I read something about this on the front page of a newspaper in Rosenheim yesterday. I just had a look through google news and couldn't find anything definitive.
Anyone know anything about it?
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Love Parade to move to Munich
An idea for the 2004 event that never happened
The greens are all for it, the CSU think it might frighten the cows in Oberammergau, or something as they say it should be held outside the city centre.
If the Love Parade does go bust in Berlin and it come to Munich it COULD bring a lot of money in or be a total financial drain.
Munich is already pretty busy in the summer anyway, do we really need another big event?
If the Love Parade does go bust in Berlin and it come to Munich it COULD bring a lot of money in or be a total financial drain.
Munich is already pretty busy in the summer anyway, do we really need another big event?
Somebody told me about this 'Loveparade in Munich' thing just yesterday. Apparently Dr. Motte cancelled the Berlin Loveparade for this summer because he didn't get enough support from the city of Berlin (ever year there's been loads of hearings and stuff like that before he got the license anyway...) and besides there have been only 500.000 poeple attending the event last summer - which is nothing compared to the years before.
In my oppinion if the Loveparade would take place in Munich this summer, Munich wouldn't get anything out of it, cause the whole event isn't anymore what it's been 8 or 10 years ago and it probably would attract even less people than last year...
...and I would be happy as well if all those awful 'pseudo ravers' stayed away from Munich
In my oppinion if the Loveparade would take place in Munich this summer, Munich wouldn't get anything out of it, cause the whole event isn't anymore what it's been 8 or 10 years ago and it probably would attract even less people than last year...
...and I would be happy as well if all those awful 'pseudo ravers' stayed away from Munich
Would the love parade be an extension to munichs abismal pride parade??
Poots
Poots
Frankfurt and Stuttgart are also interested in running it apparently, think that Munich would only be interested to piss the CSU off. It would fit Frankfurt best I think but it still ain't wot it used to be...same thing happened this time last year though, Motte said it was all off then it still happened (with half the attendance).
Katrina
Katrina
I don't really think Munich is the place. What will the bavarians think about a load of crazy ravers flooding their city. It's wrong all wrong. Stuttgart would be much better.
Or just call an end to the whole thing. I hear it is nothing like it was, in a bad way.
Or just call an end to the whole thing. I hear it is nothing like it was, in a bad way.
Yeah, in the Abendzeitung at the weekend they had a "Pro" and "Contra" column.
The Contra guy was saying it was like Munich trying to grab the ashes of a dying fire as the even was on its way out.
@ Pootle, you are right. Pride (or CSD as the Germans call it) is pretty shite in Munich tbh. I went last time for the 1st time in years last year and lasted only as long as I could swig the €2,49 bottle of prosecco I picked up in Plus!
I just ain't gonna pay € 4 for a 0,4l beer to put even MORE money into the pockets of the gay publicans.
I don't even go for the "political" demonstration ther message of which seems to be:
"be a good German poof and put your faith in the Greens and the SPD and pretend we are "all in it together" and having a wonderful middle class man left-footer lifestyle in designer Glockenbachviertel and let's shovel more money into the pockets of the above mentioned publicans".
But it might be better this year due to the gay Euro Games in July; I know the party in the Rathaus is gonna be bigger this year.
But having slagged off Munich, at least you can go and see the shows for free, £ 10-20 to get into Hyde park on the day in London!
The Contra guy was saying it was like Munich trying to grab the ashes of a dying fire as the even was on its way out.
@ Pootle, you are right. Pride (or CSD as the Germans call it) is pretty shite in Munich tbh. I went last time for the 1st time in years last year and lasted only as long as I could swig the €2,49 bottle of prosecco I picked up in Plus!
I just ain't gonna pay € 4 for a 0,4l beer to put even MORE money into the pockets of the gay publicans.
I don't even go for the "political" demonstration ther message of which seems to be:
"be a good German poof and put your faith in the Greens and the SPD and pretend we are "all in it together" and having a wonderful middle class man left-footer lifestyle in designer Glockenbachviertel and let's shovel more money into the pockets of the above mentioned publicans".
But it might be better this year due to the gay Euro Games in July; I know the party in the Rathaus is gonna be bigger this year.
But having slagged off Munich, at least you can go and see the shows for free, £ 10-20 to get into Hyde park on the day in London!
Just in case anyone really gives a
http://www.loveparade.de/
http://www.loveparade.de/
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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.
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.
There was something on German radio 6 months ago about cancelling it, the Berliners were getting niffed about all the peeing in the Tiergarten
nowt but a bunch of drugged up fagots anyroad
You're not alone there Yamyam
One thing I never understood about the Love Parade: Watch it on the TV in Britain and you see it as a big gay event. Watch it in Germany on the TV and it's mainly a heterosexual event.
So what is it actually?
So what is it actually?
From what I've gathered, half of Berlin hated the Love Parade, the other Half loved it.
It's the one event that breaks all of Berlin's own noise laws, or so I'm told. As for it being a gay holiday, I just heard the name and pretty much had to agree. The Berliners disagree though, but not completely.
And who complains about peeing in the TierGarden? These people pee on the street when you're not looking. (I've seen this about 5 times in the past few months...then again, that's the same ratio as I saw it in NY, though that's not saying much either.)
It's the one event that breaks all of Berlin's own noise laws, or so I'm told. As for it being a gay holiday, I just heard the name and pretty much had to agree. The Berliners disagree though, but not completely.
And who complains about peeing in the TierGarden? These people pee on the street when you're not looking. (I've seen this about 5 times in the past few months...then again, that's the same ratio as I saw it in NY, though that's not saying much either.)
@steve ...
it's carneval (Fasching) for gay men and scantily dressed women ... and it was in the summer , instead of February ... I used to enjoy watching it on telly ... for the culture , of course ...
it's carneval (Fasching) for gay men and scantily dressed women ... and it was in the summer , instead of February ... I used to enjoy watching it on telly ... for the culture , of course ...
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