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King_David

(14,851 posts) Tue Oct 28, 2014, 10:19 AM Oct 2014

An all-nighter 424 meters below sea level

It was a kind of mayhem. Hordes of twentysomethings stood on the desert’s sandy surface, laughing and dancing to the pounding music under the shadow of Masada.

Welcome to Minus 424, Israel’s second-annual electronic music rave at the Dead Sea, where the dancing happens at the lowest place on Earth.

One partygoer, Kosta, had traveled far to reach the rave at the base of Masada, but it wasn’t the deep significance of the site that drew him to Minus 424.

He stood on the raised platform of the VIP section, fist pumping to the electronic music blaring through the desert.

“I love the DJs,” he said. “It’s a good place, and I love the desert.”

http://www.timesofisrael.com/an-all-nighter-424-meters-below-sea-level/

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Tue Oct 28, 2014, 10:22 AM

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"The Dead Sea Rave “puts Israel on the music tourism map,” said Yossef. He thinks it’s the only Middle Eastern equivalent to Tomorrowland, Belgium’s massive electronic festival.

“We can draw tourists,” said Yossef. “We can shift the public eye on this country.”

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