What is Love Parade?
[[File:Two women a Tel Aviv love parade 01.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Two women at the Love Parade in [[Tel Aviv]] (2004)]] The '''Love Parade''' was a big [[festival]] centered around [[Techno music]] in [[Germany]]. Trucks with [[loudspeaker]]s and [[disc jockey|deejays]] played loud music and passersby danced to it. The festival began in [[Berlin]] in 1989. It had been held most years in different locations. In 2004 and 2005, there were no Love Parades. The first Love Parade was held with about 150 people in 1989. In 1999, there were about 1.5 million people. In 2007, there were 1.2 million people and in 2008, there were 1.6 million people. The last Love Parade was held in 2010, at which [[Love Parade disaster|21 people were crushed to death]]. == Similar events == The following are similar events in Germany: * [[Union Move]] in [[Munich]] * [[Generation Move]] in [[Hamburg]] or [[Kiel]] * [[Reincarnation (festival)|Reincarnation]] in [[Hanover]] * [[Vision Parade]] in [[Bremen]] * [[Nachttanzdemo]] in [[Frankfurt am Main]] * [[Zug der Liebe]] in [[Berlin]] The following are similar events in other countries: * [[Street Parade]] in [[Zürich City|Zürich]] * [[Lake Parade]] in [[Geneva City|Geneva]] * [[Techno Parade]] in [[Paris]] * [[LovEvolution]] in [[San Francisco]] There are also protest parades, like the [[Fuckparade]] in Berlin, and the ''Antiparade'' in Zürich. {{stub}} [[Category:1989 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:1980s establishments in Germany]] [[Category:2010 disestablishments in Europe]] [[Category:Festivals in Germany]] [[Category:Music festivals in Europe]] [[Category:2010s disestablishments in Germany]]