Last night in Bierset, near Liège, it was the bass sounds from a rave party that woke up the locals, not the bells. This is not the first occurrence of such events, as the police have already intervened multiple times. The rave took place in an abandoned hangar near Liège airport that belongs to the Walloon airport company, SOWAER. Even though there are not many houses in close proximity, the sound was heard in neighboring districts. The rave had approximately 2000 participants from France and the Hainauts since it started last night and was scheduled to go until Monday evening. The party is self-managed with prevention stands, but the noise and waste have annoyed local residents. The police have been notified, but they claim to be understaffed. Negotiations with the organizers to stop the party have resulted in the music being turned down for site cleanup and a tolerated presence until tomorrow.
It was not the bells that woke up the inhabitants of Bierset (in the municipalities of Grace-Hollogne and Awans), near Liège, last night; but the bass sounds emitted by a rave party.
This type of event is not a first since the police have already intervened several times in recent years for parties at this place. Rallies also reportedly took place last weekend.
It is an abandoned hangar, near Liège airport, a former army building, which now belongs to SOWAER, the Walloon airport company. There are few houses very close but the sound seems to reach the neighboring districts.
About 2000 people participate in this rave, which has been going on since last night. The equipment was installed around midnight and the revelers arrived at 3 am “It’s scheduled until Monday eveningconfirms a participant from Tournai, but maybe the police will stop first.“Many French people from the North and from the Hainauts are present on the Liège site.
“It was greatsays one participant, and there, we’re going to sleep a little in the car“. The party is self-managed by the participants, with prevention stands: “everything is set up so that everyone has a good evening.“
Annoyed residents
About the nuisances, the participants of the rave understand that this can annoy the local residents but here, we are in a zone, there are not really close residents” justifies another speaker. This is not really the opinion of a young woman, who lives in the neighborhood: “it makes a lot of noise, we have a little trouble sleeping and these people leave their waste there. We notified the police, they said they were taking charge of the situation, but nothing changed. They say they are understaffed.
According to several sources, the local police, warned, would not actually have the human resources necessary to intervene. “We saw them at the beginning, there were a lot of them, but they left“, says a participant.
A negotiation to stop the party
Around 1 p.m., the music was turned down for a site cleanup. Contacted, the local police clarified that it is an unauthorized demonstration.
To avoid confrontation, negotiations were conducted with the organizers. The music should be cut this Sunday at 2:30 p.m., with a tolerated presence until tomorrow.
In conclusion, the rave party that took place in Bierset caused inconvenience to the local residents with its loud music and waste left behind. Despite being an unauthorized demonstration, negotiations were made with the organizers to cut the music and allow a tolerated presence until tomorrow. While some participants enjoyed the event, it’s important to consider the impact it had on those living nearby. Hopefully, measures will be taken to prevent similar situations from occurring in the future.