On Friday Radio 1 set Newcastle City Council a deadline of 6.00pm Saturday to resolve the outstanding issues required by the City's Police necessary to stage Love Parade 2001. That deadline has now expired and Newcastle City Council have failed to meet the conditions of the Entertainment Licence for Love Parade 2001 in the time remaining to stage a safe event. The Police have turned down revised plans from Newcastle City Council. Therefore the event will not go ahead.

Radio 1 Controller Andy Parfitt said: "On behalf of the dance music community and dance music fans, particularly all those in the North East that have shown us so much support during the past 24 hours I express my sadness. Although I recognise that extraordinary efforts have been made by the Council, I am still very disappointed that they have failed to meet their obligations under the licence at this late stage. Radio 1 have been working on this event for more than 6 months and have met or exceeded all the requirements placed on us to stage an exciting and safe event. I pay tribute to the Live Events team at Radio 1 and our event organisers SFX who have worked flat out on meticulous preparations. I am very sorry that Love Parade cannot take place."

Radio 1 are now in urgent talks with national and local clubs and DJs to see whether, in the time remaining, a programme of smaller indoor events can be mounted in the city.

Andy Parfitt added ; "We are going to pull out all the stops to offer something to keep faith with our audience in the North East. Love Parade may be dead on the streets of Newcastle but we will make every effort to keep its spirit alive on our airwaves and in local clubs and arenas."

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that has really annoyed me, but stick with radio 1, they will give us fans something to shout about, just a shame newcastle council are such, well there is not a word for them

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yeah it is sad i guess. ppl must be gutted...ie yevat

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M artijn


Johan Gielen Alliance 2002

Loveparade lives on !
The event itself may be cancelled but its still going to happen !
Clubbers across the UK are opposed to Loveparade being cancelled and are going to carry it on anyway.
meets are being organised all over the UK for ppl to still go to newcastle on saturday.

PPL that were not going have now changed their minds and are going to LP to lend support to those that were and are still going.

There will be many mini parties in newcastle with some clubbers still wanting to dance in the streets.
the Message boards on Radio 1 are full of angry determined ppl still wanting to make it happen this saturday.

But if you are thinking of going to Newcastle on Saturday still, DONT go to cause trouble. loveparade is meant to unite ppl in dance not to cause grief and trouble.

Peace

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