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HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEACEFUL RAVERS TO GATHER IN BERLIN FOR RAVE THE PLANET PARADE.

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Under the motto “LOVE IS STRONGER”, the “Rave The Planet Parade” will take place for the third time on August 17, 2024, a major cultural-political demonstration committed to peace and the protection of electronic music culture. This parade, in the tradition of the legendary Berlin Love Parade, brings together people from all over the world to spread a message of community, solidarity and hope.

This year, the parade will once again take place on the eastern half of the “Straße des 17. Juni”. In 2022 and 2023, 300,000 people came together to dance for a better world. Techno and other styles of electronic music were the common language for the rave community.

THE MESSAGE IN 2024: LOVE IS STRONGER

This year’s topic “LOVE IS STRONGER” could hardly be more fitting. It reminds us that love is a powerful and universal force that not only easily overcomes negative emotions, but also national borders and peacefully unites people of different origins, religions and cultures. Once again, Rave The Planet calls for peaceful, inclusive and respectful interaction with each other and with the earth.

An impressive line-up of 30 floats including BamMobil, Docklands/Fusion, MAAYA, Symbiotikka and Verknipt (NL) as well as various acts and DJs will make the now world-renowned parade an extraordinary and unforgettable happening. Among others, APHØTIC, Alle Farben, Bebetta, Cassy Raptor, Dr. Motte, Farrago, Isabelle Beaucamp, Mark Dekoda, Westbam, Simina Grigoriu and Tube & Berger as well as 260 other internationally renowned and up-and-coming artists from the scene will fill the parade with sound from various music trucks, the so-called floats.

For the first time in the young history of the parade, this year’s anthem offers not just one, but two rousing, official versions. The joint studio sessions of Westbam, Dr. Motte and Tom Wax formed the basis for two independent tracks, characterized by the personal style and vision of their creators. Both are united by their love of the electronic music scene and their clear message, as well as their namesake title: “Love is Stronger“.

POLITICAL DEMANDS OF RAVE THE PLANET

Since the founding of the non-profit organization rave the planet gGmbH in 2019 and the first Rave The Planet Parade in 2022, the initiative has been campaigning for the following key political demands:

  1. Legal clarification of assembly laws: dance and music demonstrations as assemblies under Article 8 of the Basic Law.
  2. Protection of techno culture as UNESCO cultural heritage: recognition of its cultural and social achievements.
  3. Equality with other forms of art and culture: Abolition of the separation between serious and popular music.
  4. Protection of clubs and venues: equality with established cultural venues.
  5. Revision of noise protection and building regulations: Promotion of cultural urban development.
  6. Abolition of legal dance bans: Respect and protect diversity.
  7. Introduction of a public holiday for electronic music culture: second Saturday in July as a day of remembrance.
  8. Peace and disarmament: from interpersonal interaction to global measures.

The safety of all participants is our top priority. For this reason, a professional security concept for the assembly area has been developed in close cooperation with the Berlin fire department and the Berlin police, taking into account general conditions and current events.

Stewards and awareness teams will be deployed along the entire route. For coordination purposes, a coordination center will be set up at a central location, where representatives of all operational teams will work face-to-face to coordinate processes together over a short distance. Float security will also be ensured by Rave The Planet security staff, who will be in permanent radio contact with the coordination center.