Blubby Sunday party they had ever attended. The hugely anticipated closing party brought out the There were tears on the Praise of the party people has been matched by music masses and with them some emotional scenes, partygo- media with rave reviews and frequent use of descriptors dancefloor as Space Night- ers shedding a tear or few as the marathon event drew to such as ‘a Landmark Event’. a close Monday lunchtime. It even made the BBC news. club bade an emotional There may have been tears but there was also a huge In this issue we report on the build up, the party and the amount of joy. farewell with the closure reaction. We have a great photo gallery by Robert The closing party of all closing parties has gained pretty Szczechowiak, the personal view of a non-attendee, and well universal acclaim as the event of the year by those of the Iconic Playa d’en also a report on the complaints of neighbours. attending. There is no shortage of people prepared to go Bossa venue on Sunday. much further than that, with some saying it was the best (Continued on page 8) Closing Party Sunday 9th Oct See Page 4 The Ibizan, Thursday 6th October 2016, Issue 847 links are live in the online edition at theibizan.com Page 2 News ple, pictured, of a sign for municipal works that PSOE Call For were completed 10 years ago. Their motion will “again ask the government team to review the current ordinance and imple- End To “Visual ment the necessary measures in order that there is a halt in the proliferation of billboards that Pollution” in constitute a negative visual impact on the image of the municipality, and pose an element of envi- ronmental pollution”. Santa Eulària Another example is given in one of the main The Socialist Municipal Group of Santa Eulària Call For Private and Public Billboards To Go routes into Santa Eulària, where they say “the The Santa Eulalia branch of the left of centre proliferation of billboards placed haphazardly party PSOE have announced they will demand without any control or regulation limits the field the removal of unregulated billboards at the next of sight for drivers and hinders pedestrians, espe- council session. cially those with reduced mobility”. Right: Signs at the entrance to Siesta, including Citing the entry to Siesta as an example of the one for municipal works that were completed in worst in visual pollution, the group give an exam- 2007. Weather o Bananarama / Food for Ibiza Thursday 24 Claire B Sunday’s Children of the 80s at The Hard Rock Hotel was a special charity event with Bananarama headlining at the venue. The event was a collaboration between The Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza, Food for Ibiza and The Abel Matutes Fundación Ibiza. Entrance was free on the night if you took 2 kg of non- perishable food with you. Lots of people turned up on the night and donated 3,110 kg of food and approxi- Friday 25º mately 2,800€, all of which will help Food for Ibiza to provide much-needed food over the winter for struggling families in Ibiza and Formentera. Bananarama put on a great show for over 30 minutes, treating us to many of their big hits from the 80s plus a rendition of ‘I Will Survive’, all of which went down a storm and had everyone singing along. For ‘Venus’ they invited members of the audience onto the stage to be their backing dancers, and the confetti, streamers and CO2 jets were released onto the o Saturday 24 crowd. It was a fun night and a great effort from everybody involved and every- one that donated. Illegal Coastline Stairway Demolition in Roca Llisa Sunday 23º The City of Santa Eulària has ordered the demolition of stairs that a developer had built illegally to go from a house in Roca Llisa to the shore of the sea. The steps were built so that the owners could avoid the need to walk over the rocks. Furthermore, the Town Council has imposed a fine of 17,300€ to the responsible party. Other illegal constructions in the same urbanization have already been Monday 22º demolished. Tuesday 20º Wednesday 18o The Ibizan, Thursday 6th October 2016, Issue 847 links are live in the online edition at theibizan.com Page 3 News Amnesia Closing Party Late License Revoked The Amnesia closing party this coming Saturday 8th October, has had its late license revoked by the San Antonio authorities. Amnesia has a history of problems caused by opening and closing parties over running their allowed hours. Some have said the level of penalty they may incur for breaching regulations is inconsequential compared to the additional income they can derive by staying open. This latest move by the authorities to clamp down fol- lows problems at last weekend’s Music On closing party which was due to close at 6am but overran until 9am. The police say they gave repeated warnings to Amnesia and in light of them not having been adhered to, they have revoked this coming weekends closing party late license, which would have allowed them to remain open until midday on Sunday, the same time as Space in Playa den Bossa last weekend. Amnesia is situated in San Rafael and comes under the Our thanks to Andy Bruce for this great ‘only in Ibiza’ spot. authority of San Antonio. On Sunday... Five people were arrested for drug possession. 3 were arrested for being drunk and/or drugged and disorderly. There were 28 traffic offences and 5 cars were towed. Editorial Comment On the one hand I get that noise can be very aggravat- ing to people. On the other hand this is another exam- ple of Ibiza needing to decide whether or not it wants the tourist income derived from party people. A factor that will have increased the annoyance to people who prefer to keep things quiet, is that the closing parties are now far more spread out. There used to be a 'closing weekend'. Now it is more a clos- ing fortnight, with competing clubs trying to avoid competing with each other for closing party business. Perhaps a compromise solution could be to nominate a single opening and closing weekend. Clubs wanting the extended licence would have to hold their parties on those dates, thereby minimising the annoyance to residents. As a consequence it would also make the opening and closing weekends 'special' in the way they originally were. By setting the opening weekend relatively early, and closing relatively late, the town halls could also make an effort to stop the shortening of the season. Just a thought. were no statistics available as to how many thousand people had a great night out, or how much was earned Sant Josep Council by the Ibiza economy (albeit the vast majority by one company). In light of the complaints the City Council will rethink may ban extended permissions granted to clubs for opening and closing parties, especially in outdoor terraces. "We know that neighbours find the noise very trouble- some. This weekend it was mainly from Space where opening & closing they had an unenclosed terrace open all night. This is making us rethink what we will allow after midnight, even for opening and closing parties. We will study the parties following 27 matter over the winter and put in place reforms that ensure better coexistence." said 1st Deputy Mayor and Councillor for the police, Paquita Ribas. noise complaints. The report went on to list Police activity over the The Council will reconsider extended hours permits for weekend. club opening and closing parties following noise com- On Saturday... plaints. Filed 6 actions for possession of drugs. In a statement issued Monday, Sant Josep said the Made 3 seizures of drugs in public. weekend closure of the clubs in Playa d'en Bossa had Issued 44 traffic offence reports including towing ille- passed without notable incidents. However they said gally parked cards. there were repeated complaints of excessive noise, They also attended a minor fight and attended a holi- particularly overnight Sunday/Monday during the day letting apartment that had loud music. Space closing party. Bar Marina in the Jet Hotel complex was found to be The weekend was deemed a special operation by the playing music on the terrace at 3am. local police, reinforced by Civil Protection volunteers. A Supermarket was sanctioned for selling alcohol after Police received 27 calls complaining of the noise over- midnight. night, compared to 2 calls Saturday night. Ed - There The Ibizan, Thursday 6th October 2016, Issue 847 links are live in the online edition at theibizan.com Page 4 Kumharas Closing Party, Always With A Secret Special Something... Or perhaps more to the point, special someone. Open from 4pm until Midnight on Sunday 9th October 2016, Kumharas Closing party is always a highlight of the season’s end and this year is set to be bigger and better than ever. They are keeping the line up close to their chest but with last year’s performers includ- ing Eva Pacifico, Lenny Ibizarre and Isack Hipnotyzer we can assure you that this year’s ‘fin de temporada’ fiesta will be unforgettable. Plus of course you also have the incredi- ble sunset that can be experienced at this super cool setting. The restaurant will be closed for the event, but that won’t matter as you will find plenty more room to shimmy and shake with a camera in one hand and one of their signature cocktails in the other.