Kraftwerk’s Buenos Aires show is no longer canceled

The city will also soften its ban on electronic music events.

Last week, it was reported that Kraftwerk’s show in Buenos Aires later this month was canceled due to a country-wide ban on large scale electronic music events. Now, a local court has reversed the decision after the show promoters Move Concerts submitted an appeal that explained the difference between a Kraftwerk concert and most electronic music events.

The show was originally canceled because Kraftwerk’s “use synthesizers or samplers as their primary instrument,” which is a key component to what makes a festival or outdoor music event off-limits in Buenos Aires. The ban was initiated after six people died at Time Warp Festival earlier this year. But according to Argentine paper Clarín, judge Lisandro Fastman – who oversaw the original court case – believes that they should soften the stringency of the ruling’s language.

Move Concerts were able to get the ban lifted (and possibly have the ruling re-considered) by explaining in their appeal that Kraftwerk draws an adult audience and that it is “not a so-called electronic music party” and “not a danceable event.”

Kraftwerk will perform at Luna Park Stadium on November 23.