No Rock And Roll Fun

WHERE IS THE LOVE?: Not in Berlin, that's for sure, as this year's Love Parade has been cancelled. The annual traipsing of face-painted luvdup sorts through the streets of the German capital has been struggling for a couple of years - since it was stripped of its status as a political demonstration when, in 2001, Berlin council realised "let's put on jester's caps and go listen to rave music" wasn't actually a political platform (although it's a more plausible one than the UKIP has got). The upshot of that was the Parade organisers became responsible for cleaning up the Parade's own mess and, coupled with falling numbers, the inability to find sponsorship has lead to cancellation. Spin-off Love Parades will still take place in San Francisco (September 25th) and Tel Aviv (August 27th). Yes, that Tel Aviv.