Calling all techno followers: Rave the Planet Berlin 2022 was an absolute hit – and the 2023 version guarantees to be even larger, higher and wilder than final 12 months’s extravaganza.
Final July, Berlin get together folks lastly acquired the occasion they’d been ready for greater than a decade: after a 12-year hiatus, the legendary Love Parade returned underneath the identify “Rave the Planet.” Over 200,000 partygoers took to the town’s streets to have fun “peace, pleasure and pancakes.” The spirit of the Love Parade had returned, with a recent spin.
The occasion was crammed with music, drinks and an general unimaginable environment, together with a robust advocacy for electronic-music tradition. Highly effective speeches lined such subjects because the standing digital music deserves, the concept of common primary earnings for artists and cultural staff, the abolition of dancing bans and the introduction of a public vacation to have fun digital music. (We’re on board.) In the long run, some 200 DJs from world wide, led by Berlin legend Dr Motte, performed their greatest tracks on the floats – vans pulling trailers outfitted with turntables and audio system – that made their manner throughout the town.
Since final 12 months’s Rave the Planet was such a smash, the occasion will return on July 8, 2023 with a brand new lineup of artists, 1000’s of techno followers and limitless quantities of constructive vitality. All of which is positively price planning a visit to Berlin for this summer time.
What to anticipate at Rave the Planet 2023
With the motto “music is the reply” and a mission to guard and protect electronic-dance-music tradition, its organizers say Rave the Planet is an illustration slightly than a mere music competition. In the most effective spirit of techno music, the occasion shall be open and free for everybody, no matter nationality, faith, gender, social background or different traits.
The parade will start at 2pm on July 8 on the Uhlandstraße U-Bahn station, then wind its manner via the streets to the enduring Brandenburg Gate earlier than ending round 10pm on the Victory Column (Siegessäule). Whereas the official lineup has but to be launched, the ultimate 18 floats have been confirmed, and at the very least 200 DJs – together with Alan Oldham (aka DJ T-1000), Richie Blacker and Kaiserdisco – will carry out all through the day. Speeches will even be delivered from numerous floats all through the occasion, and the organizers count on round 300,000 folks whole to take part within the parade.
When and the place to see the Rave the Planet parade this 12 months
Though the official stops, speeches, and lineup haven’t but been launched, the parade timings are anticipated to stay the identical as final 12 months, as follows:
- 2pm Uhlandstraße
- 3pm Breitscheidplatz
- 4pm Wittenbergplatz
- 5pm Nollendorfplatz
- 6pm Potsdamer Straße
- 7pm Schöneberger Ufer
- 8pm Potsdamer Platz
- 9pm Brandenburger Tor
- 10pm Victory Column
Whether or not you’re sporting glitter shorts, steampunk goggles or fluorescent jumpsuits, you may come as you want and arrive or depart everytime you need. Since Rave the Planet is a nonprofit occasion, you may as well make a donation to assist the trigger.
Those that need to contribute a bit extra can be a part of the “eco workforce” on July 9 for a clean-up day – a terrific success from 2022 that the organizers will reprise this 12 months. Enroll on the official volunteer platform of Rave the Planet to be part of it.
Issues to remember when attending Rave the Planet 2023
In the event you’re visiting Berlin for Rave the Planet 2023, we advocate arriving early to the occasion to have sufficient time to discover and select which music float you’d wish to observe. The Rave the Planet Twitter account is a good useful resource for locating the newest updates on the parade. Every float will play a special sub-genre of digital music, so you may both analysis upfront which float you’d wish to observe or be a part of the vibe that appeals to you on the spot.
Needless to say lots of of 1000’s of persons are anticipated to attend, and the parade is consistently on the transfer. It’s a sensible concept to satisfy up with your folks at an U-Bahn station beforehand, as phone-network protection could be patchy in the course of the parade. Going alone? No downside: the environment could be very welcoming, and also you’ll really feel half of a giant group of dancers and ravers.
Since drinks and meals could be tough to acquire whereas on the transfer, it’s a good suggestion to convey a backpack filled with drinks and snacks. Though there are lots of späti comfort shops, supermarkets and meals stands alongside the parade route, strains could be lengthy; having your individual provides shall be helpful. In the event you arrive late, examine when the speeches will happen, take the metro to the closest U-Bahn station – then observe the music.
Although Rave the Planet will finish at 10pm, you shouldn’t fear: after-parties will happen throughout the Siegesäule, in addition to in Berlin’s well-known golf equipment. See what’s occurring on the metropolis’s iconic techno golf equipment, like Salon zur wilden Renate, Tresor or Sisyphos – or attend one of many official after-parties produced by the Rave the Planet workforce.
