Union Move

Union Move

Union Move 2000
Genre Electronic dance music
Dates late May and early June
Location(s) Munich, Germany
Years active 1995-2001
Attendance 100,000 (1997)[1]

Union Move was a technoparade that occurred annually in Munich from 1995 to 2001. It was an initiative by Munich event organizers and nightclub owners (Kunstpark Ost, P1, Ultraschall, Parkcafe, Pulverturm, Partysan) to demonstrate against the Munich curfew and excessive police controls. A recurring motto of the parade was "Music is the only drug!". The first Union Move took place on 27 May 1995 and attracted 60,000 people.[2] The 1997 parade drew 100,000 people and involved 16 trucks equipped with sound systems.[3][4] The next three parades attracted between 60,000 and 70,000 people, but in 2001 attendance declined. The parade usually started at Münchner Freiheit square and continued all the way to Odeonsplatz or even further to Marienplatz where the final took place. After the final ravers could board a Housetram and this way continue partying through the city. At night the festival was continued at multiple after-parties in the local nightclubs under the motto Night Move.[5] Currently there are efforts to revive the parade.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dorn, Sebastian. "Munich Union Move: Fans urge a revival of the technoparade" (in German). tz München. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Stefan Wimmer. "Union Move: You techno? Me too!" (in German). Focus Magazin. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Stingl, Harry. "Don't look back in anger: Union Move '98" (in German). ouch!!. Archived from the original on 16 December 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Reuter. "Tens of thousands dance to Munich's Union Move" (in German). Rhein-Zeitung. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Gruban, Patrick. "Review: Munich Union Move" (in German). X-Letter. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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