Every now and then when your reading reviews you come across someone complaining about how busy a club is and how it ruins a night. Cream in Amnesia has always been a night people say is to busy but in my experience there has always been a place to stand, even if it’s not on the dance floor or facing the DJ.

But over the last 12 months the attention hasn’t been on Cream but its been on Pacha, I keep reading time and time again about the club being so full for the FMIF night and for the Swedish House Mafia Night. As ive said in the past, people will always complain about it being to busy and it not being enjoyable, but these reviews are now changing to people not feeling safe in a club which i feel is a totally different story.

Ibiza Voice has just published a story about David Guetta’s night at which people were pushing each other around and scuffling with security. It’s certainly not the type of thing you want to be hearing about any night. Ibiza voice seem to be calling to Pacha with the article they released to do something about it and i agree with them.

In the 12 years ive been going to Ibiza ive never seen or heard of any of the big clubs say a night has sold out. This type of overcrowding is only something that seems to be talked about in the last couple of years and it is always at the more commercial nights on the island. Maybe the nights are attracting more people than the club can handle, or maybe the internet is just making it easier to find stuff like this out without being there in person.

Either way, it really seems like Pacha need to address what really seems to be a problem with their two commercial nights.

Source: Ibiza Voice

Starting on the last friday of May and running for 17 weeks over the summer will be Its All Gone Pete Tong @ Pacha. Pete is returning to Pacha after a couple of season over in San Antonio, im sure many will refer to these years as ‘the dark years’, maybe the name of the night for this year is a cheeky little reference to the last couple of years!

Anyway, he is back were he belongs Pete is Pacha and Pacha is Pete!

Opening Party
27th May
Pete Tong

3rd June
Pete Tong
Funkagenda

10th June
Pete Tong

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In the last few years, David Guetta has gone from being a French house Dj, to being a household name every mother, father, grandmother and grandfather has heard of. His music makes people excited, people flock in the droves to see him wherever he plays. My experience of David Guetta was one that what you hear on the radio is similar to what he plays during his sets. He will play crowd pleaser’s for a full set. If you love his productions then head over because he will play them all, If you think he may play different to what his productions are, then save your money and go elsewhere.

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Swedish House Mafia don’t really need much of an introduction any more, everybody under the sun wants to see them as became apparent to me when tickets sold out to their Manchester show in minutes, then Steve Angello’s night sold out ridiculously quickly as well!!

Everything they are touching is turning to gold and they have become somewhat invisible in the world of dance music. They have complete two seasons in Ibiza so far and their popularity seems to be getting stronger and stronger every year.

On a personal note, i think the Swedish House Mafia are a guilty pleasure, i like going to see them because the atmosphere they generate is intense, they can get a crowd going and to borrow a phrase from Richard Keys, they ‘Smash it’! It feels guilty though because their music can be cheesy and commercial, at the end of night though it always feels worth it!

In 2011 i expect the night to be more popular than ever and this could be their downfall, they are staying in Pacha and reports came out last year about the club being that full people didn’t feel safe in it, Ibiza has more amazing clubs in a small area than anywhere else in the world, it may have been safer for everyone to move to a bigger club not to mention they would make more money from it!

The theme for 2011 has not been released yet, neither has the line-ups but Ibiza Spotlight do have the dates for the opening and closing parties. If your on the island this year then i would recommend you pay a visit, however expect a high ticket price and a very busy club!

Opening: 6th June

Closing: 26th September

Source: Ibiza Spotlight

Vegabundos is a night that makes me excited, the strange part of it, is that I’ve never been to a Vegabundos night! Confused? I am a little! I’ve seen Luciano before in the UK and last year when i was out in Ibiza i saw him at Ushuaia opening and he was really good there and this is what the root of my excitement

There are nights that come and go in Ibiza and some of them are never noticed, The Vegabundos night at Pacha is one that has definitely been noticed and was one of the most spoke about nights last year. Unfortunately, last year i was there to early to get to Pacha for this night, but this year i am really hoping i get there so my excitement can turn from the unknown to the known!!

Vegabundos V2.0 is being promoted as a new production with a ‘new fierce edge’, i obviously can’t comment on what Pacha was like last year but it adds to the excitement.

Vegabundos will open this year on the May 29th,. which is a week earlier than it did last year (if i remember rightly) and i will run through till 2nd October.

There is no information on pre parties yet this year.

When a lineup is release i will update this page, if you went to Vegabundos last year, then leave a comment and tell us what you thought.

Source: Cadenza

Every year DJ Mag conduct a survey to establish the top 100 clubs in the world. Much like the top 100 DJ’s. Many people criticise these polls as nothing more than a popularity contest and not a list of the technically best clubs  and dj’s. However its good to see the results and even though you may not agree it does give a guide to the top clubs you can go to.

Last year, Sankeys in Manchester won the number 1 spot, which is a club im lucky enough to frequent, however is this the best club ive ever been to? No!

Last year, the highest ranking club from Ibiza was Amnesia in position 3, Pacha was number 5 and Space was in 7th.

For me personally, Amnesia is the best club on the island though i think all the clubs in Ibiza should do better this year!!

If you want to see your favourite Ibiza clubs gain higher positions, then get over to the Dj Mag poll page and fill in the form!

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New Year seems so long ago now, however Pacha have said happy new year with a short video of the NYE party they had. I need to stop now, all these video’s are giving me itchy feet!!

Source: YouTube

I need to thank Pacha for giving me things to blog about in the old season!!

They have just posted another video on YouTube to promote the upcoming DVD ‘Summer Feelings’. The DVD will be a triple disk and will no doubt be all about the clubbing and fashion that surrounds Pacha.

Source: YouTube

If your anything like me, you will always make time when you’re in Ibiza to get to the shops that sells all the clubs merchandise, The things you can buy in the shops in Ibiza (pacha shop, mambo shop, space shop that big shop on the corner in PDB!!) you generally can’t really find anywhere else.

Today however i have stumbled across the Pacha online shop which currently has a sale on.

http://pachacollection.com is an online shop selling a range of the clothes that you can buy from the shops in Ibiza, They don’t seem to have everything but if you like the clothing range that Pacha produce then its well worth a visit.

As an update to this post, you can also buy Pacha merchandise for a really good price at www.eivissasunset.co.uk.