Ibiza refuses to slow down
Mid July is when the Ibiza season stops warming up and starts running at full pace. The Night League has just posted its latest weekly rundown, and the three rooms it steers, UNVRSHï Ibiza and Ushuaïa, are carrying a lineup deep enough to keep the island busy from Monday sunset to Sunday night. Here is how the week breaks down.
[UNVRS] runs the nights
The island’s newest superclub keeps its residency calendar locked. Monday belongs to John Summit and his Experts Only night. Tuesday is the one plenty of people are flying in for, Anyma back with his ÆDEN concept, flagged internally as the big one. Midweek moves through Jamie Jones and Paradise on Wednesday and Fisher on Thursday. David Guetta brings Galactic Circus on Friday, elrow takes Saturday, and Carl Cox closes the week every Sunday with the all night sets that have become his signature at the venue.
Hï Ibiza spreads the styles
Across the road, Hï Ibiza works a wider spread of sounds. Francis Mercier opens the week on Monday, followed by Eastenderz on Tuesday with Franky Rizardo holding the Club Room. Wednesday is Our House, and Thursday sees Hugel present Make The Girl Dance. Friday is a strong one for house heads with Dom DollaSaturday hands the main room to Black Coffee, and Sunday pairs CamelPhat with Indira Paganotto on the Artcore stage.
Ushuaïa keeps it open air
Down the strip, Ushuaïa handles the daytime and sunset slots this week, dated across the calendar. David Guetta’s F*** Me I’m Famous takes both bookends, 13 and 20 July. Calvin Harris appears twice, on 14 and 17 July. A Tomorrowland showcase lands on July 15, Martin Garrix on July 16, ANTS on July 18, and Swedish House Mafia on July 19. Six of the biggest names in main stage dance music inside a single week, in one open air room.
The TA read
What stands out is the range. One island, one operator, and a week that runs from Anyma’s melodic techno through Black Coffee’s deep house to Swedish House Mafia’s stadium sound without a weak night in the schedule. UNVRS is only in its second summer and it already sets the pace for the rest of the strip. For the global circuit this is the calendar everyone else measures against, and on this evidence Ibiza’s peak season is holding its ground.
