Street Parade
| Street Parade | |
|---|---|
 Street Parade number 16, 11 August 2007, Respect | |
| Genre | Electronic music |
| Location(s) | Lake Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland |
| Years active | 1992-present |
| Founders | Marek Krynski |
| Attendance | 1,000,000+ |
| Website | Official website |
The Street Parade is the most attended technoparade in the world,[1] since the end of Love Parade 2010. It takes place in Zurich, Switzerland, and is the largest annual event in the city. Officially a demonstration for freedom, love and tolerance attended by up to one million people, it proceeds along the side of Lake Zurich on the second Saturday of August.
The first Street Parade (the English name is used in German) took place on 5 September 1992, initiated by student Marek Krynski and officially called the Demonstration for Love, Peace, Liberty, Generosity and Tolerance (German: Demonstration für Liebe, Frieden, Freiheit, Grosszügigkeit und Toleranz). About 1,000 took part in dancing behind two Lovemobiles.[2][3]
Organisation
[edit]Since 1996, the event has been organised by the Verein Street Parade (Street Parade Association). The Street Parade has all the character of a popular festival; however, legally, it is still a political demonstration. This frees the organisation of security costs, among all else that the city takes under its charge.[citation needed]
Notable DJs
[edit]Carl Cox, David Morales, Sven Väth, Chris Liebing, Loco Dice, Michel von Tell, DJ Energy, Felix Kröcher, DJ Hell, Mind Against, DJ Antoine, Dr. Motte, Steve Lawler, Tom Novy.[4]
Political aspects
[edit]According to the official website, "The Street Parade is still a demonstration that calls on everyone to live together in peace and tolerance."[5]
Alternatives
[edit]Since 1996, the counterparade Antiparade takes place in Zurich on the same day as the Street Parade to provide an alternative to it. Similar to the Fuckparade in Berlin, the goal of this smaller technoparade is to demonstrate against the increasing commercialisation of club culture.[6][7]
Gallery
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Street Parade number 4, 13 August 2005 - Today is Tomorrow -
Number 9, 9 August 2008 - Friendship -
Number 18, 8 August 2009 - Still Have a Dream -
Number 18, 8 August 2009 - Still Have a Dream -
Number 29, 13 August 2022 -
Number 30, 12 August 2023
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nora (2012-08-20). "The World's Largest Techno Party: Street Parade in Zurich". The Professional Hobo. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ Keystone-SDA/jdp. "Zurich Street Parade makes a roaring comeback". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "Streetparade 13/08/2022 [Event Guide]". www.electronic-festivals.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ Flach, Alex (2016-07-11). "Die 25. Street-Parade". Stadtblog (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ 20 Years Love, Freedom, Tolerance & Respect Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine on streetparade.com, accessed March 2012.
- ^ "The Antiparade – Parade of the Nerds" (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "The Parade of the Orthodox". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 15 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
External links
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