Its only two weeks away now and Radio 1 will be what everyone is talking about in Ibiza. They are throwing a free party at Ushuaia but you will need a ticket to get in. Tickets can be picked up at a selection of venues around Ibiza starting from Wednesday the 3rd August.

If you’re not down their on Wednesday at the times stated, i will be very surprised if you get a ticket. If you land in Ibiza on Thursday or Friday, then again, i would be surprised if there were any tickets left. The demand to be at Radio 1 events is remarkable and every man and his dog will be trying to get tickets!

If you do get tickets then a free bus will be put on for you.

IF your on the Island on Wednesday then get down to the following places for tickets:

San Antonio:
Café Mambo from 1100
Ibiza Rocks Bar from 1100

Playa D’en Bossa:
Sands Beach Restaurant – 1000
Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel – residents only from 1000

Ibiza Town:
Base Bar from 2000

Source: Radio 1

Today sees the start of another Ushuaia party! The Swedish House Mafia are undoubtedly some of the most popular Dj’s on the planet at the moment!

Today they will be taking over at the Ushuaia hotel in Playa Den Bossa. If you haven’t heard of this yet then i believe you may have been hiding under a rock!!

Ushuaia is a new hotel that has been taken over by the team of people responsible for the Ushuaia beach bar which had some amazing parties before the police put an end to them early last year.

So far this season, they have Luciano doing a weekly party as well as Defected and SupermarteX.

Today see’s the opening party for the Swedish House Mafia who roll into the hotel with Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. Now generally, i tend to prefer Size Matters nights over Swedish House Mafia nights, either way, you get to see these guys without being crammed in a very hot and stuffy club!

The event starts at 5pm and runs till midnight. Tickets cost €40 but if you get them from Ibiza Spotlight in advance they are €25 and there in lies the issue i have with Ushuaia at the moment. I’ve seen all the video’s and pictures and it does look good, however lots of people have said it doesn’t get going till around 9pm which means you are paying a lot of money and waiting a long time for people to get into it. For €40 you can get into most clubs in Ibiza and party till 8am!

Anyway, if i was going to see the Swedish House Mafia in Ibiza, i would choose Ushuaia over Pacha. I’ve never seen the Swedish House Mafia in either but the open air would always win my vote

These parties are now weekly until the 28th September.

Source: Image From Spotlight

Yes, you have read that correctly! Usher will be performing at Ushuaia one week today on the 7th July! Labeled as a Pure Pacha / ‘its all gone’ night Usha will be supported by a host of Dj’s including Pete Tong, David Morales and a very special Dj guest that is still to be announced.

Usher in Ibiza has come as a big surprise and its not something i expected, however i think Ibiza Rocks has taken the shock and horror out of something different landing on the island!

If Usher floats your boat then got down to Ushuaia, if he doesn’t, the Dj line-up looks good enough to go anyway

Source: Ushuaia

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

Toolroom Records will soon be releasing their Ibiza album for the summer, I have recently really started to love the Toolroom album after having the Umek album in my car for a while.

Check out the album preview below, listening to some Toolroom albums reminds me of being at Ushuaia and Space in Ibiza which is never a bad thing!

Source: Youtube

PLEASE NOTE THIS BLOG POST IS FROM 2011
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**Last Update 22 July 2011: – Full Ibiza Details

Radio 1 weekend can generally be looked at as the busiest weekend of the year in Ibiza, mainly because it is the height of the season, but also because Radio 1 rolls onto the island.

Over the last few years i feel radio 1 have taken their foot of the gas a little when it comes to the live broadcasts from the island. In 2009 and 2010 the live show came on a Friday only with other shows pre recorded.  This is mainly down to the Radio 1 schedule having all their dance music in one big slot on a Friday, however id like to hear more live broadcasts this year like they used to when they broadcast live for over 30 hours over 3 days!! More …

If you ask me what i thought the stand out night of 2010 was, i would probably say Cadenza. Luciano has always had a great following and his Cadenza night seemed to be mentioned by everyone.

I didn’t get to the night myself but i did go to the Ushuaia opening party that had the Cadenza boys playing, the amount of people who crammed the beach last night was crazy and probably why the party got stopped a couple of weeks later!!

I really expect Cadenza to play a large part of the 2011 season, id like to see a more organised pre party for people to go to (one that’s going to stay open) because when it was on, it was on!!

Cadenza in 2011 will throw one of the first parties in Ibiza, Cadenza will take over Pacha for the Cadenza showcase night which will start from 12 midnight in Pacha in Ibiza town.

Lineup:

Cesar Merveille
Robert Dietz
Maayan Nidam

Source: Facebook

Ibiza clubbing  has been through a rough time in the last few years, daytime parties cancelled, DC10 shut down, and dare i say it, nothing really exciting people on mass.

Then, last year Luchiano started playing in a nice beach bar in PDB named Ushuaia. It’s not a place i went to visit last year but over the close season it was a night that was spoken about a lot. This year i was lucky enough to be at the Ushuaia opening this year and WOW, what a party. Luchiano and Reeboot played the opening and they continued with the Sunday parties using them as a pre party for their Cadenza night at Pacha. More …

If im being very honest with you, this place has been flying under my radar, probably because of its location, although its an easy location to get to its not close to were i normally stay and not somewhere i would randomly walk past.

However it looks like a great place and i will definitely be looking at taking a visit this year.

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