Bass that goes to your stomach. Dancing and cheering crowds. According to the police, around 200,000 people met with Loveparade founder Dr. Motte once again celebrated the techno spectacle “Rave The Planet”. In bright sunshine and more than 30 degrees, many people showed bare skin on the Street of June 17th. Some women wore only a bra above or wore no more than a thong down the waist. Until the very end, the second edition of the Techno Parade was on the brink. Shortly before the start, the fire brigade and police gave their okay. “The city center belongs to the ravers today,” the police tweeted at noon.
dr Motte, whose real name is Matthias Roeingh, welcomed the ravers at the Großer Stern. “Our motto: Music is the answer. Nice to see you!” During the event, Dr. Motte, who celebrates his 63rd birthday on Sunday, about circulatory problems. It is now difficult for him to really be happy about the event, he told the German Press Agency. As the licensing authority, the police had concerns about the security concept. dr Motte and his team trembled to the end about the event. Only 36 hours before the start they were able to find a command of a private medical service, as its spokesman said.
The problem was almost solved thanks to donations received. “We’re still easily 150,000 euros short,” explained Dr. Motte but and called for further donations. Also in view of the catastrophe at the completely overcrowded Loveparade of other organizers in Duisburg in 2010, the lack of contracts with medical services was particularly explosive. In Duisburg, 21 people died and more than 500 were injured.
On Saturday, however, all the requirements were met in Berlin from the point of view of the police and fire brigade. “That made a reasonable impression on us,” said a fire department spokesman. Around 270 people are on site as medical staff, the organizers spoke of 240 helpers. The fire brigade also accompanied the parade with its own forces and coordinated emergency calls, the spokesman said. “With the weather, we expect an increased number of missions anyway,” he explained.
Until the evening, the fire department described the situation as relaxed. “So far, ‘only’ 12 people have had to be transported to hospitals,” the fire department tweeted. The spokesman for the private medical service was satisfied in the evening. So far, the situation has been much calmer than expected.
According to their own statements, the police accompanied the event in the Tiergarten between the Brandenburg Gate and the Great Star with around 1000 officers. “According to our estimate, around 130,000 more or less bobbing people cavort on and next to the 25 floats,” she said on Twitter about three hours after the start of the event. According to a police spokesman, by the evening the number had grown to 200,000 participants.
So far, there have been no significant incidents, the spokesman said. However, emergency services repeatedly encountered people climbing on lanterns. “It just became clear how dangerous it is when a demo participant fell down,” the police tweeted. The woman is being treated by paramedics.
Because of the rush, the train station at the Brandenburg Gate was closed as a precaution, according to the police. The U-Bahn and S-Bahn no longer stopped there, they said. The police later asked on Twitter to only use the entrances south of June 17th. They also had a bizarre request: “Please do not undress.” Participants complained.
Like the legendary Berlin techno parades of the 1990s, the move was registered as a demonstration. In addition to the message that electronic music should be recognized as an intangible cultural heritage and that techno culture should benefit from funding, disarmament is also a key message from the organisers. “We’re about club culture, about techno culture, and techno culture is peaceful,” said spokeswoman Ellen Dosch-Roeingh.
For Berlin’s Senator for Culture, Joe Chialo, a piece of Berlin came home with the Techno Parade. In a blue floral shirt, he could be seen dancing on the organizers’ parade float – and thus tied in with earlier experiences. “I’m someone who took part in the Love Parades here in Berlin back in the 90s, so I can say from my own experience how awesome it is and why it’s really great,” Chialo told Deutsche Presse- Agency. “I’m celebrating properly.”
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