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2010 · 21 Lives LostElectronic music festival · Duisburg, Germany Lesson 10 of 15
Love Parade (2010): Case Study & Safety Analysis
One tunnel was the only way in - and the only way out. The two crowds met in the middle.
Background & Historical Context
The Love Parade was a famous German electronic-music street festival, a symbol of rave and techno culture that drew well over a million young people. Its free, massive, celebratory nature meant enormous crowds funnelling through a single access point at an industrial site.
Why this incident matters to event managers today:Entrances and exits must be separate. The moment one passage carries people in both directions, you've designed a collision. And remember the density scale: above ~5 people/m² risk climbs fast; near 10/m², the crowd itself becomes lethal even with no panic at all.
Love Parade
Electronic music festival · Duisburg, Germany · 2010
21 lives lost
One tunnel was the only way in - and the only way out. The two crowds met in the middle.
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