In a matter of days, we'll be facing the beginning of May and we all know what this month signals. A crash boom of opening parties will be exploding across the island and we'll be in for a flavour loaded taste of season 2016. This roundup tops the last and is our biggest yet, so if you missed any of the stories that flew out last week, sit down and grab a catchup with our long-listed latest.
Cocoon season line-up
Cocoon is right in there with 2016's entire season line-up confirmed and predictably it's a booming beauty. We've got Dixon, Ilario Alicante, Gaiser and Slam for the opening party, and standing alongside Sven Väth across the Monday sessions will be Ricardo Villalobos, Adam Beyer. Nina Kraviz, Sonja Moonear, tINI, Luciano, Solomun, Solomun, Richie Hawtin, DJ Koze, Mano Le Tough, Joris Voorn, KiNK live, Carl Craig, Zip, Ben UFO, Seth Troxler, Dubfire, Raresh, Ben Klock and many, many more.
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David Guetta BIG at Ushuaïa
Ibiza favourite David Guetta is returning to Ushuaïa Ibiza every Monday with his newly titled residency BIG. Playa d'en Bossa's open-air raveground is his from 27th June to 29th August for what will be ten mega shows of carting out the commercial dance smashers.
ABOAT boat parties from ABODE
ABOAT is a new boat party from Sankeys' weekly party ABODE which will be running across four Sundays on 26th June, 31st July, 21st August and 18th September. The tunes will come courtesy of ABODE residents, and there'll be help on deck in the form of one special guest each week, with names yet to be announced. Tickets come with the option of including entry post wave raving to Sundays at Space.
Sankeys Unusual Suspects line-up
One party that's created a lot of hype is Sankeys' Unusual Suspects and the hype got even bigger with its line-up flying in this week. DJs laying down the ammo includes Andre Buljat, Barac, Binh, Dana Ruh, Dorian Paic, Federico Grazzini, Frank Storm, Margaret Dygas, Thomas Melchior, Julian Perez, Petre Inspirescu, Rhadoo, Shlomi Aber and we'll also be getting live sessions from Birdsmakingmachine and Steve O'Sullivan.
Pikes season 2016
Action at the institutionalised Pikes Hotel kicks off on Friday 29th April with a host of the White Isle's favourite DJ decorating the decks. Justin Harris, Andy Baxter,Tom Crane, Paco Fernandez. This season will also see the much-anticipated return of iconic, DJ Harvey, who'll be back after his Pikes debut in 2015 to front one of the island's breakthrough residencies, Mercury Rising. He'll be playing across seven Mondays throughout August and September. Another party making a return will be Rocks Nights, which will be back to host the official after party post Ibiza Rocks concerts on Wednesday nights. Some of Ibiza's top promoters, including Melon Bomb, Secret Life, Homies, Music For Freaks and exciting new addition, Cosmic Pineapple, will take it in turns at the helm of Thursday and Friday nights, and seeing us into the weekend is Ibiza Rocks House Party Presents, with resident Artwork and special guests. Added to its weekly spell will be Saturday party Cous Cous Club by Ferial K, which will feature North African-inspired cuisine and décor, as well as another lesson in flamenco from Paco Fernandez, and seeing out the week will be the Mark & Sarah Broadbent and Andy Livesey-curated party, Pikes on Sundays, which showcases an eclectic line-up of some of the island's finest talent, all for you to enjoy while feasting on the hotel's famous Sunday roast. On Friday 22nd July, there'll also be an island debut for Tonga, the London-based party run by Mike Skinner and Murkage Dave.
Sundays At Space line-up
Sundays At Space is here with the sole mission of uniting clubbers to dance to the beat of love and togetherness and the line-up shakers to push its philosophy so far includes 2manydjs, Anja Schneider,Claptone, Danny Tenaglia, Darius Syrossian, Derrick Carter, Heidi, Green Velvet, Guti (live), John Digweed, Kölsch and Yousef. Excitingly, Space is launching a ‘Weekend Pass' which includes entrance to elrow on Saturday night and Space on Sunday, with the opportunity to pop out for a breather if you need it - a sure fire way to separate the men from the boys.
Mosaic by Maceo Plex line-up
The guests joining Maceo Plex at his first ever Ibiza residency at Pacha have been revealed and Tuesdays are looking very tasty indeed. So far we've got Adam Beyer, Barnt, Radio Slave, Scuba, Paranoid London, Daniel Avery, Conforce, Matrixxman,Agents Of Time, Voiski, Len Faki, XDB, John Talabot, Damian Lazarus, Bicep,Lord Of The Isles, Maya Janes Coles, Michael Mayer, Agoria, Steffi, Patrice Scott, Axel Boman, DJ Koze, DJ Tennis, Jennifer Cardini, Dekmantel Soundsystem and Kölsch. We can also look forward to live sets from Gold Panda, Kiasmos and Fatima Yamaha. A selection of labels have also been handpicked to showcase their ammo, including Kompakt, Live at Robert Johnson and Permanent Vacation.
Together adds final line-up phase
Amnesia's Tuesday night fusion of bass and house has added to its already hulking line-up with the final phase of artists joining the dance. Included is Duke Dumont, Example and DJ Wire, So Solid Crew, Kano, Giggs, Roger Sanchez as S-Man, Camo & Krooked, Barely Legal, Charlie Sloth, Streets frontman-turned-DJ Mike Skinner, Ms.Dynamite and Shiba San. Resident Shadowchild has also announced his duo concept CONNECTED, which will see him joined by a different guest across the weeks.
ANTS at Ushuaïa line-up
ANTS has dropped its summer line-up for Ushuaïa Ibiza, giving us an idea of Saturday day sessions will go down. There'll be appearances from Andrea Oliva, Nic Fianciulli, Maya Jane Coles, UNER, Kölsch, Yousef, Gorgon City, Groove Armada (DJ set), Joris Voorn, Matthias Tanzmann, Pete Tong and Sasha, among many, many more.
ONYX at Space
Mondays are set to fall under the control of Russian DJ and producer Mikaela, in association with clubbers' bible, Mixmag. Its music policy will be all about the techno juice, with inspiration coming from the Berlin's nightlife scene. ONYX will be taking hold of the Terraza and Sunset Terrace, with a host of guests cracking out the underground techno tunage.
elrow line-up additions
elrow is taking charge of the whole of Space this year with thematic chaos to be found in every room. The line of DJs joining the mayhem just got bigger with 65 names added to its billing, including Steve Lawler, Art Department, Hot Since 82, Ilario Alicante, Joseph Capriati, Kölsch, Seth Troxler, Sidney Charles, Dusky, Patrick Topping and Matador (live), as well as weekly residents in the form of Marc Maya, De La Swing, Toni Varga, George Privatti and Mario Briani.
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House of Madness line-up
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike have spelled out the first phase of artists joining them on Sundays at Amnesia. Armin Van Buuren, Nicky Romero, DVBBS and W&W have all been added and elsewhere on the 13-week agenda, the Belgian brotherly duo will be uniting with fellow 3 Are Legend member Steve Aoki, for a showdown of the trio's galvanising live project.
Steve Aoki Ushuaïa residency
Steve Aoki has been confirmed to play over five dates over the 2016 season, bringing his Neon Future vision to Playa d'en Bossa. Aoki will stagger his appearances on the White Isle across the whole summer, with dates in June, August and September.
