With the Love Parade returning to Berlin this year, the people behind the event have decided not to hold the sister event in San Francisco. However a new music event is being launched in the city that hopes to fill that gap in the calendar - the Summer Music Conference, which will take place on 28 and 29 Sep (so not really summer). This will actually be a music industry convention focusing on digital music, although it will be followed on 30 Sep by a Summer Music Conference Festival which will include four stages in the centre of San Fran - so it's that bit that replaces the Love Parade really.
Launching the event, founder Jennifer Manger told CMU: "Our intention is to bring in the most interesting, creative, irresistible presenters and vendors from around the world, giving our target market a chance to learn and share ideas that exists nowhere else. San Francisco is the only city in America that is a hub of both digital music and cutting-edge technology, and is the natural setting to host a next-generation event like this."
More info at http://www.summermusicconference.net, press enquires to [email protected]