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Summer of 2004: TOTA European Expedition (pg. 14)
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| dEsidEL |
LOVE PARADE HAS BEEN CANCELLED !!! (ATM)
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Organizers announce out for the Love parade The Love parade will not take place according to statement of the organizers in this year. The negotiations with the senate over a however times participation of the city Berlin at the costs of the Raver removal failed. A spokeswoman of the restaurant senator contradicted. It will give a further discussion. REUTERS Dancer on the Love parade (2002) Berlin - a spokeswoman of the Love parade explained on Wednesday that the discussions with the citizen of Berlin senate would have led to no agreement. In the past year a subsidiary of the fair Berlin had transferred the Catering and other services and on a minus of 500.000 euro sitting had remained. The city does not want to carry such a loss any longer. The organizers had argued against the fact that from the Love parade also citizen of Berlin profits the hotel and catering trade. With the past discussions with the senate also the possibility was examined of requiring in the future an admission fee for the Love parade. "Wir however that that is the wrong way, there a Love parade thinks as closed meeting the original idea in the opposite operates wuerde", the supervisors said. Meanwhile a spokeswoman von Wirtschaftssenator Harald wolf (Party of Democratic Socialism) explained, for the senate is not yet final the negotiations. On this Friday there is to be a locking discussion with the Love parade Machern. In the meantime one has this discussion obviously on the today's evening forced. The oppositionals CDU and FDP in Berlin requested the senate to save the Love parade for Berlin. The politico-economic speaker of the CDU, dock Wegner, explained, for Berlin an enormous image damage and substantial income losses were to be feared. The FDP requests the governing mayor Klaus Wowereit (SPD) to make the Love parade the top-priority case and find sponsors. The Greens spokeswoman for town development, Claudia Haemmerling, stressed however, it is not task of the senate, "Spassveranstaltungen too subventionieren". It is not a miracle that "in the years come Jugendveranstaltung" before the from stand. Before 15 years the public dance Spektakel began with approximately 150 techno-fans on the cure prince dam in Berlin. Initiator was at that time Techno DJ Dr. Motte, with civil name Matthias Roeingh, which is still the highest ceremony master of the removal. Within fewer years mauserte itself the Love parade to the largest Raverparty of the world. 1995 became the Ku'damm too closely for the parade, which pulled for the first time in the year after on the road 17 of June by the zoo. More than 750,000 humans danced approximately nine hour long in often daring opening to hammering rhythms behind "Lovetrucks" ago and transformed the capital into a large party zone. 1999 broke the Spektakel with more than 1.5 million participants all records, which "Tanzflaeche" between the Brandenburger gate and the seriousness Reuter place was as large as 36 football fields: about 260,000 square meters. 2001 went meanwhile also to Vienna, Tel Aviv and Mexico city exported Techno removal for the first time not as political demonstration for love and tolerance separate as commercial meeting over the stage. 2002 gave it a visitor break-down: Only approximately 700,000 visitors danced with the Love parade. In the past year the Beats and basses tightened only 500,000 Technofans.
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http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/...,295258,00.html
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Press release by Loveparade Berlin GmbH.
No Loveparade Berlin 2004
Berlin, April 14 2004
We are terribly sorry to announce that this year's Loveparade will not be celebrated. Due to a lack of financial resources - and only three months remaining to get this straight - there is no other way but to cancel Loveparade Berlin 2004.
Ever since the Loveparade lost its status as a demonstration in 2001, constant financial losses were the case. Until 2002, these losses were paid for with our own savings. The main reason for these losses were the high production costs, which resulted from its new status as a regular event. These additional costs added up to more than 900,000_.
The general business situation remaining over the last years has not only affected Loveparade itself, but also a great many of our partners (in the advertising, TV, and record industries), which added to our bad financial situation.
In 2003 it was the support of Messe Berlin who helped out with the necessary budget. Nevertheless, this year's conferences with the Berliner Senat and the Messegesellschaft did NOT end with a financial solution for the Loveparade even though we had tried to cut all possible costs.
Furthermore we thought about financing the event with tickets, but we eventually came up with the decision that this would be the wrong thing to do: It would turn the initial ideas of Loveparade as an "event open to anyone" upside down.
We are planning to meet in the near future in order to discuss our next steps and the conditions which could make future Loveparades possible.
After the third Loveparade Mexico City took place in March (with round about 250,000 visitors), the FIRST San Francisico Loveparade is due on September 25. Furthermore, Tel Aviv will celebrate its sixth Loveparade on August 27.
Figures:
Estimated number of visitors over the last years
2001: 1.000.000
2002: 750.000
2003: 750.000
Production cost at the time Loveparade was still an official demonstration (2000): 301.700 Euro
Production cost of Loveparade as regular event (2003): 1.225.000 Euro
Business Figures on Loveparade:
The only reliable study on this topic was done by FfH. They found out that the 500,000 visitors of Loveparade 2000 spent some 50 Mio. _ in Berlin. This amount of money can be considered an additional profit. The study bases these figures on the the assumption that each visitor (only those who don't live in Berlin) spent circa 125 _, 23% of which were spent on luxury items, 21% on "Shopping", 18% on Clubs, Museums, etc., and 10,2 % for accomodation. At this point the parade was free of charge for visitors.
Get more info at:
Loveparade Berlin GmbH
Friedrichstrasse 119, D 10117 Berlin
Fon +49. 30. 3088 12 0
Fax +49. 30. 3088 12 55
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http://www.loveparade.net/portal/loveparad...news_index.html
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| Crazy Serb |
That's just GAY!
But hey... whatchu gonna do, sh1t happens. |
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| Endlesswave |
| Meh, I doubt it'll be cancelled 100%...I'm sure someone will come through with backing... |
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| dEsidEL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Endlesswave
Meh, I doubt it'll be cancelled 100%...I'm sure someone will come through with backing... |
RJ !! :toothless
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| krazyklubber |
thats just not right:mad: i was looking forward to this for a very long time. but is love from above still goin on???:conf:
hopefully they will get the funding somehow, i have faith just as much as i do with the leafs:nervous: lol |
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| Pettiscool |
Sensation White 03-07-2004
- Brian S
- Sander Kleinenberg
- Benjamin Bates
- Megamix
- Paul van Dyk
- Erick Morillo
- Joost van Bellen |
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by dEsidEL
RJ !! :toothless
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lol;) |
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| rabbitjoker |
GODSKITCHEN ARENA - Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Judge Jules, Mauro Picotto, Tall Paul, Fergie, Gabriel & Dresden, Mike Live, John 00 Fleming, John O' Bir, Petrae Foy.
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Ok, that is silly...
The only guy missing is Tijs. But still - uber silly.
"(GK Arena) I hear you call my name, and it feels like home..." |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by dEsidEL
RJ !! |
Dood. It's not worth pissing money on a plane ticket to Berlin in early July and then England in late July and not know for sure (until it is too late and then airfare is uber-expensive).
For me - GKGG it is. Love Parade - get your together for next year and we'll see. |
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| swisstoni |
| i have been to both GKGG and love parade and if you can do both, do. global gathering is a bit of a bitch to get to from wherever you might be staying. the line-up is always good but i reckon the atmosphere was a bit better at love from above. plus love parade weekend is spread over 2 days and far far cheaper. (rabbitjoker, there is always a huge number of uktas going to this every year so we'll hopefully arrange a meet with you lot :) ) |
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| krazyklubber |
| has anyone heard anything about love parade lately since the news release??? |
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