Technoparade
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A technoparade (taken from the German word "Technoparade") is a parade of vehicles equipped with strong loudspeakers and amplifiers playing electronic dance music. It resembles a carnival parade in some respects, but the vehicles (called lovemobiles) are usually less elaborately decorated. Unlike some carnival parades, a technoparade does not share the tradition of bombarding the spectators with sweets. However, the revellers do occasionally throw confetti (usually larger and more sparkly than that in a carnival parade) and spray foam from the vehicles onto the crowd. Nearly all of the vehicles are converted trucks. In order to power the amplifiers, the trucks are frequently equipped with an additional electrical generator. For safety reasons, horse-drawn floats are never used in technoparades: there would be a danger of horses panicking from the noise and chaos. However, there are occasional human-drawn floats equipped with generators, record players, amplifiers and loudspeakers. Some of the vehicles allow people to ride along, for a fee. For those on the sidelines, or travelling alongside on foot or bicycles, attendance is free.
A technoparade (taken from the German word "Technoparade") is a parade of vehicles equipped with strong loudspeakers and amplifiers playing electronic dance music. It resembles a carnival parade in some respects, but the vehicles (called lovemobiles) are usually less elaborately decorated. Unlike some carnival parades, a technoparade does not share the tradition of bombarding the spectators with sweets. However, the revellers do occasionally throw confetti (usually larger and more sparkly than that in a carnival parade) and spray foam from the vehicles onto the crowd. Nearly all of the vehicles are converted trucks. In order to power the amplifiers, the trucks are frequently equipped with an additional electrical generator. For safety reasons, horse-drawn floats are never used in technoparades: there would be a danger of horses panicking from the noise and chaos. However, there are occasional human-drawn floats equipped with generators, record players, amplifiers and loudspeakers. Some of the vehicles allow people to ride along, for a fee. For those on the sidelines, or travelling alongside on foot or bicycles, attendance is free.
Major events
World's largest
Street Parade, Zürich around 1,000,000 participants annually as of 2018 Love Parade, previously the world's largest with 1.5 million in 1999
Germany
5 big technoparades of the 1990s and early 2000s: Love Parade, Berlin / Ruhr area (1989–2010) Union Move, Munich (1995–2001) Generation Move, Hamburg / Kiel (1995–2007) Reincarnation, Hanover (1995–2006) Vision Parade, Bremen (2002–2006) Parades with a political character: Fuckparade, Berlin (since 1997) Krachparade, Munich (since 2014) Zug der Liebe, Berlin (since 2015) Rave The Planet Parade, Berlin (since 2022) Nachttanzdemos (many cities) Small town or onetime moves: Night Move, Cologne (1994) Future Parade, Brockhagen (1997–2003) Beatparade, Empfingen (since 1998) Numerous others
Switzerland
Street Parade, Zürich (since 1992) Jungle Street Groove/Beat on the Street, Basel (since 1995) Antiparade, Zürich (since 1996) Lake Parade, Geneva (1997–2015; 2017; 2023–) Tanz Dich Frei (Dance yourself free), Bern (2011–2013)
Other
FFWD Heineken Dance Parade, Rotterdam (Netherlands) (1997–2007) Techno Parade, Paris (France) (since 1998) Love Parade, Santiago (Chile) / Tel Aviv (Israel) / Mexico City (Mexico) (2000–2006) Budapest Parade, Budapest (Hungary) (2000–2006) Elektro Parade, Porto (Portugal) (2001–2003) Cityparade, Ghent/Liège/Brussels/Mons/Charleroi (Belgium) (2001–2006) Freedom Parade, Tartu (Estonia) (2002–2009) LovEvolution, San Francisco/Oakland (United States) (2004–2011) , Łódź (Poland) (1997–2002; 2022–)
Gallery
Franconia-Love-Truck 1995.jpg|Franconia-Love-Truck 1995 Image:Technoparade 01.jpg|Paraders dancing in front of the massive speakers carried by the parade trucks at the 2006 Paris Techno Parade. Lake-Parade-2001 ork.ch.jpg|Lake-Parade-2001 Image:Technoparade 03.jpg|The July Column during the 2006 Techno Parade in Paris, France Beat on the Street Basel 003.JPG|Beat on the Street Basel Lake Parade 2007 001.jpg|Lake Parade 2007 LovEvolution 2009 004.jpg|LovEvolution 2009 LovEvolution 2009 001.jpg|LovEvolution 2009 LovEvolution 2009 006.jpg|LovEvolution 2009 File:LovEvolution 2009 005.jpg|LovEvolution 2009
Similar Events
Similar to technoparades, electronic dance events have also been organized using other moving vehicles such as boats and trams. In contrast to technoparades which are characterized by free participation on the street, in this case only the passengers on the vessels or inside the trams are part of the event. An example for a boatparade is the Berlin Beats & Boats event which takes place annually since 2009 and involves up to 14 swimming dancefloors. A regular Housetram event has been organized by Monika Kruse in Munich since 1995.
See also
List of electronic music festivals Teknival Doof Rave
References
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