Street Parade | |
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![]() 16th Street Parade (11 August 2007), Respect | |
Genre | Electronic music |
Begins | 1992 |
Location(s) | Lake Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
Founders | Marek Krynski |
Attendance | 1,000,000+ |
Website | Official website |
The Street Parade is a techno music festival in Zurich, Switzerland. With around one million attendees, it is the world's most attended technoparade. [1] The Street Parade takes place annually on the second Saturday in August. Officially a demonstration for freedom, love and tolerance, the parade proceeds along the northern edge of Lake Zurich.
The first Street Parade (the English name is used in German) took place on 5 September 1992, initiated by student Marek Krynski and was officially called the Demonstration for Love, Peace, Liberty, Generosity and Tolerance (German : Demonstration für Liebe, Frieden, Freiheit, Grosszügigkeit und Toleranz). About 1,000 people took part, dancing behind two motorized floats with sound equipment, DJs and dancers known as Lovemobiles. [2] [3]
Since 1996, the event has been organised by the Verein Street Parade (Street Parade Association). While the Street Parade now has all the characteristics of a popular festival, legally it is still a political demonstration.
Notable events of the Street Parade:
Notable DJs who have participated in Street Parade include: 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, and Tom Novy. [20]
According to the event's official website, "The Street Parade is still a demonstration that calls on everyone to live together in peace and tolerance." [21]
Since 1996, a counter event called 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. [22] [23]
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