Ed Sheeran who has only released two tracks i believe will be performing for the opening party on Wednesday the 6th June 2012, for someone who hasnt really done much, he has created a massive amount of attention, 2012 will be a good .

Two Door Cinema Club will be closing the season down on the 19th September making it a 15 week season.

It has also just been revealed that Ibiza Rocks 2012 will be running two gigs a week. No more info is available at the moment but i would hazard a guess at the second night being smaller unsigned bands or even a DJ night which i believe has been mentioned some ware already.

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Ibiza Rocks 2012 Opening & Closing Parties

Ibiza Rocks are already however, busy planning next year. The Hotel opens from the 15th May with weekly gigs taking place from the 6th June for 17 weeks. You can expect the usual top class lineup every Wednesday throughout the summer and if your staying at the hotel the your gig ticket is already included in the price.

New for 2012 are Saturday nights, if bands are not completely your thing you can go to the hotel on a Saturday to see a top class range of Dj’s playing on the main stage next to the pool. Last year, people like Annie Mac and FatBoy Slim played in the hotel, other dates that stick in my mind in the past is Stave Angello with his Size Matters party.

The Ibiza Rocks house will be staying on for next year which is Pikes hotel, If you have a little bit more money to spend on your accommodation, then the Ibiza Rocks House is definitely worth considering, the house its self is steeped in Ibiza tales of celebrity debauchery! The house plays host to a private after party for the main gig every week which has a strict invite only policy and staying at the house gets you that privilege.

Another new addition for 2012 (i think) is the Ibiza Rocks Hostel, think of it as Ibiza rocks hotel on a budget! It’s not far from the hotel and you still get all the access to the hotel as the hotel guests but its a bit cheaper and the rooms sleep 3 people.

Also in 2012, the Boat parties will be continuing, i haven’t been on the Ibiza Rocks boat party myself but if you love Ibiza Rocks then im sure its worth the effort, and don’t forget the after party, all gig tickets will again get you into the after party which still seems to be in Es Pardise. I personally have had a mixed bag when it comes to the after parties, the first one i went to was top-notch, great Dj’s and a variety of music and rooms to keep you busy. My second trip, was not much to write about, the music was a disappointment for me and the crowd just didn’t seem to get into it, maybe it was just a bad week.

And finally… if your still with me and reading this! The Ibiza Rocks Bar, it’s on the beach in San Antonio and it used to be Bar M, Again, another mixed bag for me, The bar itself is great, its been a firm fixture of San Antonio for as long as i can recall. If you want a fresh drink during the day, this is your place, if you want some great food, whether its breakfast or lunch, then this is DEFINITELY your place, for the money the food they are serving is brilliant, ive tried lots of the menu now and ive never been disappointed. The music policy in the bar has changed from Bar M, naturally, for me personally it was all just a bit indy overload, which was a shame because it stopped me spending more time in the bar, especially as a pre party venue as if im getting ready for a night out, i didn’t want to listen to indy music to get me in the mood!

Ibiza rocks will be back in 2012 bigger than ever before!

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Ibiza Rocks 2012

All this is fair enough however one of the first things i noticed was Ibiza Rocks bar, as i said i wasn’t in San An last year and i didn’t really take in the news that Bar M had been re branded. Bar M was a great bar. In the daytime they played relaxing but great music, i feel the food they have got in that bar is spot on! I would almost go as far as to say you get to much food, i would always recommend the spicy wings!!

Ibiza Rocks bar was very different however, still got the same great staff, great food but the one thing that stuck out like a sore thumb was the new music policy in the bar, Not surprisingly considering the name change, the chilled out beats have gone and replaced with Indie all day long. For me, the heart of the bar has been ripped out and replaced with something extremely average and dull. Moving on from the day time too night and things got no better. Again, Bar M was a great bar for the evenings, I’ve never seen it quiet and it always has great music. Unfortunately, Ibiza Rocks Bar does not continue that, we went last Sunday just after Judge Jules had played for the JS pre party and again, bog standard Indie was being played and the bar was the quietest I’ve ever seen it in an evening. Do they really expect people going to Judgement Sundays (who had the tidy boys playing that week) wanting to listen to Indie before they head of to the club? I certainly didn’t want to so moved on very swiftly with great disappointment after bigging the place up to a puzzled friend.

The next experience of Ibiza Rocks for me was the gig at the hotel. After hearing the music being played in the bar, there was no chance i was putting myself on a boat for the Ibiza Rocks boat party.

My experience of the gig itself was as good as ever, The Vaccines were the head liners and when i looked at the line up for the whole summer i really thought i had pulled the short straw, they did however attribute to a really good gig. The dreaded dull Indie was playing when we first got their but it quickly livened up. Darwin Deez played great and was very entertaining musically and visually.

The Vaccines came on shortly after and considering how little i was looking forwards to it, i thought they were really good and really enjoyed it. To finish of the night off, Zane Lowe did a DJ set. I’ve seen Zane do a DJ set at the hotel before at an opening party so i knew what to expect. Extreme high energy music that gets everyone jumping up and down like idiots…. CHECK!!

Following the gig at the hotel we gave the Bar a miss and headed back to the hotel room for a short while before heading over to Es Paradis for the after party.

Last time i went to an Ibiza rocks after party was for Reclaim The Dance floor, My memories were of a rammed club, 3 rooms of music including an electro room, Zane played the after party and the seasons residents were 2 Many D’s, It was the night Jordan made an appearance, Again, lots of really good music, heard lots of Indie / Rock influenced dance music which was a change to anything else i had found, but really enjoyed it. I felt Ibiza Rocks had generated a new genre of dance music and they were packing out the club with people wanting to listen to it. Indie Rock Dance was born for me!

Unfortunately, Es Paradis could not have been and different, it was quiet to start off with but when people realised Zane would not be playing the after party it went very quiet very quick. The same old dull Indie music policy had made a return and if i was being very generous i would say it was slightly worse than the bad nights i had in the students union i went to listening to exactly the same music.

The only reason it was worse was because at my universities student union, we didn’t have shit falling out of the skirts of girls walking round the dance floor, seriously, that did happen, and it stank, credit to the staff of Es Paradis it was cleared very quickly but at that moment in time someone walked past with a ‘San An Trash’ T Shirt on, and it couldn’t be more fitting. This was the final straw for us and we left very disappointed.
My personal thoughts on this were, how can something that was so good now be so wrong?

Ibiza Rocks is in every nook and cranny this season in Ibiza. The gigs in the hotel are outstanding, speaking to one person i hear the house is something very special (something I’ll never be lucky enough to see), however, the rest of it all (i can’t comment on the boat party) seems to have no effort put into it, they are there to push the brand, but it’s doing the opposite, i want to go to Ibiza Rocks bar and it make me want to indulge more in the brand e.g. go on the boat, by my gig tickets, indulge in the after party, unfortunately it doesn’t.

I think this blog post is a first for me on this blog as it is very critical. Usually, if i don’t have something good to say then i just don’t say it, everyone has their own opinion and Ibiza is big enough to just avoid and go somewhere else.

On this occasion however i feel begrudged, Ibiza Rocks bar has removed a great bar and venue from the Ibiza nightlife and the number of people visiting the bar each time i went past should be a ringing alarm bell.

The gig itself was exactly what i expected and can’t be faulted but the after party was such a let down to what i expected based on past visits and not a night i expect from the people that brought us so many great nights with Manumission. Despite this blog post, i do love Ibiza rocks but i think they have taken their eye of the quality in an attempt to spread the Ibiza Rocks brand further.

This isn’t a slating because I’m a hater; it’s a slating because something that was great 100% of the time is starting to slip in terms of quality.

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Ibiza Rocks Overload!!!

The first show is today and they will have interviews with up coming acts playing in Ibiza Rocks this summer, There will also be  information about the Ibiza Rocks House @ Pikes Hotel.

The show will be broadcast at 2:00pm to 4:00pm UK time as i mentioned on www.ibizaglobalradio.com

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Ibiza Rocks Radio

On the 13th July Mark Ronson will be performing at the hotel and on the 20th July Ibiza Rocks will celebrate their 6th Birthday with Biffy Clyro, Zane Lowe and Morning Parade.

Other support acts have been announced such as Darwin Deez on the 15th June, Metronomy on the 29th June and Maverick Sabre on 27th July supporting Tiny Tempah.

For a full Line up please check out my Ibiza Rocks 2011 page

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More Acts for Ibiza Rocks 2011

As i predicted in an earlier post, Magnetic Man and Katie B will be performing this year on August 31st which i expect to be one of the highlights of the summer, Other bands i don’t think have played are the The Wombats and the week im there The Vaccines. Another big name in the Mix that has been announced is Fat Boy Slim on the 22nd June.

I think so far though the true surprise is the 14th September when Madness will be playing at the Ibiza rocks hotel, it may be random, but again, something i think people will be talking about for a long time!!

The Lineup so far is:

1st June
Plan B
Wretch 32

8th June
The Wombats
Brother,

15th June
Zane Lowe
The Vaccines
Darwin Deez

22nd June
Fatboy Slim
T.E.E.D

29th June
Friendly Fires
Metronomy

6th July
Special Guests

13th July
Mark Ronson Presents Record Collection

20th July – 6th Birthday
Biffy Clyro
Zane Lowe
Morning Parade

27th July
Tinie Tempah
Maverick Sabre

30th July
Dizzee Rascal

3rd August
Chase & Status
Labrinth

10th August
Example
Sub Focus

17th August
Special Guests

24th August
Special Guests

31st August
Magnetic Man
Katy B

7th September
Special Guests,

14th September
Madness

21st September
Closing Party

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Ibiza Rocks 2011

Ibiza Rocks is held every Wednesday in 2011 at the Ibiza Rocks hotel, after every gig, there is an after show party, in the past it was Reclaim The Dancefloor, for 2011 it seems to be the Ibiza Rocks after show party.

Everyone who goes to the Ibiza Rocks hotel for the gig will get free entry to Es Paradis for the after party if they go before 1:30am.

No word yet on the residents for 2011 but you can expect big names to be entertaining.

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Ibiza Rocks After Show Party 2011

If you can fly out on Monday 30th May and return on the 3rd June, then you can have  4 nights at Ibiza Rocks Hotel for only £86. This price also includes your gig tickets which would be £30 each alone. Also, when you book through the Ibiza Rocks website, you will also get a voucher for £10 off your flights if you book with Monarch.

You can check out the opening party page and the dates on this page.

Remember, your Ibiza Rocks gig ticket is exchanged for a wrist band on the night, this wrist band will also get you into Reclaim The Dancefloor if you go before 1.30am.

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Ibiza Rocks Opening – Offer

Through the power of twitter (thanks @blogibiza) it can now be announced that Ibiza Rocks will be opening on the 1st June 2011 and Plan B will be headlining the opening show.

Ibiza Rocks has been growing year on year since it first started packing out Bar M on the beach, Now in its own venue (the Ibiza rocks hotel) it has become a must do for everyone on the island from celebrities to average Jo like you and me. They have also renamed Bar M to the Ibiza Rocks Diner (it will always be Bar M to me

I’m Sure 2011 will be another great year for Ibiza Rocks, Plan B had an amazing year last year as did many other artists which would fit in nicely at the hotel, (im thinking Katy B or Magnetic Man would be fresh popular faces)

Tickets for the opening are priced at £33 including booking fee and can be purchased on Ibiza Rocks

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Ibiza Rocks Opening 2011

Anyone UK based heading to Ibiza Rocks this week or next week who wants to do their own video diary and be on MTV? This is the plan – We will supply a camera to you in the UK, you film yourself and your mates as you travel to the White Isle and get your rocks off at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel – then return the camera to us filled with hilarious, action packed video diary madness – simples! Please get in touch on laura@jjstereo.com if you would like to be involved…thanks!

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