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Space Ibiza Set to Reopen in 2017 With Same Name But More Exclusivity

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Carl Cox and Nic Fanciulli crown Pepe Rosello as the true king of Ibiza's nightlife during the last minutes of the club's Closing Fiesta 2016

Carl Cox and Nic Fanciulli crown Pepe Rosello as the true king of Ibiza’s nightlife during the last minutes of the club’s Closing Fiesta 2016

You would have been forgiven for thinking that 2016 marked the end of Space Ibiza as we knew it. Everything that we heard from Pepe Rosello, Space Ibiza’s former owner, Carl Cox and the Matutes family that own UshuaĂŻa Group and acquired the property seemed to point to a complete revamp and brand change. In fact in a specific interview Carl Cox, long-time resident at the club and personal friend of Rosello, indicated that the Rosello’s plan was to open a new club elsewhere on the island by 2018, thus keeping the dream alive of a Space Ibiza that still focused on music and less on the VIP lifestyle that is unfortunately permeating the island. Rumors even begun to surface of the exact location where this would be, the site now occupied by the Reco de Sol Hotel in San Antonio.

Yet, Periodico de Ibiza is now reporting that “businessman and former politician veteran Ibizan Abel Matutes Juan announced last night that the legendary Space Ibiza will keep its original nomenclature, while studying add a second name to link the venue to other franchises chain Such as UshuaĂŻa Ibiza Beach Club or Hard Rock Ibiza.”

“It will surely open this year as Space. It is an accredited brand, which does not prevent us from adding a new name that links us with all the establishments we have,” said the former minister in the interview broadcast by local television Grupo Prensa Pitiusa. Moreover, Matutes went on to clarify that his company built Space Ibiza, explaining the long history that brought the club into Rosello’s hands, stating that “his business group built the discotheque located on the second line of Platja d’en Bossa and that after ‘five or six years’ of exploitation, and for his commitment to the hotel offer, decided to rent it to Pepe Rosello, who has run the premises since 1989.”

Matutes went on to confirm most of the rumors in circulation, stating that there are plans to convert the space into a more exclusive, luxurious club that cater to more “exclusive tourism.”

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Take A Look At The Rumored Site For The New Space Ibiza Hotel & Club Set To Open In 2018

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Hotel Reco Ibiza - Possible Space Ibiza

Months ago Carl Cox revealed that 2016 wasn’t yet to be the end of Space Ibiza, but rather a year of major change for the brand. Its owner, Pepe Rosello, decided to sell the venue to the UshuaĂŻa Group but still maintains control of the brand, intending to re-open in a few years elsewhere on the island.

Where? Reco des Sol Hotel in San Antonio on the other side of the island.

Currently most of Ibiza’s clubbing force is in Playa d’en Bossa, Ibiza Town and San Rafael, with San Antonio’s two major venues Es Paradis and Eden struggling to bring in crowds. Space’s move would of course change that, bringing back focus to a town that right now mostly attracts party-goers thanks to its sunset parties at CafĂ© Mambo and CafĂ© del Mar.

According to rumors coming from the island, Rosello plans to completely renovate the complex, add a bran-new Discoteca-styled dancehall next door and open it as Space Hotel and Club two years from now. Overlooking Es Pouet Beach, the venue will most likely also house a refurbished version of its current pool, meaning that a new pool party series could be on the horizon.

Check out more pictures of the property below.

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Space Ibiza Closing Fiesta Will Feature Nearly 100 Artists

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 Back in the distant 1989 many thought it was crazy when Pepe Rosello took control of a massive building in Playa d’en Bossa and transformed it into a nightclub. At the time, that area of the island hosted families and other vacationers looking for the peace of the Ibiza’s idyllic beaches. Back then, the nightlife was either inland or on the other side of the island in San Antonio.

Yet, Rosello’s vision was to change Ibiza and the future of nightlife throughout the world forever, focusing on a different musical, sensorial and hedonistic experience than any other club open at the time.

Everyone knows the pages of history that Rosello and his team have written since. Space Ibiza became one of the undisputed top nightclubs in the entire world, launching the careers of many of today’s most respected artists the likes of Carl Cox, Erick Morillo and David Morales, all the while inaugurating marathon Sunday Night parties and several other long-lasting residencies that soon found their spot on the bucket list of dance music fans throughout the world.

For just over a year now, the nightlife industry and all those who step on dance floors throughout the world have known that Rosello signed a deal to sell the club to the neighboring UshuaĂŻa Group from across the street. Richie Hawtin ended his ENTER. parties last season and Carl Cox followed the news by claiming that his Music Is Revolution residency would end the moment Space Ibiza was set to close.

Although the British producer, a personal friend of Rosello’s, has since revealed that Space Ibiza is looking to open back up in the next couple of years or so at a new location, all that is confirmed right now is that on Sunday the 2nd of October Space will host its final Closing Fiesta. And wow, what a part it’s going to be. We initially announced that residents Carl Cox and Tale of Us would be headlining, and suspected that the rest of the line-up would be huge. Yet, no one was prepared for the size of what has now been announced.

Nearly 100 artists are now scheduled to play the last final hurrah to what many consider to be the best club in the world. Tickets are set to sell out, so if you’re planning to attend we strongly suggest you snag one soon.

Aleksia, Alex P, Alfredo, Andy Baxter, Anja Schneider, Anna Tur, Aphotek, Bastian Bux, Blackhall and Bookless, Brandon Block, Bruno From Ibiza, Bushwacka!, Camilo Franco, Carl Cox, Charlise N Chaplin, Clara Da Costa, Daniel Klein, Danny Serrano, Darius Syrossian, David Morales, David Moreno, De la Swing, DJ Oliver, DJ Pippi, Eats Everything, Edu Imbernon, Eddy M, Elio Riso, Federico Grazzini, Francisco Allendes, Iban Mendoza, Igor Marijuan, James Zabiela, Jason Bye, Javi Bora, Jesse Rose, John Acquaviva, Jon Rundell, Jonathan Ulysses, Josh Wink, Juan Gomez, Kaleshy, Kopanos, Kölsch, Los Suruba, Maceo Plex, Mambo Brothers, Marc Maya, Mark Brown, Mark Knight, Mind Against, Moy Santana, Nick Fanciulli, Nilo R, Oscar Colorado, Paul Reynolds, Pepo Lanzoni, Rad Damon, Rafa de Siria, Ramon Castells, Rebeka Brown, Remo, Roger Sanchez, Sam Divine, Sasha, Smokin Jo, Somne, Stefano Noferini, Steve Bug, Tale Of Us, Technasia, Toni Moreno, Toni Varga, Uner, Valentin Huedo, Wally Lopez, Yaya, Yousef.

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Space Ibiza to Reopen In Two Years at a New Location

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If you thought this was the last ever summer for Space Ibiza, think again.

Anyone who has been following the club’s recent news of the past year knows that Carl Cox, resident and personal friend of long-term owner Pepe Rosello, was the first to break the news that the UshuaĂŻa Group was purchasing the current location where Space resides

In his latest interview, however, he reveals the news countless have been waiting for: Space will reopen elsewhere in the island in the fairly near future.

Speaking to Ticketmaster, he stated, “Plans are on the table for it opening at another site but it won’t happen for at least two years and will it be the same? We don’t know. I don’t know whether I will be involved because there are so many variables.

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It’s Time To Start Saying Goodbye to Space Ibiza As We Know It

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Photo courtesy of Music Is Revolution by Carl Cox

Photo courtesy of Music Is Revolution by Carl Cox

That Space Ibiza is about to undergo massive changes is not news. Last year it was announced that Pepe RosellĂł’s 27-year reign as owner of the club was ending following the 2016 summer season, after which the club’s lease will be taken over by Matutes Group, the owners of UshuaĂŻa across the street. Following the announcement, Richie Hawtin decided that ENTER.Ibiza would end its residency at the club, while Carl Cox made it abundantly clear that 2016 would be the last summer for Music Is Revolution on the island, citing RosellĂł’s departure as head of venue as one of the primary reasons for this change.

There has been a lot of speculation since on the exact future of the venue. We know that Roselló currently owns the world-famous Space Ibiza brand, and when asked about plans for the space in the coming years, the CEO of Palladium Hotel Group and VP of the Matutes Group, Abel Matutes Prats stated, “Why change when we don’t have to?”

He told told the Diario de Ibiza, “We want to take care and continue with the project to make Platja d’en Bossa an entertainment area.” He went on to categorically deny rumors that Space would be turned into a shopping center, specifying that the club’s current “class 41” license limits the venue’s uses to leisure and recreation. This means that it cannot be turned into a hotel or merchandise operation.

What did become clear from his interview, is that while exact plans aren’t decided yet, the club will be turned into an operation that mostly caters to the same audience UshuaĂŻa attracts. That is a more VIP-centric crowd than Space has been known for.

He specified, “Obviously we want to keep it as a club, but also want to dedicate it to the audience in which we are now focusing, which will be complementary to Ushuaïa.”

Photo courtesy of David Guetta F*** Me I'M Famous

Photo courtesy of David Guetta F*** Me I’M Famous

This year’s UshuaĂŻa residencies are predominantly EDM-focused, with only Ants on Saturdays dedicated to more underground sounds. The rest of the week sees David Guetta take over on Mondays, Hardwell on Tuesdays, Axwell and Ingrosso on Wednesdays, Steve Aoki and Oliver Heldens alternating on Thursdays, Tinie Tempah on Fridays and Armin van Buuren on Sundays.

It is unsure whether Tale Of Us’ new Afterlife residency, which starts this summer, will continue on once keys for the club change hands. This may truly be the last season to enjoy Space Ibiza as we have all known it, after which it may be time to say goodbye and prepare ourselves for the changes the owners of UshuaĂŻa will introduce.

Source: Pulse