There is a light in the eyes of the DJs and ravers interviewed when they talk about the underground origins of the Thuringian techno scene in the 1990s in the fifth episode of the ARD documentary series "Techno Haus Deutschland", which is well worth seeing. One hears of disused GDR industrial buildings and warehouses that were still connected to the power grid and could therefore be converted into techno floors without further ado; of endless games of cat and mouse...
2022 was a somewhat special edition for the ZEvent, because its creator, the streamer Zerator, had announced it would be the last under this formula. The charity marathon, which was held on Twitch from September 9 to 11, at the Corum in Montpellier, exceeded all expectations. In just fifty hours, the fifty or so streamers raised more than 10 million euros (10,182,126 to be exact) for four associations focused on ecology: Sea Shepherd, WWF, the League for the Protection of...
scene "Train of Love" - Techno parade moves through Berlin Crowds of people follow the techno parade "Zug der Liebe", which is intended as a demonstration for more social commitment. photo © Annette Riedl/dpa Banging in the capital: Thousands of people dance through Berlin to loud techno beats. Accompanied by 13 trucks and equipped with colorful banners, they want to draw attention to social clubs in Berlin. "Live and let live" and "Take the streets for love": With colorful banners...
Rhineland-Palatinate Ravers celebrate at the "Nature One" techno festival A woman in a butterfly costume at the "Nature One" techno festival. photo © Thomas Frey/dpa Finally partying and dancing again: around 50,000 visitors came to the techno festival "Nature One" in the Hunsrück. For two years it was quiet on the former US missile station Pydna, now tens of thousands have celebrated four days and nights at the "Nature One" techno festival. At the end of the traditional festival near...
"Rave The Planet" Plans for continuation after Berlin techno spectacle Under the motto "Rave the Planet", techno fans dance to the Berlin Victory Column. Photo: Jörg Carstensen/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH Loveparade founder Dr. Motte again brings hundreds of thousands to the streets of the federal capital - it should not have been the last time. After the giant rave with an estimated 200,000 people at the weekend, the organizers of "Rave The Planet" are considering continuing next year. The planning...
On the way at "Rave the Planet" in Berlin, the continuation of the legendary "Love Parade". Can the old spirit of the nineties be revived? source site
Open detailed view (PHOTO: CHRISTIAN MANG/REUTERS)Tens of thousands gathered in Berlin on Saturday with Loveparade founder Dr. Motte celebrated the new techno extravaganza "Rave The Planet". The police - with around 600 officers on duty along the seven-kilometer route - counted around 20,000 participants two hours after the start.Open detailed view (Photo: IMAGO/rolf kremming/IMAGO/Rolf Kremming)Even cool weather and heavy showers hardly dampened the joy of the music fans, some of whom were soaking wet dancing in the rain.Open detailed view...
techno Loveparade founder Dr. Motte is planning a new rave in Berlin dr Motte brings techno back to Berlin. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH The Love Parade had its best times in the 1990s, ending in the disaster in Duisburg. Now their founder is planning a new rave in Berlin - what's that all about? The Loveparade founder Dr. Motte wants to bring a new techno spectacle to the streets with a music parade on July 9th in Berlin....
He wasn't allowed to drink beer for a long time when he stood on a platform made of the same kind of carrier and heated up the crowd with his music for the first time. Andreas Feichtner from Aßling, more precisely from Obereichhofen, had his first appearance as a DJ at the age of eleven. Around 400 people populated the dance floor back then and were probably amazed at the pimp on the podium. Feichtner is now 19 and calls...
It's 6:12 p.m., and after turning onto Schellingstrasse, the number 153 bus has no choice but to join the "noise parade". There's a decent delay, so the bus driver looks a little helpless, but what should you do if you suddenly find yourself in a demo like this?15 Munich rave collectives got together on Pentecost Saturday to claim their place in the city - or their places. They actually want to be able to use their sound systems in 20...
