dr Moth. is planning a big new edition of the Love Parade under the name “Rave the Planet”. On July 9, 2022, around 25,000 people will dance through the streets of Berlin to the music of 150 artists on a total of 18 music floats.
“Rave the Planet” is intended to be more than just a hedonistic fun event, but also to express political demands. The organizers call for the recognition and preservation of electronic music as a cultural asset. On the site it says:
“Our vision is for techno to be recognized as a cultural form. Berlin’s techno culture, with its peculiarities and peculiarities, is to be protected by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage. Clubs and other venues are preserved and cultural workers are supported so that the culture is preserved and can continue to develop.”
The route of the mobile techno party should lead from Kurfürstendamm, Potsdamer Platz and the Brandenburg Gate in the direction of the Victory Column. dr Motte emphasizes that the organizers want to meticulously adhere to the security concepts agreed with the authorities.
dr Motte founded the Loveparade in Berlin more than 30 years ago. The first parties were still of a manageable size. At the first Love Parade on July 1, 1989, only around 150 people marched down Kurfürstendamm. Later, the Loveparde developed into a mass event with hundreds of thousands of visitors. Most recently, the parade took place at different locations in the Ruhr area, until there was a major accident in Duisburg in 2010 that killed 21 peoplewhich also led to the end of this rave model.