LOVE IS STRONGER. From Loveparade to Rave The Planet explores the legacy of Berlin’s Loveparade and the attempt to reimagine its cultural and political spirit for a new era. Combining rare archival footage, private recordings and previously unreleased material from Rave The Planet, the documentary looks back at the origins of Loveparade in the early 1990s, when it began as a political demonstration rooted in the values of peace, love, community, and respect, before growing into a mass event with global influence.
As the parade expanded, internal tensions, rising costs and increasing commercial pressure began to reshape its identity. The film revisits these developments, as well as the tragic events of Duisburg in 2010, which brought the history of Loveparade to a devastating end. Against this backdrop, the documentary follows the long and complex journey toward Rave The Planet, founded in 2020 and first realized in 2022.
Over several years, the film accompanies the people behind the project from the earliest ideas to the final implementation of the parade on Berlin’s streets. It captures the organizational challenges, personal decisions and internal debates involved in building a new event while carrying the weight of a powerful and complicated legacy. At the same time, it highlights how techno culture continues to connect generations and why its original ideals still resonate today.
What remains of an idea after millions of people have experienced it? And what happens when it seems to come to an end—but never truly disappears?
The new ARD documentary “Love Is Stronger – From Love Parade to Rave The Planet“ explores exactly these questions. It tells the story of a movement that began as a political demonstration in 1989, grew into the world’s largest techno parade, fell silent after the tragedy in Duisburg, and has now found new life in a new era.
But this is about more than nostalgia. It’s about responsibility. About remembrance. About techno as culture. And about the role electronic music plays in our society today.
Director Britta Mischer follows the creation of the very first Rave The Planet Parade in 2022, weaving it together with the defining moments of Loveparade – from its early days on Berlin’s Kurfürstendamm, through its rise as a global phenomenon, to its tragic end in Duisburg.
Among those featured are Dr. Motte, Danielle de Picciotto, Westbam, Ellen Dosch-Roeingh, and many other people who helped shape the history of electronic music culture—or continue to shape its future today.
The documentary doesn’t shy away from difficult questions. It explores different perspectives on commercialization, remembrance, responsibility, and whether the original spirit of Loveparade can truly be preserved.
At the same time, the documentary looks ahead. It shows how techno culture has evolved over the years. Care-centered awareness practices, diversity, new collectives, perspectives from FLINTA* communities, cultural responsibility, and the commitment to creating safer spaces for everyone have become an integral part of today’s scene.
Rave The Planet is not a copy of Loveparade. It is the evolution of its original idea: a nonprofit cultural and political demonstration for peace, love, respect, diversity, and the preservation of electronic music culture.
The documentary makes one thing clear: techno has never been shaped only by DJs, promoters, or major events.
It lives through the people who fill the clubs, build collectives, dance at demonstrations, volunteer their time, and reinvent this culture every single day.
”Love Is Stronger – From Love Parade to Rave The Planet“
Now streaming in the ARD Mediathek
Broadcast on rbb television: August 12, 2026, at 10:15 PM (CEST)
Please note:
Due to music licensing restrictions affecting some original Loveparade tracks, the documentary is currently available only in Germany.