Monthly Archives: October 2011
Sant Rafel Festival Finale
Sant Rafel Festival on Saturday November 5 offers one last opportunity to let your hair down while giving the festival season the send off it deserves. The final festival of the season features the closing celebration, from 10PM on the … read more
Sia Taylor Jewellery Ibiza
Sia Taylor is one of an ever-growing community of talented designers that has chosen Ibiza as a place to live and work. The island has an unquestionable attraction that makes creative talents feel instantly at home, with stunning results. Essentialibiza … read more
Beetlemania @ Atzaro
Between October 8 – 20 Ibiza will welcome 11,550 press and dealers representatives from 85 countries, speaking 54 different languages resulting in 540 guests each day accumulating 7,000 overnight stays in 5 different Ibiza hotels as Volkswagen celebrates the global … read more
A Family Affair
Jeremy Norris is an Ibiza veteran, with a show on Sonica and a DJ diary that sees him play throughout the island. As we catch up with the talented spinner he is getting set to launch his winter residency in … read more
Ducks United
When you rent a Duck (Citroen 2CV) from Ducks United you are not just solving your transport problems with a slice of automotive history, you are becoming a member of an exclusive club that beeps at each other throughout the … read more
Inkadelic Session Two The Hot Seat
With the lines expertly drawn and eventually healed, its time to return to Inkadelic for the second session of my tattoo. As any of you that have had a tattoo will testify, there is an element of addiction to decorating … read more
Ibiza PA Bring The Noise
Ibiza is widely recognized as the world’s clubbing capital, with clubs and DJs that play there revered throughout clubland but where would these clubs and DJs be without the sound systems that allow them to deliver their craft to the … read more
Punta Dive Rulers Of The Deep
After falling in love with the island during a summer holiday in 1998, Nicholas Thompson packed his bags the following year, left a lucrative job in the city and moved to Ibiza, where he still lives with his family, running … read more
Makin Music Ushuaia The Recording Studio
Ushuaia has grabbed headlines all through the summer, mainly for the outdoor clubbing that until now had been frowned upon on the island, for the unique line up’s that have occupied the stage and for the unique set up that … read more
Behind The Scenes Sonica
Wherever we have been this summer reporting on the phenomenon that is Ibiza we have run into the guys from Sonica radio. We have listened to their outside broadcasts on our way to events and regularly tune in to their … read more
Villa Mercedes An Afternoon On The Marina
There is something very calming about Ibiza in October. The weather is amazing, the flights still run regularly, yet, with all the clubs closed the tourists have more or less disappeared. It’s the perfect time to be on the island … read more
Kumharas Closes With A Bang
Kumharas sits on the waterfront in the far corner of San Antonio Bay, a gem that is perfect for dinner or catching a sunset, which always has outstanding entertainment on offer. The huge space is used to perfection between the … read more
Behind The Scenes Rafa De Siria Space Ibiza Press Manager
Space Ibiza is one of the world’s most talked about venues, the Opening and Closing Fiestas are mini festivals in their own right and throughout the season it hosts many of the world’s top clubbing brands, from Carl Cox Revolutions … read more
Ocean Drive City Hotel In A Holiday Destination
Ocean Drive was Ibiza’s first boutique hotel and remains one of the most innovative hotels on the island to this day. Situated in Botafoch Marina, enjoying stunning views out to sea, across the Marina and over to Dalt Villa in … read more
Ibiza DJ Awards Part Two
The Ibiza DJ Awards in Pacha launched in 1998and has grown in stature every year since. DJs fly in from all over the world to accept the adulation and a small bright green statue, for their efforts on the island … read more
Carl Cox And Brand New Heavies Sunset At Mambo
As this season has progressed we at Essentialibiza HQ have found ourselves repeating one phrase more and more often, ‘only in Ibiza’! So many times this summer we have witnessed things that couldn’t happen anywhere else on the planet. Tonight, … read more
Blue Marlin Closing Party
As the season comes to a close, parties across the island draw the curtain one by one as Ibiza gets set to breath out after a hectic few months. Next up it’s the world’s most famous beach venue, Blue Marlin. … read more
Space Closing Fiesta
In the four months or so since Space Ibiza opened its doors, heralding the start of the new summer season, hundreds of the world’s top DJs have dropped thousands of tracks to over 100,000 clubbers from all over the world. … read more
Luciano Rocks Ushuaia Closing Party
Ushuaia launched under a hail of publicity and a marketing campaign that promised to change Ibiza, as the curtain closes on its debut season I think it’s fair to say that while the bold statements on posters throughout the island … read more
Behind The Scenes David Vincent Sankeys
Sankeys Manchester is one of the finest venues in which to enjoy dance music anywhere in the world. Having been voted best club in the DJ Magazine Top 100 Club Awards in 2010, they decided it was time to share … read more
Pure Pacha All Gone Pete Tong Closing Party
After moving back to Pacha this summer Pete Tong has continued to raise eyebrows throughout the season with some surprising guests. Pure Pacha All Gone Pete Tong has played host to many of the world’s finest spinners, as expected, the … read more