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Tragedy in Ibiza: DC10, Amnesia, Bora-Bora shut down!

Ibiza crisis: DC10, Amnesia & Bora Bora closed

Just as Ibiza�s summer season has kick started, the authorities have ruthlessly shut down three of the island�s best-loved venues.


DC10 has been ordered to stay shut for two months, and Bora Bora and Amnesia for the next month, effective immediately. All three venues have been slapped with a 6000 Euros fine.

The vicious mandate came straight from the top � local police and Guardia Civil, acting on behalf of the Government, took action against the venues based on investigations conducted during 2005 and 2006 that allege the three did little to stop the use and/or dealing of drugs inside the venues.

The authorities argue that that clubs are partly responsible for the sale and consumption of narcotic substances in Ibiza during the summer months, an activity that is �dangerous�, and �harmful� to tourism.

Also they report that during the opening weekend last week, 450 people were arrested on the island for possession of controlled substances.

Zero Tolerance

The closure of the three venues is evidence of the authorities flexing their zero-tolerance muscles.

The clubs are the main reason people travel to Ibiza, so closing them demonstrates a will to enforce a zero-tolerance law regardless of the consequences.

And the consequences for Ibiza�s tourism industry, local economy and the global dance music scene are severe.

Thousands of clubbers have already booked holidays to the island with the intention of visiting the three popular venues in the next two months � their trips to Ibiza are now effectively ruined.

Mass Redundancies

And what about the club promoters, DJs, bar staff, flyer girls, security and dancers that work at those three venues? Effectively the authorities have just made a huge chunk of Ibiza�s workforce redundant � hundreds of people could now be without work.

The question is why now and why these venues?

DC10, Amnesia and Bora Bora � from Beatportal�s experiences � have always done just as much to combat the consumption and dealing of drugs as the other clubs on the island.

What�s more the police assert that their brutal actions are based on evidence gained during investigations conducted in 2005 and 2006.

So why did they wait till the beginning of the 2007 season to ruin the party?

Maybe because they knew that if the venues had been shut down a few months earlier the island would lose a hell of a lot of tourism � it is now too late to cancel most trips.

That means sadly it is the clubbers who�ve slaved away all year for their annual pilgrimage to the island who will lose out the most.

The three venues plan to fight what they see as an injustice in the courts, but being forced to close for two months could put DC10 out of business forever.

It will also cripple Amnesia and Bora Bora�s finances � a month of no trading during the height of summer is surely a haymaker too great to bear.

Is this the beginning of a new era for Ibiza? Are DC10, Bora Bora and Amnesia to become the scapegoats for Ibiza�s drug problem?

Let�s hope the answer to both of these crucial questions is no. The world of dance music awaits.

http://www.beatportal.com/news/item...ra-bora-closed/


this is sooo bad for the scene.....

THats a horrible shame...never got to see those places, and guess i never will

damn, beat me to it....

http://www.ibiza-voice.com/news/news.php?id=1143

dan dan dan

looks like guiliani had an effect in spain.


I'm not exactly sure this qualifies as a tragedy.

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 I'm not exactly sure this qualifies as a tragedy.

to u maybe, but to people who know what ibiza means to the industry it's the biggest tragedy in a very very long time!

this hurts thousands immediately and financially, hurts tourism for years to come if this is carried through, and countless more people overall

whatever

someone will pay off whoever they need to in order to reopen

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Originally posted by dcctnycprincess whatever someone will pay off whoever they need to in order to reopen

hopefully, but this seems more serious, either way if they do carry this through, everything will be open when i get there

Who cares? Been there, seen that. I can't understand why people make such a big deal of Ibiza.

P.S. Diving was good though ( the only thing actually because food sucked too)

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Originally posted by Sveta Who cares? Been there, seen that. I can't understand why people make such a big deal of Ibiza. P.S. Diving was good though ( the only thing actually because food sucked too)

Some of us have not been as lucky as you and many others. I'd like to go sometime and hope to be able to go to a lot of these clubs that everyone has talked about over the years.

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Originally posted by dcctnycprincess whatever someone will pay off whoever they need to in order to reopen

People will be back to having jar mitvahs there hopefully in no time

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Originally posted by PvDoBseSSioN to u maybe, but to people who know what ibiza means to the industry it's the biggest tragedy in a very very long time! this hurts thousands immediately and financially, hurts tourism for years to come if this is carried through, and countless more people overall

not really, most ppl aren't going to cancel trips because of three clubs closing down. this hurts mostly the owners of the clubs. The lost business will just go to other clubs, and the employees of those clubs will temporarily work at other clubs because of increased business. It'll all work out.

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Originally posted by Sveta Who cares? Been there, seen that. I can't understand why people make such a big deal of Ibiza. P.S. Diving was good though ( the only thing actually because food sucked too)

such a snobbish attitude
just like doombot said
some of us havent been there yet and wanna go

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Originally posted by dcctnycprincess whatever someone will pay off whoever they need to in order to reopen

PRECISELY.

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Originally posted by LuNaSeA PRECISELY.

Nice Avatar, im sure DJ Tek digs it.

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Originally posted by djquick83 Nice Avatar, im sure DJ Tek digs it.

ahahhaha thanks-- it came from this pic:







she is so gangsta!!!!

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Originally posted by LuNaSeA ahahhaha thanks-- it came from this pic: she is so gangsta!!!!

LOL, pic is cute. Shes prob the meanest looking of them all.

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Originally posted by Sveta Who cares? Been there, seen that. I can't understand why people make such a big deal of Ibiza. P.S. Diving was good though ( the only thing actually because food sucked too)

the food does suck badly,,,i can remember ordering fish and chips one day in a restaraunt in Ibiza town and the fucking thing still had its eyes and teeth...this wouldnt normally be a problem but when youre coming down off ten "E's" it is..i thought that if i tried to eat it,, it would bite me....

Ibiza is special,,especially if you was there from the start...i got sick of hearing stories about how its not as good as it used to be..i went there on a number of occasions and it improved every year...

i was there for the premiere of "manumission the movie" and that is one clubbing experience that unless you were there you missed out on THE most amazing clubbing experience ever.......

Just like with the closing of clubs in NYC, the scene will re-invent itself and new places will open. Maybe someone will get the right idea and try to re-install the balearic sound that brought the place to the forefront in the late 80s.

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Originally posted by Sveta Who cares? Been there, seen that. I can't understand why people make such a big deal of Ibiza. P.S. Diving was good though ( the only thing actually because food sucked too)

i don't get why you don't make a big deal out of ibiza... ibiza in the summer is like vegas without the gambling but made for dance music fans... only better than vegas because it's an island with lots of beaches everywhere... and not in the USA

i thought the food was actually pretty good... this little place called "the island cafe" had great food - guess it depends on where you go, steven-neil, you being english getting fish & chips in ibiza, that's like going to china and getting tex-mex or something... just not as authentic, i went to some spanish restaurants and they were great

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Originally posted by PaulCky411 i thought the food was actually pretty good... this little place called "the island cafe" had great food - guess it depends on where you go, steven-neil, you being english getting fish & chips in ibiza, that's like going to china and getting tex-mex or something... just not as authentic, i went to some spanish restaurants and they were great

great analogy.

although putting some fish in beer batter and deep frying it isn't all that complicated.

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 great analogy. although putting some fish in beer batter and deep frying it isn't all that complicated.

wtf is beer batter?...

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Originally posted by steven-neil wtf is beer batter?...

basically flour with beer in it. hmmmm....i guess that's not how it's made in the UK. I could have sworn i saw some shit on food network with that obnoxious rachael rey about some place in england that makes fish and chips with a beer batter. guess i was fucked up when i was watching it.

This all started with twilo.

tragedy? you call this a tragedy? called clean up.

It was going to end for the DC10 crew regardless, they were getting to big for their own good. After the fallout with dice and mills, things have gone down hill for that lot. The ended on a good night, on top. If you look at what was suppose to be their new residents, they were moving towards a different direction.They have always been ahead of things(thats what they do best). Since "minimal" has imploded on itself, they went ahead and adapted ie; Tanzman,von stroke, dear (versatile jocks that will sell).

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