Love Parade

Techno’s great street parade, from 150 ravers on the Kurfürstendamm in 1989 to a million-and-a-half under the Siegessäule and the Ruhr years that followed. Dr. Motte’s "political demonstration for peace, joy and pancakes" became the largest celebration of electronic music on Earth, its floats, its mottos, its crowds and its sound, until the 2010 Duisburg tragedy ended it. Told thematically, and carried on by Rave the Planet.

A chronological documentary of 670 moments spanning 1989–2026 on Loreline.

Curated by Olivier · last updated 2026-08-22

Eras

Kurfürstendamm, The first years, when it fitted on one street. Dr. Motte's 1989 demonstration with 150 people and one van, registered as a political protest so the city had to allow it, and the Ku'damm parades that grew to tens of thousands before Berlin ran out of room for them.
Siegessäule, The Tiergarten years, when it became the biggest thing in Berlin. The Straße des 17. Juni closed end to end, the Victory Column at the centre of it, and crowds counted in the high hundreds of thousands under the trees.
Anthems, One record a year, and the motto it carried. From 1989's founding slogan through 'One World One Future', 'Music Is the Key' and 'Access Peace', the official hymns, the mottos printed on the plates, and the argument each year about what the parade was actually for.
Ravers, The people who came. Costumes and body paint and whistles, the crowd photography year after year, dancing on lamp posts, and a million strangers in one street behaving remarkably well.
DJ Sets, Who was playing. Westbam, Dr. Motte, Marusha, Sven Väth, Carl Cox, Paul van Dyk, Tiësto, Richie Hawtin and Moby, the sets recorded from the floats and the stages between 1991 and 2010.
DJ Interviews, DJs and organisers talking about it afterwards. The Instant Moments and Instant Rave series, FundRaving, and the people who built the parade describing what it was like from inside.
TV Broadcasts, How the rest of Germany watched. VIVA and MTV, ARD, MDR and WDR, the Offener Kanal Berlin feeds, and the live coverage that turned a street party into a national television event.
Compilations, The records that sold the parade. Official yearly compilations and various-artist releases from 1992 onward, the mix CDs, and the sleeve art that fixed each year's motto in print.
Essen, 2007, the first parade after Berlin. The move to the Ruhr, a route through a city built on coal and steel, and the question of whether it could work anywhere else.
Dortmund, 2008, 'Highway to Love'. A parade on a closed stretch of the B1, well over a million people, and the year the Ruhr experiment looked like it had succeeded.
Duisburg, 24 July 2010. The only route in and out ran through a tunnel and up a ramp; 21 people were crushed to death and more than 500 injured. The emergency response, the memorial and the 38 plates, the ten-year legal process that ended in 2020 without a verdict against most of the accused, and the documentaries that reconstructed how it happened. The Love Parade never took place again.
Rave the Planet, The successor, from 2022. Dr. Motte back at the front, a new parade through Berlin, the campaign that got Berlin techno onto UNESCO's intangible heritage list, and the aftermovies and float crews of the years since.
Documentaries, The parade looked at from outside. Feature documentaries, retrospectives, the UNESCO heritage films and the BEATS & BEYOND talks, the record of what it was and what people decided it meant.

2021-03-09 - INTERVIEW: Instant Moments… with A*S*Y*S. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-03-10 - Instant Moments… with George Perry. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-03-11 - INTERVIEW: Instant Moments… with Ochs & Klick. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-03-13 - Love Parade Berlin 2003 | Retro | Classic | Techno | Rave | Stream. 4 all the techno and loveparade fans in the world, here is the ultimate video stream from berlin' 2003 with additional tracks, selected by dj commaner_loop! enjoy and "love rules"!!!
2021-03-16 - INTERVIEW: Instant Moments… with LYRIC. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-03-18 - INTERVIEW: Instant Moments… with Any Mello. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-03-23 - LYRIC @ Instant Rave #046 w/ Klub Pan. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-03-23 - INTERVIEW: Instant Moments with Johannes Menzel. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-03-24 - INTERVIEW: Instant Moments with Lorenzo Chiabotti. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-03-25 - INTERVIEW: Instant Moments with Jan Fleck. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-03-26 - WHY SUPPORT RAVE THE PLANET? Interview with Aline von Godin from ARTtraktiv Berlin. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-04-22 - WHY SUPPORT RAVE THE PLANET? Interview with Frank Rücker from Hotel Berlin, Berlin. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-04-28 - WHY SUPPORT RAVE THE PLANET? Interview with Ken Ishii from Tokyo, JP. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-05-01 - LOVE PARADE ANTHEMS 1997-2010 (DJ MIX). Love Parade 1997, archival footage.
2021-06-04 - WESTBAM „Zen Mode Kickin“ / Official Music video (Rave The Planet). From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-07-17 - @stellabossi @ FundRaving LIVE 2021 // DJ Set & Interview. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-07-24 - @MarkDekoda @ FundRaving LIVE 2021 // DJ Set & Interview. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-07-29 - @nakadia2008 @ FundRaving LIVE 2021 // DJ Set & Interview. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-07-31 - @klanglos @ FundRaving LIVE 2021 // Interview & DJ Set. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-08-05 - @annclue7264 @ FundRaving LIVE 2021. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-08-13 - NAKADIA „Around The Clock“ / Official Music video (Rave The Planet). From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-08-17 - Interview with Drumcomplex & Rakom // WHY SUPPORT RAVE THE PLANET?. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-11-13 - Technokultur in Berlin // Film zum UNESCO-Antrag für das Immaterielle Kulturerbe. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2021-11-13 - Techno Culture in Berlin // Film on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Application. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2021).
2022-05-09 - Parade FAQ-Day w/ Dr. Motte. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2022).
2022-06-15 - Love Parade Anthems 1997–2010. A mix of the official Love Parade anthems across its peak years, from "Sunshine" to the final Ruhr editions.
2022-07-02 - A*S*Y*S & KAI TRACID „Rave The Planet“ / Official Anthem 2022 (Rave The Planet Parade). From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2022).
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (1 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (14 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (11 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (10 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (2 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (3 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (6 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (9 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (7 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (4 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (5 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (8 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (12 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (13 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (15 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (16 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (17 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (22 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (23 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (25 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (27 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (24 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (18 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (26 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (20 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (29 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - How Berlin’s techno event became a phenomenon - and a disaster (DW). Deutsche Welle’s retrospective on the rise and tragic end of the Love Parade.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (19 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (21 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-07-15 - Love Parade 2022 (28 of 29). Love Parade, 2022, Rave the Planet.
2022-08-27 - Dr. Motte's Opening Speech @ Rave The Planet Parade 2022 (full lengh). From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2022).
2022-10-15 - Artur Wojtczak's Speech @ Rave The Planet Parade 2022. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2022).
2022-10-29 - Monika Jagodda recites Dr. Matthias Pasdzierny's Speech @ Rave The Planet Parade 2022. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2022).
2023-03-08 - Speech of Dr. Sissy Kraus @ Rave The Planet Parade 2022. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2023).
2023-05-28 - #Floars2023: SAVE THE PLANET by @hexenwerkfestival9875, @MijkvanDijk@volumeberlinrecords. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2023).
2023-06-01 - #Floats2023: Die Elmonauten🚛🎶 #ravetheplanet #demonstration #peace #disarmament #musicistheanswer. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2023).
2023-07-03 - „Music Is The Answer“ - Dr. Motte & Jam El Mar (Rave The Planet Anthem 2023). From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2023).
2023-07-04 - 🚨 #SaveTheParade ‼️ Rettet die #RaveThePlanet Parade! Donate 👉 https://gofund.me/804d08ce 🙏🙏🙏. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2023).
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (15 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (17 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (3 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (1 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (8 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (7 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (6 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.

…550 further moments continue the chronology here. Full text archive: /loreline-text/love-parade.md

2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (5 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (10 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (14 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (13 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (11 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (12 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (9 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (2 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (16 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (18 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (4 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (19 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (20 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (21 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (24 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (23 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (22 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-07-15 - The (Tragic) Story of the Love Parade. A retrospective telling of the Love Parade’s full arc, its birth, its glory years, and the 2010 tragedy that ended it.
2023-07-15 - How Techno Was Born: Detroit to Berlin (DW). A documentary on how techno travelled from Detroit to Berlin and back, the musical roots that made the Love Parade possible.
2023-07-15 - Love Parade 2023 (25 of 25). Love Parade, 2023, Rave the Planet.
2023-09-18 - Dr. Motte, Jam El Mar - "Music Is The Answer" (MARK REEVE Remix). From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2023).
2024-01-28 - BEATS & BEYOND #1: FLOAT INSIDERS - Wie organisiert man einen Parade-Float? (25.01.2024). From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2024).
2024-04-23 - BEATS & BEYOND #:2 PARTY vs. PROTEST? Ravekultur, Paraden & Aktivismus (29.02.2024). From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2024).
2024-04-27 - BEATS & BEYOND #3: RAVE & SAVE THE PLANET - Nachhaltigkeit in der Musikindustrie (28.03.2024). From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2024).
2024-07-12 - „Love Is Stronger“ - Dr. Motte, Westbam/ML, Tom Wax (RTP Anthem 2024, Dr. Motte & Tom Wax Short Mix). From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2024).
2024-07-15 - Love Parade 2024 (1 of 12). Love Parade, 2024, Rave the Planet.
2024-07-15 - Love Parade 2024 (12 of 12). Love Parade, 2024, Rave the Planet.
2024-07-15 - Love Parade 2024 (2 of 12). Love Parade, 2024, Rave the Planet.
2024-07-15 - Love Parade 2024 (3 of 12). Love Parade, 2024, Rave the Planet.
2024-07-15 - Love Parade 2024 (4 of 12). Love Parade, 2024, Rave the Planet.
2024-07-15 - Love Parade 2024 (6 of 12). Love Parade, 2024, Rave the Planet.
2024-07-15 - Love Parade 2024 (7 of 12). Love Parade, 2024, Rave the Planet.
2024-07-15 - Love Parade 2024 (8 of 12). Love Parade, 2024, Rave the Planet.
2024-07-15 - Love Parade 2024 (9 of 12). Love Parade, 2024, Rave the Planet.
2024-07-15 - Love Parade 2024 (11 of 12). Love Parade, 2024, Rave the Planet.
2024-07-15 - Love Parade 2024 (5 of 12). Love Parade, 2024, Rave the Planet.
2024-07-15 - Love Parade 2024 (10 of 12). Love Parade, 2024, Rave the Planet.
2024-08-29 - "Love Is Stronger" (Tomasz Guiddo Remix) - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2024).
2025-01-26 - Rave The Planet Parade 2024 - OFFICIAL AFTERMOVIE. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2025).
2025-05-18 - BEATS & BEYOND #5: Rave the Heritage - Techno und Clubkultur als Immaterielles Kulturerbe?!. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2025).
2025-06-26 - "Our Future Is Now" - Dr.Motte & Marc Van Linden (Official Music Video, RTP Anthem 2025). From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2025).
2025-07-17 - BERLIN LOVE PARADE in the mix (1997-2010). Love Parade 1997, archival footage.
2025-07-26 - Rave The Planet Parade 2025 - OFFICIAL AFTERMOVIE. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2025).
2025-08-03 - @DrMotteOfficial's Welcome to Rave The Planet Parade 2025 - OUR FUTURE IS NOW. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2025).
2025-12-27 - INTERVIEW: Mark Reeder - Lost Places, Techno Roots & Berlin’s Untold Rave History. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2025).
2026-02-13 - “NOBODY BUT YOU” - Marc Van Linden & Ewelina Koll (Official Music Video). From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2026).
2026-04-06 - Rethinking Music Education: Rave The Planet at German Music Council Congress 2026. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2026).
2026-06-19 - Rave The Planet 2026 | Float Crew Spotlight: Rave For Peace ☮🕊️ #RaveThePlanet. From the Rave the Planet channel, the revival of the Love Parade spirit in Berlin (2026).

Full text archive: /loreline-text/love-parade.md

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