Ibiza is set for another rocking year - we can now announce the first set of bands for Ibiza Rocks 2010.

This year “Reclaim The Dancefloor” Ibiza Rocks After-Party returns and will be at Es Paradis every Tuesday at midnight shortly after the Ibiza Rocks live gigs end.

Ibiza Rocks turns five this summer and boy has this baby grown up! The line up speaks volumes, with The Prodigy, Kele, Florence and the Machine, The Courteeners, Dizzee Rascal, Delphic, Calvin Harris, The Kooks, Pendulum and Example already booked for the summer long celebration.

Taking place every Tuesday from 08 June to 14 September at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel, it’s going to be one hell of a party, bursting with the biggest bands, DJ’s and best breakthrough talent, for 15 weeks straight.

Back in early 2005, Ibiza Rocks was born and the baby of the Balearics quite literally represented the birth of new life in Ibiza and enticed a new generation to the island. Bye bye to ageing superstar DJ’s, bloated VIP areas, inflated prices, foam parties and bad taste booze cruises. Hello to Ibiza Rocks’ groundbreaking series of live music events and an innovative youth brand totally in tune with their hungry, young audience.

From intimate, open-air gigs with some of the worlds best bands including Arctic Monkeys, to the launch of the destination concept Ibiza Rocks Hotel in 2008 with The Enemy, to the opening of a new hotel in Mallorca this year and the most sensational gig line up to date, the Ibiza Rocks brand knows no boundaries. Ibiza Rocks - unrivalled, unstoppable and unmissable!

Ibiza Rocks kicks off on Tuesday 08 June with some very special surprise guests at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel, the only hotel to offer an auditorium style atmosphere and private viewing balconies off the bedrooms.

June will also see one of the UK’s best live bands and festival favourities, The Courteeners (22) swing through the hotel’s rock ‘n’ roll doors and storm the open-air stage.

Liam Fray, The Courteeners said: ‘We can’t wait to get back out there. People go to Ibiza for one thing and that’s to have a f*cking good time. Let’s face it, we definitely fit the criteria.‘

Back by popular demand in July are ‘Dance Wiv Me’ collaborators, Scottish chart-topper Calvin Harris (06) and BRIT Award winner for Male Solo Artist, Dizzee Rascal(27). Both have played stand out sets at Ibiza Rocks in the past, but this year they will make history as two of the acts to play both Mallorca Rocks and Ibiza Rocks back to back; two islands, for two amazing live gigs within two days. Calvin will be joined at both gigs by one of the best breakthrough artists of 2010, Example.

Dizzee Rascal said: ‘Can’t wait to play Ibiza Rocks again this year. It was one of my best shows of 2009. It went off big time.’

Every night at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel is party night and every Tuesday night in Ibizabelongs to Ibiza Rocks, but Tuesday 20 July will see some serious sparks flying. For the 5th birthday party, Ibiza’s premier live music promoters have pulled out all the stops to pull in the original Firestarters – The Prodigy!

Yes, the pioneers of Ibiza’s live music scene will celebrate with the pioneers of the electronic dance music scene. With both parties making their name from mixing up dance and rock and delivering ‘Music For the Jilted Generation’, this is the perfect Ibiza Rocks 5th Birthday party partnership. With a vision of creating a night for ‘dance kids who want to rock and rock kids who want to dance’ Ibiza Rocks was conceived with this very moment in mind. Happy Birthday indeed. It’s going to be emotional.

The third act to play both venues is multi-million selling band The Kooks who will make a welcome return to Ibiza Rocks in August (10), having already launched the brand new Mallorca Rocks Hotel on 06 June with Zane Lowe.

In one of the coolest billings of the hottest summer line up, Ibiza Rocks is proud to announce that Kele Okereke from Bloc Party will perform one of his first ever live solo shows as part of his side project. Taking place at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel in August (31), Kele will be supported by one of the biggest breakthrough bands of the year,Delphic. Having smashed into the Top 10 with debut album ‘Acolyte’ these boys and their Balearic sound is a match made in heaven for the White Isle.

Following her stunning debut onto the Ibiza Rocks stage as part of Radio 1’s Ibiza Weekend last year, August will see the return of Best British Album BRIT Award winnerFlorence and the Machine for her first headline show (24).

Pendulum will be back with their banging beats and electric live show in September (7). They are sure to be on a high as they fly in straight from Mallorca, where they will have headlined the Mallorca Rocks closing party the night before. September will see another set of very special guests play live under the stars before the Ibiza Rocks 2010 season comes to close on 14 September.

Along with the best line up to date, Ibiza Rocks boasts its best deals, with the continuation of specially priced midweek breaks for the more flexible traveller and added extras. This summer all holidays booked with www.ibizarocks.com include a gig ticket and entry to Ibiza Rocks’ new after party at Es Paradis.

The official Ibiza Rocks After Party will run every Tuesday at Es Paradis after the Ibiza Rocks gigs finish and ticket holders will get FREE* entry. The musical policy will be very much in keeping with the ‘anything goes’ party spirit that fuels the gigs so expect the best in mash-ups, bootlegs, 4/4 indie, anthems and everything in between. Already signed up as monthly residents are Example + DJ Wire and DJ Dan (from the massive student night Propaganda) plus the likes of UNION DJs who will join residents Doorlyand Nicola Bear. More details on this to come.

Last years’ afterparty ‘Reclaim the Dancefloor!’ became such a runaway hit that it will continue as a stand-alone night. With the help of resident DJ and rising starDoorly, it reclaimed the dancefloor last year and it’s claimed Wednesdays as its own in Ibiza this year beginning from June 16th – Sept 14th at Eden. The full, massive line up’s for this will be announced soon. As well as producing the Ibiza Rocks mix CD (released June 2010) Doorly will be back behind the decks as resident DJ for both Ibiza Rocks and Reclaim the Dancefloor.

Andy McKay, Promoter, Ibiza Rocks said: ‘To have a line up like this is the best birthday present we could ever ask for. The Prodigy should be a very special night for the whole island. The line up keeps getting stronger and the Ibiza Rocks brand keeps getting bigger, but our core values have remained the same – great live entertainment at great value. Our weekly parties are epic, crammed with top talent and we keep thinking of new ideas to add value to someone’s night out or holiday. We keep delivering and thankfully the bands and the crowds keep coming.’

* When you enter the Ibiza Rocks event at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel you will be given a wristband that is valid for Ibiza Rocks at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel and the Ibiza Rocks After-Party held every Tuesday at Es Paradis, San Antonio. The Ibiza Rocks After-Party begins at midnight shortly after the Ibiza Rocks live gigs finish. This wristband is only valid for entry before 01:30
You will be charged the standard admission fee if you do not enter the club by 01:30AM and the wristband only allows you entry into the club once.

Ibiza Rocks
08 June Opening Party with very special guests
15 June Headliner TBA / Union DJ’s
22 June The Courteeners / Toddla T
29 June Headliner TBA / Propaganda DJ’s
06 July Calvin Harris / Example
13 July TBA
20 July 5th Birthday party with THE PRODIGY
27 July Dizzee Rascal
03 Aug TBA
10 Aug The Kooks / Propaganda DJ’s
17 Aug TBA
24 Aug Florence and the Machine
31 Aug Kele / Delphic
07 Sept Pendulum
14 Sept Closing Party with very special guests

Mallorca Rocks
06 June Opening Party with The Kooks and Zane Lowe
05 July Calvin Harris / Example
19 July Special Guests TBA
26 July Dizzee Rascal
06 Sept Closing Party with Pendulum

Ibiza Rocks is recognised for supporting the best breakthrough talent and a whole load of exciting acts will be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets will be available to buy from 9am Monday 15 March at www.ibizarocks.com, priced £28.50 - £45.00 plus booking fee.

Ibiza Rocks Hotel special opening offer – 4 nights (Mon 7 June to Fri 11 June) from just €70 per person including gig tickets.

By booking pool and stage view rooms, fans can quite literally book a room with a ’star’ view and overlook the main stage. Legendary live gigs from the world’s best bands, under the stars. It’s Ibiza. It’s official. It rocks!

NME Radio is the exclusive radio partner for Ibiza Rocks – stay tuned for more announcements, exclusive band interviews and the chance to win a holiday to the Ibiza Rocks Hotel.

Having only recently announced the first wave of details for the 2010 International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza, we’re now delighted to unveil further information on what you can expect at this year’s conference. Spread across 3-days in late May (26th, 27th, 28th), IMS has developed into the leading event for those working in electronic music, setting the agenda for the future of the industry.

Created by a team including BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong, IMS is setup by professionals for professionals and is centered around networking and presenting the latest developments. With influential guest speakers from The Coca-Cola Group, Ministry of Sound, Resident Advisor, BBC Radio 1 and a keynote interview with Mark Ronson already announced, we can now reveal an exact list of confirmed guest speakers.

Latest confirmed speakers:

Sasha, Artist, UK.
Heidi, Artist / BBC Radio 1, Canada.
Cassius, Artist, France.
Jesse Rose, Artist, Germany/UK
Nick Heller, Google, Switzerland.
Claudia Jones, T-Mobile / Electronic Beats, Germany.
Denzyl Feigelson, Artists Without a Label, UK.
Ola Sars, Tonium / Pacemaker / Let’s Mix.
Florian Plenge, Native Instruments, Germany.
Jason Pook, Pioneer, UK.
Travis Hayden, A&R, Atlantic Records, USA.
Mark Beaven, Advanced Alternative Media, USA.
Sam Kirby, William Morris Endeavour, USA.
Arthur Velasquez, Cassius Records, Germany.
Todd Burns, Resident Advisor, Germany.
Stephen Kempner, Sheridans, UK.
Dagfinn Bach, Bach Technology, Norway.

IMS Speaker David Guetta states:
“I’ve heard nothing but amazing reports about the International Music Summit, and I’ve even brought our own Fuck Me I’m Famous launch party forward to co-incide with this great electronic music gathering. It’s been an incredible year for me, so it’s nice to come back to Ibiza where so much of this all began for me. I’m looking forward to debating what happens next to this incredible music culture we’ve all helped shape in the last 20 years.”

With the leading names across media and technology coupled with established artists and managers, IMS aim to generate the most rounded debates on electronic music with speakers from each corner of the industry. Other guests previously announced include the panels:

Big Dog DJs: F*** You We’re Famous
David Guetta, Artist, F*** Me I’m Famous, France.
Erick Morillo, Artist, Subliminal Records, USA.
Pete Tong, Artist/IMS founder, BBC Radio 1, UK.
And more TBC

Meet The Future
Annie Mac, Presenter/DJ, BBC Radio 1, UK.
Arthur Velasquez, Business partner for Cassius/Guy Gerber/Tiefschwarz, Germany
Jesse Rose, Artist, Made To Play, Germany/UK
Heidi, Artist, BBC Radio 1, Canada
Pedro Winter aka Busy P, Ed Banger Records, France.
Skream, Artist, UK.

USA Today: Boom Boom Now!
Arthur Baker, Artist, UK/USA.
Eddie Dean, Promoter, Pacha NYC, USA
Patrick Moxey, Ultra Records, USA.
Sam Kirby, Agent, William Morris Endeavor, USA.
Tommie Sunshine, Artist, USA.
Travis Hayden, A&R, Atlantic Records, USA.
Moderator - Jason Bentley, KCRW, USA.

Ibiza United
Bringing together the key players behind:
Amnesia
Eden
Es Paradis
Pacha
Privilege
Space
Moderator - Juan Suarez (one of the chiefs behind powerful local newspaper, Diario De Ibiza)

IMS will also hear from legendary producer Robin Millar, responsible for 44 number one hits, who will talk about why just one month after he retired from production duties, electronic music has re-inspired him, and see the return of 19-year old teen promoter Callum Negus Fancey from Let’s Go Crazy after stealing the show last year by stating “Who is Paul Oakenfold? My audience have never heard of him.” In addition, IMS has teamed up with leading consumer portal Resident Advisor, whose audience will select a topic and speakers for the Presidential Debate format which debuted in 2009 to great acclaim.

Ben Turner, a founder and partner in the IMS, states: “IMS was never about the artists, more the people behind the curtain who help guide the gifted. In 2010, we’ve been overwhelmed by approaches from artists to be involved in some way. It’s a great testament to our first two years. Watch out for more special names to follow…”

Following 2009’s successful experiment The IMS Vote will return, a session where the audience make decisions on the future of the genre. Indeed, last year, 69% of those present agreed that IMS had ‘made them question how their companies work’. In 2010, this is taken one step further then Ted Cohen from TAG Strategic will moderate a one-hour session where the delegates are the audience, and the agenda is not set. Cohen himself was so inspired by IMS:09 that he invited last year’s Key Note speaker Richie Hawtin to attend MidemNet after hearing his radical assessment of future music.

Finally reprising his 2009 role, electronic pioneer Tom Middleton will blog to the Beatport community what is being debated, who will in turn feedback and pose questions to the speakers.

Once again the IMS Grand Finale will take place at the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Dalt Vila on Friday May 28. Last year, Basement Jaxx headlined with Pete Tong, Rob da Bank and Filthy Dukes in support. IMS has been inundated with requests from artists to perform at this landmark event. The headline acts will be announced imminently. The event is free to attend for all delegates of the IMS, with some 2,000 tickets available to the public. Tickets are available now from www.internationalmusicsummit.com

Our free iphone app for Ibiza has been updated and is now available in the itunes store.

We’ve added French, German and Spanish translations to the 90 beaches and 39 towns and villages descriptions and also club tickets sections where you can buy your tickets before you go. We’ve also added tons of activities numbers: quad biking, kayaking and also a family section if you have kids and a spa’s section. We’ve also slightly reordered the menus to make it easier.

You can see a preview of the app here: phone ibiza, search itunes for “phone ibiza” or click www.itunes/apps/phoneibiza to launch itunes.

We also hope to have the blackberry version online over the weekend.

ELS DISSABTES AL MERCAT VELL - Ibiza, 5th March

Looking for something to do of a Saturday morning in Spring? Look no further; it’s time for the third edition of “Els Dissabtes del Mercat Vell”, an initiative brought to you by the Town Hall of Vila, beginning this Saturday 6th March from 11am.

Over the next few weeks, a combination of live music from some of the ibiza’s finest talents and a variety of children’s activities from the Clowndoscopio Association are set to bring the old marketplace to life.

Kicking off the series of five bi-monthly events this very Saturday will be the “Eivissa Jazz Big Band”, from 12pm. Simultaneously, the “Reciclowns”,part of the Clownidoscopio Association will be keeping the little people entertained by way of a puppet workshop.

Over the next few weeks, expect more live music from the likes of The Boogie Band, Projecte Mut, Ivan Domenech and Can Blau Gospel. Upcoming activities from Reciclowns including painting, games and craft workshops.

“Els Dissabtes de Mercat Vell” is open to all members of the public and is free for all. See you there!!

“COMING UP:

“6TH MARCH EIVISSAJAZZ BIG BAND
“20th MARCH THE BOOGIE BAND
“3RD APRIL PROJECTE MUT
“17TH APRIL IVÁN DOMENECH
“1st MAY CAN BLAU GOSPEL

The annual Dia de les Illes Balears, March 1^st, is a public holiday to celebrate the 1983 Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands, and every year the ajuntament puts on various events to celebrate it. This year’s events included a charming evening of music and dance at Santa Eularia’s Palau de Congresos, which included a piano recital with local pianist Elvira Ramon and the Spanish tenor Aurelio Gabaldón. This was followed by a recital and dance interpretation based on Federico Garcia Lorca’s verse.

The 403 seat auditorium, run by director Simona Bianchi which is used for concerts, theatre, opera and film screenings is very well-equipped. According to their admin department the entire acoustic control system is located on the roof, where the technical control of the facilities is linked to precise calculation of the acoustics of the halls.

The piano recital was a lovely warm-up to the evening, and tenor Gabaldón performed an eclectic and ambitious selection of songs from Tosti, Mozart, Obradors, Alonso, Serrano, Ramírez, Sorozábal, Gounod, Buononcini and Bellini. My favourite being Gounod’s Ah! Lève-toi soleil from the balcony scene in his Romeo and Juliette.

The main spectacle though was the Lorca event which followed. Dancer Rocío Osuna skilfully interpreted a mixture of cancions, accompanied by soprano Lucia Herranz, channeling the attitudes of Lorca’s sometime collaborator La Argentinita, and as well as through curved lines and rigour all of her own. The highlight of the event was undoubtedly her perfectly tuned exposition of Romance Sonambulo.

The producers also used a projection of images from the poet’s life in between pieces, and the skilled narrator took us through Lorca’s early days, travels to America, his life and work in bohemian circles in Spain and his association with Dali and Bunuel.

Helen Donlon

Tomorrow night (Thursday 4th March) Ibiza’s very own B’Fly from Girlz Skool fame will be dj’ing down at AK Pepua in Ibiza Town for a night of rock n roll.

Atari launched a new teaser website for the arcade game Test Drive Unlimited 2 (TDU2) today. From the screen shots it looks highly likely it will be set on Ibiza as one shot shows Ibiza Town and another shows the pirate tower that overlooks Es Vedra. The previous game was set on the island of Hawaii. Here’s what wikipedia have to say:

Test Drive Unlimited 2 is the upcoming racing video game developed by Eden Games and published by Atari. It will be a sequel to Test Drive Unlimited and the tenth game in the series. Its development was confirmed on N4G.com in February of 2008.

On 2 December 2008, Atari stated in a press conference that various series, including Test Drive, would be revisited after 2009.

In December 2009, it was found in a CV of a developer that Test Drive High Life is in development.[3] It was later revealed that Test Drive High Life was a internal name to Test Drive Unlimited 2. [4]

On 3 March 2010, Atari Announces Test Drive Unlimited 2.

‘ Test Drive Unlimited 2 puts the world’s most desirable vehicles in the players hands. These ultra-limited edition masterpieces are flawlessly replicated with Eden’s finely tuned driving technology. Players define their online persona through the customization of their vehicles, and the acquisition of property, clothing and all the accoutrements of a luxurious car-based lifestyle. ‘

In the first event of its kind on the island, the Hostal Boutique Salinas’ “International Christmas Market” had only one mission - to raise much-needed funds for the Association of Children with Special Needs of Ibiza and Formentera: APNEEF.

The total of 781.05 euros donated was raised at the Market’s raffle, which included a multitude of prizes donated by businesses and individuals from the island.

APNEEF president, Carmen Boned, when presented with the cheque at the Plataforma Sociosanitaria on Friday 26th February, acknowledged the “hard work and effort” made by the hotel’s owners, Anita Dey, Dusi Wolfmeir and David Phillips. Thanks were also given to the event’s principal collaborator, Judith Bermudez.

Funds raised, according to Boned, will go towards the purchase of various essential materials for the special needs children within the association. “We never thought we would receive such a large sum,” said Boned, “This is a fortune for us!”

Anita Dey, who represented the Hostal Boutique Salinas on the day of the handover, explained that they were delighted to support APNEEF as it was “a local cause for local children”. She reiterated the intention to repeat the fundraising for APNEEF in the next ‘International Christmas Market’.

Ibiza’s very own band NOWTHEN have made their first 3 track EP available as a FREE download from last.fm

1. Another Side
2. Endless War
3. The Price is Right

All the tracks were recorded at Henry’s Sonic Vista Studios here on Ibiza.

NOWTHEN page at Last.fm
Sonic Vista Studios
NOWTHEN website

Every Thursday in San Antonio here in Ibiza until 25th March, bars and cafe’s are doing a special promotion where you can get a Pincho (aka Pintxa) and a glass of wine or beer for just 2 euros.

A pincho or pintxa (catalan) is a small slice of bread on which an ingredient or mixture of ingredients is put and held there using a stick, which gives the food its name.

They’re called pinchos because many of them have a pincho (Spanish for spike), typically a toothpick, through them. The toothpick is used to keep whatever the snack is made of from falling off the bread it has been attached to, and to keep track of the number of items that the customer has eaten.

So if you end up with 4 toothpicks next to you, you get charged 8 euros…

• Ample 32
• Bombadu
• Ca Nostra
• Central 07820
• Urban
• Club Nautic
• Confort Cafe
• Dream Bar
• Es Clot
• Es Mirai
• Es Rebost de Can Prats
• Es Vental
• Es Verro
• Golden Budha
• Koppas
• La Cantina Portmany
• La Moon
• Mari Bar
• Marino
• Nou Prisma
• Rita’s Cantina
• S’Avaradero
• Bar Stephen
• Tarba Cafe
• The Island Cafe
• Bar Tiburon
• Tijuana
• Villa Manchega
• Zebra Art & Grill
• Boulevard Cafe
• Cebo
• Puchet
• Marina Playa
• Can Bonet
• Can Tixedo
• Can Tumas
• Es Puig
• Es Raco de Can Cosmi
• Granja Costa