From the BZ editorial team
For a long time it was unclear whether there would even be a second edition of the “Rave the Planet” techno parade. But after all the quarrels beforehand, there seems to be a happy ending: from 2 p.m., hundreds of thousands will be dancing through Berlin!
On the trail of the legendary Love Parade by Dr. Motte should move the dancing crowd in the Tiergarten on the Straße des 17. Juni between the Brandenburg Gate and the Great Star.
A fixed stage is not planned for the parade registered as a demonstration. In addition to Dr. According to the information, Motte will be playing another 200 DJs. There will also be 25 parade floats. Speeches are also planned. According to the organizers, the parade is intended as a “peace-building measure”.
DJ Motte (62) is the father of the Love Parade, which took place in Berlin until 2006 Photo: picture alliance/dpa
Ambiguities in medical care
In the days before there had been a lot of confusion about the lack of contracts with medical services. According to the organizers, the problems should be solved. On Friday it was finally said that the event would take place.
At the same time, Managing Director Timm Zeiss put the statement into perspective by saying: unless something unexpected comes up.
According to this, a commercial medical service is in charge of operations, and the contracts have been signed. The organizers are thus fulfilling a condition imposed by the assembly authority, which means that the parade can take place. The organizers did not specify the name of the medical service.
However, the considerable costs for the medical service also put the organizers in a difficult financial situation. “Our non-profit GmbH will of course be affected, to a certain extent,” says Zeiss. Until recently, a commercial medical service was unaffordable for the organizers, which is why they started a call for donations.
In the meantime, the amount demanded by a commercial medical service – in the meantime there was talk of 250,000 euros – has also been reduced somewhat, as the organizers announced.
According to their own statements, the organizers had been in talks with the Malteser relief service since March, but a written contract was never concluded. The relief service complained about delays in planning the event on the part of “Rave The Planet” and finally canceled a collaboration in June. The organizers, on the other hand, were certain of the cooperation despite the lack of a contract because of the agreements made.
► The police continue to prepare for an operation. The Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR) is expected to have 140 employees and 55 vehicles on duty, she said on Twitter. About 135 cubic meters of waste were collected during the parade last year.