Ruhr in Love

Ruhr in Love or Ruhr-in-Love is an annual family festival of the electronic music scene in Oberhausen, Germany, where it has been held since June 2003. It is a one-day open-air festival at which more than 35 "colourful and imaginatively designed floors" are presented by clubs, event organisers, record labels, booking agencies, radio stations, magazines etc. The focal point is the Mixery-Stage featuring international headliners.[1]

Ruhr in Love
Ruhr in Love 2007
GenreElectronic music
DatesJune
Location(s)Oberhausen, Germany
Years active2003-present
Founded byI-Motion GmbH
Attendance46,000+
WebsiteOfficial site

The festival is put on by I-Motion GmbH, now a part of SFX Entertainment.[2] Every kind of electronic music is represented.[3] There is an official indoor after-party called Mega-Love Invasion.[4] The 2014 event drew 46,000 people despite rain; there were a record 400 DJs.[5][6][7]

Since 2003 Ruhr-in-Love is supported by eve&rave Münster e.V. with drug-information-desks.

Years
East & Young 2015
Dates DJs of the Mainfloors[8] Artists Attendees
28 June 2003 DJ Tomcraft, Tom Novy, Adam Beyer, Afrika Islam, DJ Hooligan Nordsternpark Gelsenkirchen
169 DJs and live acts		 17,000
26 June 2004 Chris Liebing, The Advent, Adam Beyer, DJ Tomcraft, Tom Novy, Moguai, Marc Vision Umzug in den Olga-Park Oberhausen
229 DJs and live acts		 20,000
25 June 2005 Chris Liebing, Michael Paul, Phil Fuldner, Moguai, Hardfloor, Dave Clarke 292 DJs and live acts 20,000
24 June 2006 Chris Liebing, Bad Boy Bill, Tom Novy, Anthony Rother, Martin Heyder, Frank Sonic 300 DJs and live acts 23,000
30 June 2007 Chris Liebing, Ante Perry, Felix Kröcher, Moguai, Anthony Rother, Dave Seaman 300 DJs and live acts 26,000
28, June 2008 Chris Liebing, Rank1, Joel Mull, Felix Kröcher, Moonbootica, Phil Fuldner, Martin Heyder 300 DJs and live acts 29,000
27 June 2009 Chris Liebing, Simon Patterson, Moguai, Tom Novy, Felix Kröcher, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Andre Hommen 300 DJs and live acts 41,000
26 Juni 2010 Falko Niestolik, Erman Erim, Menno de Jong, Tocadisco, Tom Novy, Felix Kröcher, Sven Wittekind 300 DJs and live acts 40,000
25 Juni 2011 Woody van Eyden, Einmusik, Turntablerocker, Tube & Berger, Marco V, Cyberpunkers, Felix Kröcher 300 DJs and live acts 40,000
30 June 2012
"Das Zehnte Fest"		 Len Faki, Dennis Sheperd, Ian Carey, Klaudia Gawlas, Tom Novy, Moguai, Laserkraft 3D 300 DJs and live acts 44,000
29 June 2013 Klaudia Gawlas, ATB, Phil Fuldner, Ante Perry, Moguai, Felix Kröcher, Oliver Schories, Stefan Dabruck 46,000
5 July 2014 2Elements, Robin Schulz, AKA AKA feat. Thalstroem, Danny Avila, DBN, Klaudia Gawlas, TorstenKanzler 400 DJs and live acts 46,000
27 June 2015 East & Young, DBN, AKA AKA feat. Thalstroem, Oliver Heldens, Gestört aber GeiL, Felix Kröcher, Klaudia Gawlas 400 DJs and live acts 48,000

See also

References
  1. Official site
  2. "SFX Entertainment Acquires i-Motion, Germany’s Largest Electronic Music Promoter: Nature One, Mayday and Ruhr-in-Love brands join SFX event & festival portfolio", press release, Business Wire, 19 November 2013.
  3. "Ruhr in Love", Ruhr-Guide, 5 April 2011 (in German)
  4. "Mega Love Invasion 2014 - Ruhr In Love - Aftershowparty in der Turbinenhalle Oberhausen!", TechnoBase.FM (in German), retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. Dirk Hein, "Feuchte Gartenparty - 46.000 Raver trotzen dem Regen bei Ruhr in Love", Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, 6 July 2014 (in German)
  6. Marc Reuther, "Ruhr-in-Love 'Das elektronische Familienfest'", Tonight, Rheinische Post (photos)
  7. Deutsche Presse-Agentur, "Drogen: 22 Festnahmen und 400 Anzeigen bei 'Ruhr-in-Love'", Ruhr-Nachrichten, 6 July 2014 (in German)
  8. Review des Festivals Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine (German)
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