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Posted by TranceNation1 on Jun-12-2007 14:26:

warning ppl visiting Ibiza

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/

Posted by kabelicious on Jun-12-2007 14:52:

Wow - asshats!

Posted by Hypersky on Jun-12-2007 14:57:

Luckily all of this will be done with by the time I get there.

Posted by Cool1g on Jun-12-2007 17:36:

DC10 is kind of a crackhouse LOL but i wouldn't put Bora Bora or Amnesia in the same category.

Posted by diskodave on Jun-12-2007 17:46:

There is more boozing going on a bora bora then anything else.... I don't understand how they were thrown in this mix...

2007 Closing Parties FTW!

Posted by Clovis on Jun-12-2007 18:20:

quote:
Originally posted by Cool1g
DC10 is kind of a crackhouse LOL but i wouldn't put Bora Bora or Amnesia in the same category.

I'm trying to find the picture of DC-10's door with a paper sign taped up that says "Please don't do drugs in our club :-)"

Posted by 72hrpartyanimal on Jun-12-2007 18:26:

they use the same one that i have in front of my apartment...

Posted by TSG on Jun-12-2007 18:34:

There's drugs in IBIZA??? OMG!

Posted by Andrieux on Jun-12-2007 18:49:

quote:
Originally posted by diskodave
There is more boozing going on a bora bora then anything else.... I don't understand how they were thrown in this mix...

2007 Closing Parties FTW!

+1

Posted by TranceNation1 on Jun-12-2007 18:54:

if u see this guy to let him in ur club

Posted by gerard6975 on Jun-12-2007 19:33:

can't wait for september! so who's going?

Posted by Hypersky on Jun-12-2007 19:40:

Me. Not for the Closings though. Radio 1 weekend in August.

Posted by diskodave on Jun-12-2007 21:07:

Sept 1-17th

Posted by Andrieux on Jun-12-2007 21:45:

quote:
Originally posted by diskodave
Sept 1-17th

+1

Posted by Hypersky on Jun-13-2007 07:34:

August 8th-22nd. Drop me a PM if you're going when I'm there. I'd love to meet up.

Posted by gerard6975 on Jun-13-2007 07:42:

quote:
Originally posted by diskodave
Sept 1-17th

whoa! i'll be in barcelona, nice, monaco, italy then last 3 days in ibiza. sep.13-16.

maybe we can meet up.

Posted by vet26 on Jun-13-2007 22:18:

I have a Europe trip planned in October. My first stop will be IBIZA October 5-9. This is after the summer busy season, I know, but will there still be clubs open? I hear Pacha might be...any others?

Posted by Cool1g on Jun-13-2007 22:23:

quote:
Originally posted by vet26
I have a Europe trip planned in October. My first stop will be IBIZA October 5-9. This is after the summer busy season, I know, but will there still be clubs open? I hear Pacha might be...any others?

for the big parties/clubs, Pacha is pretty much the only one still open and only a couple of nites per week i think. Space may have their closing party that week but the other major venues have their closing parties in Sept.

Posted by mar46017 on Jun-14-2007 11:09:

Posted by diskodave on Jun-14-2007 16:36:

quote:
Originally posted by gerard6975
whoa! i'll be in barcelona, nice, monaco, italy then last 3 days in ibiza. sep.13-16.

maybe we can meet up.

Yeah, sure. I will be going with a few west coast TAs:

Me + 2 or so
Lex400sc
Andrieux + 3

Posted by Musicjunky on Jun-14-2007 18:10:

Mr. C posted this the other day on myspace.

"REOPEN AMNESIA, DC 10 & BORA BORA IBIZA"

Here's the link:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/dont_ruin_ibiza07?e

I really think this is an important cause, and I'd like to encourage you to add your signature, too. It's free and takes less than a minute of your time.

Posted by diskodave on Jun-27-2007 23:30:

Good news for Ibiza goers...

Amnesia is opening June 28th - Cream
DC 10 is now open
Bora Bora is open as a restaurant/beach bar. They moved their sound system next door (Tahiti).

Party Time!

Posted by mar46017 on Jun-28-2007 13:54:

I'll be there in two days for a week! Can't wait!

Think I'll be able to catch Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Above and Beyond, Eddie Halliwell, Sasha, Eric Morillo.

whooooooooooo

I hope I don't die!

Posted by R!CH on Jun-28-2007 19:11:

quote:
Originally posted by Musicjunky
Mr. C posted this the other day on myspace.

"REOPEN AMNESIA, DC 10 & BORA BORA IBIZA"

Here's the link:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/dont_ruin_ibiza07?e

I really think this is an important cause, and I'd like to encourage you to add your signature, too. It's free and takes less than a minute of your time.

lol @ online petitions

Posted by Nerologic on Jun-28-2007 19:56:

quote:
Originally posted by Hypersky
Me. Not for the Closings though. Radio 1 weekend in August.

x2 i hope...

i heard pete tong talking about this last week on in new music we trust.