free parties in france this weekend anyone know where the free techno fest in north france on 29th april is? is it different from the paris teknival on may 1st? how do we get there? help!
French / Paris Teknival 2004 i know it ant till may next year but can any 1 help me getting info on it how do i get my rig their and does any 1 have a number or web site for this pls
OCCITEK 2004 South of France Is anyone else going to this 3day free party, 27-29th August 2004 in the South of France near Toulouse? Last year in Larzac, it was the biggest legal one in the country....! Would love to hear from you, I'm flying out on the 26th :)
World: French TEKNIVAL moves to Italy – September 2002 After French crackdown on rave parties, party goers move from France to Italy
By Yahoo News - Thursday September 5 2002
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ROME - After a French crackdown on rave parties, hundreds of young people from France came across the border to Italy Thursday for the start of a huge party on an Alpine meadow.
The Italian news agency ANSA, reporting from the Italian town of Cuneo, a few kilometers (miles) from the border with France, said participants had originally planned to hold four days of partying in their homeland but had to make other plans after the French crackdown of the last few months.
ANSA reported that French authorities closed the road that leads to the border-crossing point in hopes of discouraging the flow of young people to the event.
By early afternoon, dozens of tents sprung up on the grassy meadow not far from customs offices on the Italian side of the border, ANSA said.
On Wednesday, France's interior minister offered to hold talks with organizers of techno dance parties, as the south of France braced for a huge rave to be held at a secret location in defiance of the law.
Last year, the four-day festa drew 10,000 people to southern France.
France has passed laws to give authorities more control over rave parties in response to several deaths and accidents.
In May, the government adopted a measure requiring a one-month notice for any event with more than 250 participants, amplified music and a high level of risk to participants.
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World: French Interior Minister offers to talk with TEKNIVAL organisers – Sept. 2000 Interior Minister offers to talk with ravers ahead of big bash at secret site
By Yahoo News - Thursday September 5 2002
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PARIS - France's Interior Minister offered on Wednesday to hold talks with organizers of techno dance parties, as the south of France braced for a massive rave to be held at a secret location — in defiance of the law.
"The minister ... is ready to meet organizers of techno events who show they respect the security requirements that are essential for participants and the environment," said Nicolas Sarkozy in a statement.
The unusual offer came as police were placed on alert in southern France ahead of "Teknival," an annual four-day rave party which drew 10,000 people last year. It was to start late Wednesday and run through Sunday. The exact location has not been disclosed, but several techno Web sites said it was being held somewhere in southern France.
One police officer in Lyon, asking not to be named, said police searching for the party location were going to be on a veritable "treasure hunt."
Rave parties have been held in farmers' fields or in old depots. But increasing restrictions mean that rave partygoers often end up moving from place to place.
France has passed laws to give authorities more control over rave parties in response to several deaths and accidents. In October, lawmakers adopted a measure requiring rave organizers to give local authorities advance notice of parties.
In May, the government adopted a second, stricter measure requiring a one-month notice for any event with more than 250 participants, amplified music and a high level of risk to participants — rave parties.
Police can confiscate musical equipment if rules are not followed and organizers can face charges.
All that angered organizers of this year's edition of "Teknival," who feel ravers have an undeservedly bad image. They decided to circumvent the law by refusing to notify officials of their party — which they said was being preceded by a go-slow protest movement along major highways in southeast France.
"They want it to be known that there's a large free party movement that's not just about taking drugs," said Tommy Vaudecrane, one of the directors of Technopol, an organization that promotes electronic music. "It's a music and culture movement as well."
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