Check out Ibiza Sonica today for the  live broadcast today from Ushuaia. Tune in from 11am Uk time today.

Lineup:

Sven Vath
Luciano
Loco Dice
Maya Jane Coles
Joris Voorn
Reboot

Ibiza Sonica

Last night Sankeys opening its doors for the first time this season, the night was broadcast live on Mixmag TV which is a YouTube channel that puts out live broadcasts. The night was also available to listen to on DI.FM

Ive not listened to any of it yet, its been added to my playlist to listen to later.

You will also be able to hear Day 2 of the opening party of DI.FM. Im  not sure if anything will be on the Mixmag channel.

A name that is being spoken about more and more in and around Ibiza. In 2013 the owners expect big things, as i blogged about recently, they are closing the Manchester club this weekend to concentrate on Ibiza and making the Ibiza club as popular as the UK club.

Based in Playa Den Bossa, Sankeys is a smaller club compared to the ‘super clubs’ but from everything ive heard about it, it’s a great little club. 2012 had some massive nights. Solomun was a stand out night as mentioned by Macloon in his interview. In 2013 Steve Lawler will be returning for another massive residency.

Sankeys Ibiza will be opening in 2013 on Thursday May 23rd which is the end of the Music week and the same weekend as the Space & DC 10 openings.

The opening party however, is set over Thursday and Friday with a great range of Dj’s on offer. If you’re heading out there for the opening weekend or at any point this summer, then make sure you check out Sankeys.

Thursday Opening Party Lineup  23rd May:

Steve Lawler
Nina Kraviz
Mosca
Darius Syrossian
Finnebassen
Shadow Child
Waze & Oddysey
Charlie Banks
Jonathan Cowan

Friday Opening Party Lineup  24rd May:

Solomun
HOSH
David August
Cajmere
Just Be (Bushwacka !)
Alex Picone
Bones
Antonio Piacquadio
Luis Groove

You can get tickets in advance on-line from Fatsoma tickets, Both days are priced at €49, or €30 for the Thursday or Friday

Trance isnt as popular as it used to be 10 + years ago, and there is no reason it should be, Music evolves with time and peoples tastes, however, Ive always loved my Trance and the first time i Saw Armin Van Burren in Ibiza was in his ‘new’ Armada night in Amnesia, we got given our tickets for free at his pre party in Coastline, which was stroke of luck, because we were going to this night anyway.

The Main room in Amnesia wasn’t full but there were a good amount of people in there, the special thing about the night, was it was full of Armin Van Burren fans, the name of the night wasn’t the attraction, it was Armin, If you want a taste of Armada that year, Listen to Universal Religion 2004 recorded from Amnesia, its still one of my most treasured CD’s.

Fast forward 8 years and Armin is still an amazing Dj. he has picked up a few more followers along the way and his sound has changed, but you will still hear some quality trance without any gimmicks.

Last Monday, Armin opened his biggest night in Ibiza to date, In privilege, going from giving his tickets away in 2004 (he was still big then) to filling the worlds biggest nightclub shows that 1, Armin is one of the biggest trance Dj’s in the world, and 2, there is still enough trance lovers in Ibiza on a Monday evening to fill privilege. The only other Trance Dj on any sort of level in my opinion, is Ferry Corsten, who is also a complete legend, but i wouldn’t expect to be able to fill privilege.

There is a great little review on Ibiza Spotlight from a non trance lover of the night which everyone should have a little read, there isnt much trance round any more, but its great to see people still appreciate the cream of the crop

Review: Ibiza Spotlight Review

Tickets for the space opening party are now on sale currently priced at €50. The ticket must be used before 10pm and it includes 1 free drink!

They are being promoted as Early Bird tickets, but i cant see them going up in price online. I would recommend getting them online in advance as they will probably be more in the resort and it will probably be €75 on the door.

Line-up So Far

Carl Cox
Remo
Camilo Franco
Paul Darey

Link: http://shop.spaceibiza.com/space-opening-fiesta-2012.html

Source: Space

As is the script with opening parties now, Space will be opening on the last Sunday of May which this year is the 27th. Space has always marked the start of the Ibiza season and although there is plenty going on around that date, i still look out for the space opening date to know what is happening around it.

No line-ups as yet, just confirmation of the date. You can expect to see an extremely large amount of DJ’s on offer, there will be an outdoor stage built for the occasion which is a great feature of the opening and closing parties. I would expect Space to open at 12 noon (ish).

I have said it before and i will say it again, if you have the opportunity to go to Ibiza for this opening weekend, then please make the effort and go, the Buzz around the place for opening weekend is great and so are the people that make the effort to get there for the opening weekend.

Source: Space

DC will be smashing its door open for the start of the 2012 season on the 28th May 2012.

This date inst a surprise as its become the usual date for the Ibiza season to start, it fits with the end of the Ibiza Music Summit and it will no doubt be the same weekend as the Space opening Party.

Ive been out for this weekend and taken in the DC10 opening party, its easily one of the best weekends of the summer and i would always recommend experiencing the opening weekend at least once!

As and when info is released, i will update this post accordingly. Only 20 weeks to go!!

Source: DC10 Facebook

Its just over 4 weeks now until we fly out and with the Cream opening party kicking off tonight it seems apt that I post my second blog. All those jammy mofo’s are over there now, sun going down and all there night is going to entail now is 8 or 9 hours of deep tech trickery and massive trance monsters from PVD and co!! A night of lazers, hands in the air, walls of sound, ice blasts, hugging strangers, indoor sunnies and out and out Creamy goodness!! Jealous!!

So they all get to smash it to the sounds of John O’Callaghan and I write to you from my appartment in Manchester, I may not be there in person but I am certainly there in spirit (thank god my girlfriend loves techno too). Daily texts between the lads are flowing with excitement for when we go and we are counting down the days, holiday clothes are being bought and an untold amount of sit ups are being painstakingly ploughed through! The rituals have started, podcasts downloaded to keep up on the summer bangers, calenders checked and re-checked to make sure we hit the clubs we want and catch the tunes we need,  the websites and rumour room scoured and verified to make sure we are with the cool and sexy, young and trendies! We WILL get the most out of our time!!

I really urge everyone who reads this blog and is making a pilgrimage this summer to do everything that is in your power to take one new person with you this year, I will personally buy a return flight for anyone who isnt 100% hooked after one night!

Peace, Love and Techno…

On the 11th June the zoo project will set sail with Noahs Ark. Noahs Ark boat parties are the official boat party for The Zoo Project. It seems that every man and his dog are doing boat parties at the moment, however if i was going to go on any boat parties it would be this one.

The Zoo Project’s renowned boat party – Noah’s Ark takes you on a once in a life time experience around the mysterious island of Es Vedra, off the coast of Ibiza.

Long ago, God told Noah to gather two of each animal, one female and one male, from across the world as great floods were coming to wipe out all wickedness and sin. Noah obeyed and with the animals safe inside the ark, treacherous rain began to fall. The rain poured down for 40 days and 40 nights, resulting in the earth being flooded for one hundred and fifty days.

As the sun finally appeared, a small dove returned from its second flight and whispered into Noah?s ear telling him of a mystical white island. Hopeful, Noah set sail towards the island. As the boat got closer the animals began to feel exhilarated and started to celebrate rapturously. Behind a gigantic magnetic rock in the middle of the sea, a bright white glow appeared on the horizon, the dove was right, they had found the promised land. They christened the island ‘The White Isle’ after its distinctive glow.

On arrival to the island Noah built a place of worship in an old abandoned zoo known as Galanight. Gathering all the living creatures in the world, Noah led the animals to his safe haven. Enchanted with the Zoo and it’s surroundings the animals befittingly renamed it The Zoo Project and vowed to visit every Saturday and Wednesday and assist in keeping the parable of Noah’s Ark alive.

Im not sure what time the boat leaves at the moment but im sure the Zoo Project will be the best boat party in Ibiza this year.

What more, getting a ticket for Noahs Ark will also grant you entry into the Zoo Project that day, They will also provide your transport there!

NOAHS ARK includes |
~ 3 hrs of open air day time party experience
~ Zoo Project DJs + special guests
~ FREE food
~ limited FREE drinks
~ FREE transport to THE ZOO PROJECT
~ guaranteed entry & queue jump
~ FREE entry to THE ZOO PROJECT

Opening Party 11th June

11th June 2011 | Opening of NOAHS ARK Underground Club Boat | Official Zoo Project Pre Party Boat | with Zoo Project residents & special unannounced guests | special performance by The Minx FX

Source: Email

Update** New Images and DJ set download links

The opening party for Ushuaia is happening right now and you can check it out on www.ibizasonica.com

The advertised lineup to the opening party is

Luciano
Reboot
Michel Cleis
Robert Dietz
Ernesto Ferreyra

The party is on from 3pm (ibiza time), till midnight

If you want to re live the Ushuaia opening party or hear what it was like, then check out these links to the live recorded sets.

Ushuaia Opening Part 1

Ushuaia Opening Part 2

Source: Ibiza Spotlight
Images: Ibiza Sonica Facebook
Live Sets: Mixcloud