LoveParade 2000

53 Floats and 1,3 Million People, the 12. Loveparade is a major success.

The most important news of the year: LOVEPARADE goes international! Proving that we are one global family, ravers also demonstrate this year with the same motto in Leeds (England), Vienna (Austria), Tel Aviv (Israel) and Cape Town (South Africa).

Also, included among the 50 Love Trucks are 8 international wagons representing club culture from around the world at Love Parade Berlin. This is in tune with the parade's "back to the roots" direction: the roots of the club scene from which this important demonstration was born.

All in all, the Loveparade has never before been so accessible to people worldwide- especially via the internet! For the first time loveparade.net's chat lines are open live and direct from the Siegessäule! And on the giant video screens your mobile telephone short messages from all over the world can be seen.

"Techno is a movement and a youth culture, not a fashion happening. With the Loveparade this movement has grown from the club scene to become an open forum. It joins together people from all over the world and lets them celebrate together and have fun. The year 2000 represents the consistency in the further development of this idea which is to create a worldwide network of Loveparades. Carried by this respective community, it is fascinating to be involved and also to see how in other countries the Loveparade's grandiose party experience brings people together."

Enric Nitzsche
Loveparade spokesman

"Back to the roots. In the beginning there was sound. The universe originated from sound. The conch has a spiral form. Blowing into it produces an energizing tone. An archaic sound that is all familiar to us. An early memory of the ancient roots of mankind. Sound is music and music is our means of communication. Music speaks all languages. The hearts of all mankind are reached with music".

Dr. Motte