2 Million £ wasted Radio 1 Love Parade is cancelled

This is how the BBC are wasting your License money, even if the event went ahead - 2 Million is lot of money for one big event.

When I was growing up in the 80s there was the cheap n naff Radio 1 summer roadshow, with a new seaside resort each day with different djs each week on a rota system Peter Powell, Steve Wright, Gary Davies etc and that game identify ten tracks from small snippets.

How times have changed, are these vast amounts on one big weekend event Love Parade justified?

The story: Love Parade

Radio 1 pull Love Parade blame Newcastle City Council

Radio 1 have canceled next Saturday's Love Parade after Newcastle City Council failed to issue a public entertainment licence for the event. The council has been unable to satisfy Northumbria Police about various issues, including transport arrangements and a park and ride scheme. Newcastle City Council spent Friday (July 13) in an emergency meetings with police but failed to resolve the issues by a Radio 1 deadline on 6pm.

At 7.30pm on Friday (July 13) Radio 1 announced they had pulled the event. Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt said: "Although I recognise that extraordinary efforts have been made by the council, I am still very disappointed that they have failed to meet their obligations at this late stage." Radio 1 said they had to impose the 6pm deadline because trucks were due to start moving equipment and building stages for Love Parade on Saturday (July 14). Radio 1 are said to be furious that the event - which is rumored to have cost them more than £2 million - was canceled because the Council couldn't satisfy police safety demands, mainly in respect to providing safe parking for the 250,000 who were expected to attend.

Assistant Chief Constable John Scott, of Northumbria Police, said: "We had made extensive plans to police the event. But providing sufficient park and ride facilities for the visitors was a crucial element of crowd control." Radio 1 said they would still try and do something for Newcastle. Andy Parfitt said: "Love Parade may be dead on the streets of Newcastle but we will make every effort to keep its spirit alive on our airwaves and in local clubs and arenas." The Berlin Love Parade will run this year on July 21 despite attempts by environmental groups to have the event canceled.