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Official: Love Parade (Berlin) 2006; July 15, 2006

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Berlin to revive 'Love Parade'
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europ...reut/index.html
Tuesday, February 21, 2006; Posted: 2:14 p.m. EST (19:14 GMT)

BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- Germany will revive its famous "Love Parade" this summer after a corporate sponsor rescued the techno street party from bankruptcy, the festival's founder and main organizer said on Tuesday.

Dr. Motte, the pseudonym of Love Parade founder and organizer Matthias Roeingh, said he expected around 1 million techno fans to converge on the German capital to gyrate to the beat of electronic music during the weekend of July 15 -- six days after the 2006 soccer World Cup ends.

"We believe the Love Parade is alive," he told reporters at a news conference to announce the festival's revival after a two-year hiatus. "It's a fitting conclusion to the World Cup."

Rainer Schaller, owner of McFit, Germany's largest fitness studio chain and the Parade's key corporate sponsor, said it was time to bring the Love Parade home. In recent years the Parade was moved to Austria, Switzerland, Britain, Israel, South Africa, Mexico and San Francisco.

"The Love Parade is a German export hit. This brand has achieved cult status and is known worldwide. That this mega event should not take place in its homeland just because of financial problems was unacceptable for me," said Schaller.

The Parade began as a street party of some 200 people in a divided Germany in 1989, but expanded rapidly after the Berlin Wall collapsed.

It became a symbol for Berlin's hip image during the 1990s, with the number of attendees reaching as high as 1.5 million. But it waned in recent years before descending into virtual financial collapse two years ago.

The Love Parade started generating losses after it lost its status as a demonstration in 2001, which forced it to pay for many services which the city had provided free of charge before, such as blocking off roads, relocating bus stops and cleaning up the massive amounts of rubbish left behind by revelers.

Dr Motte said the festival's organizers were discussing the security situation with German police and other authorities to assure that the party is as safe and orderly as possible.

He also said they would set booths up at the festival to educate the revelers about the negative effects of drugs, which are quite popular among many participants who often rely on them to keep dancing for days without interruption.

"I think the Love Parade should be saying we think drugs are uncool," said the well-known techno DJ.

Copyright 2006 Reuters. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Very good news.

awesome news
ill definately head over if its on

oh yeeeeeah, bring it on

It went bankruptcy? I'd never see that coming, I mean, it's a big event and all

Yaaay! Thanks McFit! (corporate logo here)

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Originally posted by Cobalt Yaaay! Thanks McFit!

maybe i should extend my vacation and hit this up

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Originally posted by sandstorm03

good to hear.

Who knows, who knows.. I'm up for it, let's see if my finances are.

Re: Official: Love Parade (Berlin) 2006; July 15, 2006

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Originally posted by DaveT Delete if already posted: Berlin to revive 'Love Parade'

guess u were first: http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=326609

anyway, its good news, thats what its about. not who brings it first or second hope to see some of you guys over there

anyone been to loveparade berlin before? do you need to buy tickets, or what so ever ... ?

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Originally posted by DaveT Copyright 2006 Reuters. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

LOL

Re: Re: Official: Love Parade (Berlin) 2006; July 15, 2006

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Originally posted by ThaMaestro anyone been to loveparade berlin before?

Yes. (Far too) Long ago, though.

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do you need to buy tickets, or what so ever ... ?

No. Not for the parade itself, at least. There are various parties held in the parade weekend, either free or with an admission.

Great news!!

Glad to have it back

Re: Re: Re: Official: Love Parade (Berlin) 2006; July 15, 2006

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Originally posted by basd Yes. (Far too) Long ago, though. No. Not for the parade itself, at least. There are various parties held in the parade weekend, either free or with an admission.

for example, sets of main/known dj's like pvd etc., are they held in those parties, or just on the street, with all the buses etc., on the Brandenburger Tor? caus when i go there, i'd like to see some (perhaps all, if possible) big dj's of course

does the word trance no longer exist in Germany?

Just saying that because of the headline.

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Originally posted by halexander837 does the word trance no longer exist in Germany? Just saying that because of the headline.

Germans have used "techno" as a common term for electronic music as a whole for a long time. Especially when it comes to the media.

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Originally posted by halexander837 does the word trance no longer exist in Germany? Just saying that because of the headline.

The LP committee specifically wants to have a broad approach and wants to be a) as international as possible and b) show as many EDM sytles as possible

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Originally posted by ThaMaestro for example, sets of main/known dj's like pvd etc., are they held in those parties, or just on the street, with all the buses etc., on the Brandenburger Tor? caus when i go there, i'd like to see some (perhaps all, if possible) big dj's of course

It is not possible to talk about lineups atm. Expect to see some of the really big names around the Siegess�ule at the end of the parade. In the past they connected the sound systems of the trucks lining up around the Siegess�ule and then have some international top acts play for about 20 minutes each.

What after-parties will be held is still very open, but I expect that the biggest party will be the lovebase which has always had a good trance lineup.

You can not expect some big events accompanying the LP like the "Energy" in Zuerich at the day of the streetparade. It`s never been like that and I don`t expect that either. Expect more club action and a few bigger ones like th lovebase.

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Originally posted by ThaMaestro for example, sets of main/known dj's like pvd etc., are they held in those parties, or just on the street, with all the buses etc., on the Brandenburger Tor? caus when i go there, i'd like to see some (perhaps all, if possible) big dj's of course

If big, top-name DJs are booked, typically they'll play in both the parade and an after-party.

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Originally posted by Sand Leaper Germans have used "techno" as a common term for electronic music as a whole for a long time. Especially when it comes to the media.

i see. i guess with talla coming from Germany, they prefer to call it techno.

Nice to hear that. Definitely good news.

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