Radio 1's Judge Jules spins the discs

The parade will lead to the city's Town Moor site where the Radio 1 stage will be erected.

The music will run across the weekend with live shows going out on Radio 1 throughout the event.

Ethos

Radio 1 executive producer Matt Priest said: "Newcastle is the perfect location for Love Parade UK.

"The exciting development of 2001 is the introduction of a real parade making sure we keep as close as we can to the ethos of the original Berlin Love Parade."

City councillor Ged Bell said: "There are still a lot of details to be finalised.

"However, we will be working closely with everyone involved in the organisation of this event to ensure they are resolved as speedily as possible."

The Leeds Love Parade in 2000 saw up to 400,000 descend on Roundhay Park but it was not without its problems.

At one point it looked like it may have to be cancelled but the go ahead was eventually given three days before it opened.

Emergency services were stretched to the limit as 1,200 were treated by St John Ambulance and paramedics at the site and 450 others treated at the local hospitals for drink and drugs-related ailments.