The Big Fucking Party 2024 is still going on after four days of unlimited partying, but as the days go by, the participants have worn out and thanks to the control of a hundred Guardia Civil officers, the event is losing momentum. . Six of the seven stages that made up the rave have already been dismantled and transported in trucks that have left the Fuente Álamo circuit, where the event takes place, as the Murcia government delegation reported this Thursday. Of the more than 2,100 vehicles that entered the country last Saturday, only about half are left. The authorities are ruling out eviction until the celebrations end next Sunday at the latest. To contain the rave, agents applied a no-return protocol, which consists of those who leave the premises not being allowed to return; At least by car, as there are numerous unguarded areas that allow access on foot.
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Some of those leaving the town have already stopped at Fuente Álamo. The city, which is the most populous in the region with 17,589 residents, is hardly affected by the illegal macro party, according to its neighbors. The route where the rave takes place is about 13 kilometers from the city, in an area with no livestock or agricultural operations. Pedestrians in other cities in the area such as Corvera, Los Paganos and Los Almagros also do not complain.
On the terrace of El Buen Yantar bar, a group of four young people stopped to eat a combo dish before heading back out. After five days at the party, they are tired and have decided to leave. Amaia (Bizkaia, 27 years old) resists the idea of speaking to the media, but raises her voice to defend that such parties do not cause problems for neighbors. “We live in our own way and don’t want to bother anyone. We are always after ourselves and want to respect others. For example, I have seen many city clubs where fights broke out. There were none at this rave,” he says.
The owner of the bar, José Antonio (59 years old, Fuente Álamo), is happy to serve you. “If more come thanks to the party, even better. I am impartial, I live day by day and think about work. Here in the city we haven't noticed anything unusual apart from a slight increase in customers, which we always appreciate.” The community's gas station employee, José, 26, agrees. “As long as they don’t litter and don’t cause any disruption, I’m fine with it. They have not contributed as much to the local economy as is thought because they bring their own gas cans and a lot of stored food and drink; but there was a little more movement. They made the city famous and that’s always good,” he concludes.
Greg (right) and his friend Alfonso this Thursday in a bar in Fuente Álamo (Murcia). Diego Sanchez
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The strategy pursued by the Civil Guard is one of attrition rather than shock: it is intended to prevent more people from driving in, but above all to ensure safety on the streets. The checks on the dirt roads and highways surrounding the site have so far resulted in 150 administrative sanctions, 47 for drug testing and 90 for drug possession. One of the most striking cases was that of a young Brazilian man from whom 90 doses of LSD were confiscated.
The fear of these controls and the development of strategies to avoid them has become the obsession of those who arrive after the party. Greg (Málaga, 46) came to Fuente Álamo to visit a friend. On the trip, he offered his car as BlaBlaCar, the car sharing platform, and had two little boys with him. Halfway there he realized they were coming to attend the rave. As they approached the area, they warned Greg where there would be checkpoints and asked him to please take an alternative route.
Although it is practically impossible not to leave trash at this type of macro party, participants are aware of this and consider the cleanliness of the venue and the orderly accumulation of trash as one of the pillars of the unwritten rules of the event. . In fact, every night garbage bags are stacked in a certain place and the very next morning a truck rented by the organizers of the Makro Festival comes to take them away.
Despite the decline in attendance and the variety of stages – of the seven that formed a kind of bourbon techno street, only one remains – those resisting inside (about half, according to authorities) intend to go ahead with the event to extend to three Kings Day, like the previous edition of the Big Fucking Party, which took place in a town in Granada. January 6th is precisely the deadline set by the government delegation and the Civil Guard for carrying out a possible eviction.
This Wednesday, the Government Delegate Mariola Guevara, the Lieutenant Colonel of the Civil Guard of Murcia Diego Mercader and the Mayor of Fuente Álamo Juana María Martínez (PP) offered a press conference to comment on the development of the security device and announced that For Nun the possibility of forced eviction was ruled out. “Evacuation of such a large number of vehicles and people will lead to an even greater conflict. Therefore, the professionals of the Civil Guard and the local police decided to prevent its expansion and carry out controls,” explained Guevara. In this way, priority has been given in the distribution of resources to street controls in order to prevent people from traveling on the streets of Murcia under the influence of alcohol or drugs after leaving the party.
However, the Lieutenant Colonel of the Guardia Civil explained: “Should the party continue after the weekend and based on the number of people and vehicles still at the venue, the intervention of the Guardia Civil will be assessed to carry out a controlled evacuation. “What’s left of the rave.
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