Jozi: dance like you’re in Ibiza

Published Nov 5, 2014

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IF you’re into EDM festivals, then the Space Ibiza Tour is an event you will not want to miss. It’s one of the world’s biggest dance events and features some high-profile names.

And now, dance lovers get to experience it first-hand when the Space Ibiza SA Tour comes to Joburg on November 29 at The Riversands Incubation Hub in Midrand. And this year, the event celebrates its 25th anniversary tour.

Brought to you by Red Square and G&G Productions, along with 94.7 Highveld Stereo and DStv, the event will feature 13 international DJs including Chuckie (Neth), Borgore (Isr), Yves V (Belg), Gelab (Spain), Felix Cartal (Can) and more.

Chatting about Space Ibiza, G&G representative, Will McIntyre, explains the dynamics of the event: “Space has been voted the best club in the world over 30 years in Ibiza. I went there once and basically it’s a club and over 25 years, it’s celebrated globally and other countries have replicated the club’s themes and environment and they bring it across with the stage production and lighting and then tour it throughout the world. We did it last year and this is our second time in South Africa. It’s just the whole theatrics and putting it in South Africa. It’s an amazing entertainment show and for many people, they can’t afford to go to Ibiza because it’s a costly affair so now they can experience it.”

McIntyre says the event will take place at The Riversands Incubation Hub: “It’s a brand new hub. An amphitheatre that stretches from the front to the back. Acoustically it has one of the best concerts. The sound will be perfect. The way they built the sound to travel to the top will be pleasurable for everyone.”

So how was the response from South Africans last year? “We did it in winter and managed to get 4 500 tickets sold and people had an amazing time. But this year, we want to bring it up to different scales.”

So what can music lovers expect from this day-night event? It’s an outdoor party so there’s going to be great music and a whole lot of theatrical aspects: “There will be crazy people walking on stilts, but it’s not only a visual and hearing experience, but at the same time it’s gonna be mystical and enchanting.”

• Space Ibiza SA Tour, November 29, Riversands Incubation Hub. Doors open at noon, event ends 2am. See www.spaceibiza.co.za.

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