Ibiza springs to action with road block Pacha Ibiza grand openings

Ibiza opening weekend is arguably the most important date in the dance music calendar, firing the starting gun for summer. With plenty of movement and new openings on the island, Pacha Ibiza’s continued presence on the island is a constant reassurance that the original spirit of Ibiza lives on. The original Ibiza superclub, open since the ‘60s, Pacha Ibiza kicked off its 2025 season with three of its biggest players across the opening weekend in Solomun +1, Purple Disco Machine and ANOTR.

First up was Solomun with special guest Mau P. Solomun has become one of Pacha Ibiza’s most bankable stars since kicking off his +1 residency in 2013, with everyone from Dixon to Four Tet to Peggy Gou and Jamie xx joining him over the years. This weekend saw Dutch sensation Mau P join the German house titan to throw one hell of an opening party for Pacha. Completely sold out (as was every night of the Pacha Ibiza opening weekend), A-list stars mingled with Ibiza faces and partygoers making their annual Ibiza pilgrimage as the pair rolled through a high octane mix of house and techno to a clearly up for it crowd.

Saturday saw Purple Disco Machine bring his unique blend of funk, nu-disco and house to Pacha Ibiza alongside house music stalwarts Mousse T. Harking back to the glamorous, golden age of disco and soul, Purple Disco Machine’s music is the perfect fit for Pacha Ibiza’s decadent history and heritage and after Friday’s high octane thrill ride from Solomun and Mau P, was the perfect party vibe for Saturday night.

Dutch house duo ANOTR have risen rapidly over the last few years with their groove-filled take on house, which incorporates everything from elements of disco and jazz to minimal and acid. That they’ve been handed their own night on Pacha Ibiza’s opening weekend is testament to just how far they’ve come in the past few years and their set at Pacha Ibiza on Sunday had a real celebratory air to proceedings.

After a raucous opening weekend, Pacha’s 2025 season continues this week with Pacha Presents Kolsch & Ida Engberg, Rossi.Home and the Defected Opening party. The rest of the season sees key headline sets and residencies from the likes of Sonny Fodera (Mondays beginning June 16), CamelPhat (Tuesdays beginning May 20), BLOND:ISH (Wednesdays beginning May 21), Mau P (Wednesdays beginning August 6), Defected (Thursdays beginning May 8), Marco Carola (Fridays beginning May 16), Pure Pacha with Robin Schulz (Saturdays beginning May 10), Flower Power with Bora Uzer (Saturdays beginning June 7) and Solomun + 1 (Sundays beginning June 8).

For full event listings and tickets head to; pacha.com