Travel ♦ 天地遨游 ♦ Reise: Love Parade

Love Parade 2006 Theme Song

I missed the Love parade this year ~~due to insufficient kaki and fund~~ for One of the Mannheim biggest event .Pop in Hafen.

Yet again, Its a must go if anyone will be in Germany in July or August!!

The Love Parade was first celebrated 4 months before the demolition of the Berlin Wall in 1989. It was started by the fresh Berlin Underground under the initiative of Matthias Roeingh aka "Dr. Motte". It was held as a political demonstration for peace and international understanding through music.

Until 1996, the parade was held on the famous Berlin "Kurfürstendamm". Since by then, not only the Kurfürstendamm was overcrowded but the streets and even railway tracks near the Ku'damm, too, the parade moved to the "Straße des 17. Juni" which is near the Tiergarten Park in the center of Berlin by the Brandenburg Gate and provided plenty of space. The center of the parade is the Siegessäule in the middle of the park, and the golden angel atop the column has become a symbol of the parade.

The attendance record :

1997 to 2000 Over a million

2001 800,000

2002,2003 about 600,000

2004,2005 canceled use to funding problem

2006 Record high 1.5 million

2007 no figure out yet

The music played at the events is predominantly electronic dance music: in this case mainly Trance, House, Techno, and Schranz music.

With its water-cooled sound systems on every truck, the parade produces a sound floor of many megawatts. The parade basically lives through those trucks. The trucks usually feature local, or important, clubs and their DJs. It has become a rule that only trucks that have sponsors from a techno related field, such as clubs, labels or stores, are allowed. It costs a lot of money to equip a truck. They are usually open on top and feature dancers. Their box-systems are mounted on the side or the rear. There are two tactics to choose from: Follow a truck that features a style that you like, or have them all pass you so you can see and hear more.

Love Parade is a place where some exhibit and enjoy other people's exhibitionist tendencies. Some attendees enjoy carrying around toys such as pacifiers or facing masks. Often the crowd is imaginative in terms of clothing (or lack thereof) and appearance.

One famous picture from the Love Parade is people sitting and dancing on streetlamps, trees, commercial signs, telephone booths, which gave the event's nickname "the greatest amateur circus on earth". Although it is not allowed, there is probably no better way to see and be seen. However some people used this for special jokes, like hanging up things such as bicycle locks, on trees and poles, but such actions are very rare. The police of Berlin are usually quite tolerant when it comes to people enjoying themselves. There haven't been any major incidents in over twelve years of parade history - except for the high drug use and people passing out due to dehydration or hyperthermia, the number of injuries as well as the number of crimes is extraordinarily low.

Ok.After so many ~~bla bla bla~~ insightful review.Come to my part, as a party goer.

Am I a party animal? Nein , just try to enjoy my life in another way.

Official Logo

Is finished!!

Ok .After getting myself clothes of the day,at about 5pm ,we went down to Tier garten, Where Love parade held. It was a bit late though, because the event started at 3 pm actually.But, who cares ! We were having pre drinking session back in hostel!!

Later we found out that it was a correct move. All outside alcohol are not allow to bring in to the compound. Yes. Security check. Well, Before we were in side, we drank about 1 dozen of beer in about 10 minutes!!. (else we gonna throw it away. You siao?)

hmn..No alcohol from outside allowed (else what the sponsor will earn ?). WHAT the hell is that! yes alcohol.! is a mini vodka. We hide it left right center of everywhere. But not to the extent of you -know -where.

The picture featured a korean girl.gosh.She really CAN drink.

After some booze. Let start the party!

Our friend who watch it from national TV even told us that we are on national TV!!

We were just under the automated moving camera and there was helicopter too! Geil!