A funny thing happened to me the other day. I went for lunch at my favourite beach restaurant and someone had taken my reservation pretending to be me! The owner was not at his usual post and the blaggers managed to fool his understudy. Despite the mild annoyance at the time, my sense of humour returned when I was relocated and I almost felt like taking them a bottle over later and giving them a hand slap for the cheek of it! Go on my son!!

I'm telling you this because its indicative of the type of summer we are having in Ibiza, everyone's 'at it', some for the better some for the worse. You need your eyes and ears peeled. Ticket prices , drinks, guest lists , things are not always as they should be. This mildly frenzied state has been brought on by the effects of the 'credit crunch' summer. Picture the scene, everyone behind the tills waiting for the gold rush that never quite materialised....

Having said all that there have been some amazing parties, events and fresh excitement so don't feel sorry for us out here...on the sun lounger!



We are mid August, mid season during our second Wonderland summer of Friday nights at Eden in San Antonio and we have had some breathtaking parties. Lady Gaga's appearance was inspired and brought another ground breaking event to a reviving San Antonio and got the club message out around the world. The following week was even madder as all house attendance records at Eden were smashed as Radio 1's Essential Mix broadcast sets from Deadmau5 and Luciano whilst Zane Lowe & Mark Ronson tore up The Box and I had the pleasure of an epic closing set in the main room that went well after 7am. I can honestly say it was one of my proudest moments in Ibiza. The quality on show was incredible. Around 5000 people managed to witness it in person. Other Wonderland highlights for me have included sets from Nic Fanciulli, Dubfire, Layo & Bushwacka!, M.A.N.D.Y, Casper (in the Box) and our monthly residents Groove Armada.



Still to come, the likes of Timo Maas, Eric Prydz, Fatboy Slim and more from GA!



Across the rest of the island, We Love @ Space had an incredible show with Grace Jones, Cocoon's first Monday of August was about as good a club night as I have ever seen, insane!!
Ushuaia has been the Sunday afternoon spot on Playa D'en Bossa with Tania Vulcano, Sands next door has been great too playing host to two Wonderland beach parties... The Guetta's are ruling at Pacha on Thursdays with a night that has turned in to a celeb concert! and The Sweeds have started well on Mondays. Finally we did another Radio 1 party at Privilege on the Saturday with Cream, Over 7000 people danced the night away but poor old Eric Prydz got some horrible leg bruising when a confetti cannon went off behind him at the end of his set, I've seen the pictures he was in agony.

Looking forward to the rest of the season

Pete

Wonderland Season so far....Top 10
(You can listen / buy most of these on my corresponding post over at Beatportal - Click Here)

Show Of Hands - Bushwacka!
La Mezcla - Michel Cleis
Reflections - Alan Fitzpatrick
Sweep The Floor - Joris Vorn
Exercise - Tim Green
Summer Breeze - Rob Marmot
On Off - Cirez D
Daddy Diego - Fabrizio Maurizi
Baltic Pine - Boy 8 Bit
Use Somebody (Tong & Rogers Wonderland Mix) - Kings Of Leon