late on Monday.

Van de Veire, 40, challenged himself to break the record to show support for students cramming for their exams. The youth-oriented station put on live acts and ended up fielding questions on Latin verbs and science.

Wedged between tracks from Robbie Williams and Eurovision Song Contest winner Loreen, Van de Veire and his crew celebrated setting a new milestone of 184 hours before the new record holder announced he would push on one hour more.

“But I'm not doing another night, I'm just not,” he told listeners.

MNM has asked Guinness World Records to confirm his achievement.

In the final hour, the previous record-holder, Italian Stefano Venneri, offered his congratulations live on air. Venneri lasted for 183 hours in May 2009, a month after he had also set a record for the longest DJ radio set played upside down — 15 minutes and 25 seconds.

Van de Veire's record, while light-hearted, required rigorous planning and attention to detail to make sure he stayed within the rules.

Van de Veire will take the next few weeks off before his show returns from a summer break in September, by when he hopes Guinness World Records will have confirmed his record-breaking show.

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