they shoulda had it at Ford Field.
On Apr 21, 2005, at 4:14 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:01:27 -0700
From: Ruth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [SoCal-Techno] Berlin Love Parade cancelled.......AGAIN
Organizers pull plug on Berlin's Love Parade dance party
Thu Apr 21,10:44 AM ET Entertainment - AFP
BERLIN (AFP) - Berlin's giant Love Parade techno music dance party has
been
called off for the second year running, but organizers said they were
hoping
to revive it in time for the 2006 soccer World Cup.
After reaching a peak in 1999 with 1.5 million ravers grooving through
the
streets of the German capital, the event gradually ran out of steam
and its
management said it was unable to find enough sponsors to fund the July
event.
Sabine Bremermann of the Love Parade Ltd said plans for the street
party
were now being revamped with the aim of winning fresh backing to stage
it in
the summer of 2006.
"We will do everything we can, in cooperation with the city-state of
Berlin,
industry and the media, to find a way to make a comeback the year of
the
World Cup" in Germany, she said.
Germany is hosting the World Cup from June 9 to July 9 next year.
South Korean electronics giant Samsung recently cancelled as a sponsor
and
the Berlin daily Tagesspiegel reported that Germany's T-Mobile had also
pulled out.
The Love Parade blamed Berlin's ailing economy for the sponsors'
flight but
officials from the city-state government said the organizers had
failed to
change with the times.
After starting small in West Berlin in 1989 the summer before the
Berlin
Wall fell, the party grew with the craze in electronic music and
helped make
Berlin the techno capital of the world.
Spin-offs were launched in Switzerland, Israel, Mexico and the United
States
but Berlin remained the mecca for the world's ravers.
While the organizers used to leave Berlin to pick up the costs of the
parade
by claiming the event was a political demonstration, a court ruled in
2001
that it was a commercial venture and liable for the expenses.
The cancellation comes just days after the legendary dance club Tresor
shut
its doors after 13 years as a fixture of Berlin nightlife.
Ruth Nakada-Agency Director
Underground Sound Artist Mgmt & PR Group
www.ugsoundmgmt.com
310-770-5306 phone
310-861-9061 fax
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