Buenos Aires bans EDM festivals
In the wake of the Time Warp tragedy, the Argentine capital will no longer grant permits for dance music festivals until laws designed to tackle drug use are passed
News By IQ | 27 April 2016
The government of Buenos Aires is to cease issuing permits for dance music festivals in the wake of the deaths of five people at the Time Warp festival on 16 April.
Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, the mayor of the Argentine capital, says the measure will remain in place until the city’s legislature has approved a law to prevent drug use at dance music events.
Larreta – a member of the centre-right Republican Proposal party who is facing calls for impeachment from Trotskyist…
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