Editing Technoparade (section)

{{Short description|Parade of vehicles playing electronic dance music}}
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|name         =Technoparade
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|title        =  Technoparade
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|image        = [[Image:Technoparade 04.jpg|320px]]
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|caption      = A DJ mixing music and multiple dancers at the Paris Techno Parade. The equipment is onboard the float, which has a large speaker setup for the moving crowd.
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|header1 = General Information
|label2  = Related genres
|data2   =[[Trance music]], [[electronic dance music]], [[Goa trance|goa]], [[dub techno]], [[psychedelic trance]], [[happy hardcore]], etc.
|label3  = Location
|data3   = [[Germany]] (origin)<br />Worldwide
|label4  =Related events
|data4 = [[Music festival]], [[carnival parade]], [[rave]], [[doof]], [[algorave]], [[trance festivals]], [[electronic dance music festivals]], [[teknivals]] 
|label5  = Related topics
|data5   = [[Live electronic music]]
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A '''technoparade''' (taken from the [[German language|German]] word "Technoparade") is a parade of vehicles equipped with strong loudspeakers and amplifiers playing [[electronic dance music]]. It resembles a [[carnival parade]] in some respects, but the vehicles (called [[lovemobile]]s) are usually less elaborately decorated.{{cn|date=October 2023}} Unlike some carnival parades, a technoparade does not share the tradition of bombarding the spectators with sweets.{{cn|date=October 2023}} However, the revellers do occasionally throw [[confetti]] (usually larger and more sparkly than that in a carnival parade) and spray foam from the vehicles onto the crowd.{{cn|date=October 2023}}

Nearly all of the vehicles are converted [[truck]]s.{{cn|date=October 2023}} In order to power the amplifiers, the trucks are frequently equipped with an additional [[electrical generator]].{{cn|date=October 2023}} For safety reasons, horse-drawn floats are never used in technoparades: there would be a danger of horses panicking from the noise and chaos.{{cn|date=October 2023}} However, there are occasional human-drawn floats equipped with generators, record players, amplifiers and loudspeakers.{{cn|date=October 2023}} Some of the vehicles allow people to ride along, for a fee.{{cn|date=October 2023}} For those on the sidelines, or travelling alongside on foot or bicycles, attendance is free.{{cn|date=October 2023}}