A new petition has emerged asking for the ban of âwoo-wooingâ at house music shows, EDM.com reports.
The petition, titled âStop ‘Woo-Woo’-ing When DJs Play House Musicâ, was created by John Jones who somewhat jokingly posed the idea.
A new political campaign group in Ibiza, Podemos, are calling on the government to ban all beach clubs and so-called âhotel discosâ on the island. The action group argue that these nighttime spots have become a âserious inconvenienceâ for those living on the island, as music can be heard âfor milesâ.
It seemed like society was taking a better approach to the pandemic, although it was sad to report that Berlin dance clubs must close until December 8. The decision was made by the Senate of Berlin due to high Covid-19 infections rates.Â
Airbnb is making bold moves as it announced it is now issuing a ban on house parties through its global network, as well as limiting the number of guests allowed to stay at any given property.
Good news for Kraftwerk and electronic music fans in Buenos Aires: a court has reversed the decision to ban this month’s 3D show by the German dance music outfit.
Despite an initial approval, last week city officials decided to ban a Kraftwerk show planned for November 23rd at the Luna Park Stadium, referencing the much broader ban on electronic music festivals enacted by a local court following five deaths at Time Warp Argentina this past April. When the Kraftwerk show was denied permits, city representatives reasoned that while it was not a dance music festival per se, it was regarded as one as the music used “synthesizers or samplers [are] their primary instrument.”
Argentine news outlet ClarĂn has now reported that a Buenos Aires court reversed the decision allowing for the show to go on. Judge Lisandro Fastman made another important statement, asking for a revision of the original ban on large electronic music festivals so that the language is clearer and much narrower. At the moment it’s not clear what specific changes will be made to the original ban, although the Kraftwerk show will go ahead as planned.
Last year Buenos Aires’ electronic music scene was hit hard following six deaths at Time Warp Argentina.
The city’s Mayor decided to take matters in his own hand by banning all electronic music festivals and shows in the Argentinian capital rather than addressing the issues that were pertinent to the specific tragedy at hand. While this was an unfortunate repercussion at the time, the likes of which we have since seen plague other parts of the world with the highest-profile case involving fabric in London, it appears that the fallout from the incident is far from over.
Buenos Airesâ extant ban on electronic music shows could now cause Kraftwerkâs forthcoming concert in the city to get canceled. Despite the show’s promoters, Move Concerts, arguing that a Kraftwerk performance should be considered to be different than the type of event put on by Time Warp, it appears that they could truly be forced to cancel the gig.
According to local newspaper Clarin, Concerts released a statement saying, “They use synthesizers but the proposal has another format: a concert for all age groups lasting one-hour-and-a-half to two hours; and soft drinks are offered. There will also be no alcoholic drinks served.â
Move Concerts were reportedly given permission to begin selling tickets back in July, and have so far sold roughly 70 percent of allotted spots for the 3D audiovisual show scheduled at Luna Park Stadium on November 23.
Sadly, two weeks ago the Government Control Agency (AGC)Â informed the promoters that the show would need to be canceled, “After Time Warp, Judge Lisandro Fastman’s court ruling prohibited all electronic music festivals. Because of that, and despite the fact that they presented their paperwork with the required 30 days notice, we cannot authorize the permit.”
Move Concerts have appealed the decision and are currently waiting to hear back.
Time Warp Argentina 2015. Photo by Margarita Fracman
On April 15th, reports began to arise that people had died following drug usage at Time Warp in Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to the reports, several other people had been rushed to the hospital as a result of complications caused by both drug overdose and festival conditions that included over-crowding and lack of easy access to water or other means of hydration.
Today the The Guardian reports that Buenos Aires mayor, Horacio Rodriguez Larreta, has put a temporary ban on all major electronic music festivals until new city legislature is passed to combat drug usage at these events.
Five people have already been arrested following the events of that fateful weekend, where attendees reported being offered designer drugs including ecstasy pills, doses of LSD, marijuana, poppers and cocaine as well as suffering from lack of ventilation and an oversold festival that meant hour-long lines for water. Due to the incidents on the first day of the festival the second night was promptly canceled.
Time Warp issued the following statement via Facebook on the 21st of April. No further statement has been released since:
“We are dismayed and deeply saddened by the death of five young people at Time Warp Buenos Aires. Our thoughts are with the relatives of the deceased and the five visitors who are still under medical treatment. We pray for their quick recovery.
The German Time Warp companies, “Planwerk Events GmbH & Co KGâ and “cosmopop GmbHâ, were not in any way involved in the local organization and planning of the festival. We are listening to your complaints. At the moment we are trying to get a clear picture.
The organizer of the event will refund the money for the second day, corresponding to the value of your ticket. Please email info@multiticket.com.ar to obtain your refund.
We will keep you updated.”
