Club Profile

Eden in Ibiza Details...

Eden, Calle Salvador Espriu, San Antonio, Ibiza 

Eden appropriated the symbol of the competition directly across - Es Paradis's apple - and a feud was born. The constant bickering keeps them on their toes however as both vie for the custom that pours in from the West End and the other drinking zones of San Antonio and its surrounds.Back in the murky 90s a venue called the Star Club morphed into Kaos and then just as swiftly became the present day Eden in the winter of '99/2000.

Judge Jules was a consultant in the design of the dj booth and the Radio 1 jock also occupies the club on Sundays for Eden's most high profile night.

Location...

Directly on the waterfront of San Antonio, opposite the harbour. Perfect for town-based clubbing. If you are staying down the Bay (Port d'es Torrent), the disco bus ferries clubbers back and forth all night.

Music Policy...

2008 should see a breakthrough year for Eden, who have previously failed to develop a solid line up. Along with Judge Jules on Sundays, Dave Pearce holds a weekly spot on Tuesday to keep the anthemic trance fans happy.

Yet another Radio 1 favourite, Pete Tong, moves to Eden this summer bringing a quality house night to San An, including a weekly residency of Groove Armada.

Funky house is can be found at Garlands, Twice As Nice offer some urban grooves, while Koolwaters supply the breaks.

Try the back room on any night for alternative sounds. Electric Sex's gigs are the pick of the bunch.

Inside Eden...

2008 has seen a huge development inside Eden, updating and improving the club to meet the decent club standards of Ibiza.

The sound system is powerful, the lighting effects are reasonably good and there are plenty of bars to service the approximately 5,000 that can be accommodated inside.

Downstairs the dancefloor is separated into two sunken areas with the booth overlooking both. A stage at the far end can also be utilised should Girls Aloud or other such pop groups drop by. In the rear of the club is the glassed back room with capacity for a few hundred.

Upstairs is the restricted access VIP area complete with couches and more bars which overlooks the rest of the club. The design is stark and slightly cold.

DJ Mag Club Review...

Up until this time last year, admitting you were going to Eden would have got you laughed out of DC10. That was until the most powerful man in dance music stepped in, announced he was taking Wonderland to the venue and called in just about every friend and favour to pull out the most surprising line-ups of last summer.

That man, of course, was Pete Tong and it was through his gravitas that names like Timo Maas, Nic Fanciulli, James Zabiela and Eric Prydz were lured to the San An market for the first time.

If only to see what all the fuss was about, Eden was suddenly the place to go but for each newcomer the reaction was the same. Much like Space on a Sunday, Wonderland was big room Ibizan clubbing at its most high octane with ecstatic cheers commonplace and a soundtrack based on quality underground beats.

"Dancefloor-wise, Wonderland has more in common with Space or Amnesia than Pacha - it's more of a rave," explains Pete. "The music is often underground, rolling and heads-down, which isn't what people used to associate with Eden. Every DJ that played was blown away by the energy and the crowd's were strong each week."

Of course, to put Eden's changing fortunes down to Tong's magic wand alone would be unfair. The product of bold vision and colossal investment, when Eden was refitted last summer it was a job that would have cleaned out a lottery winner with a state-of-the-art LED lighting rig, a new outdoor terrace and a digital Martyn Audio system. In short, the place is a beast.

It would also be churlish to ignore the place of Judge Jules's Judgement Sundays in any discussion of Eden. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, it might be as subtle and fashionable as one of the T-shirts in Julesy's 'Fashions & Villains' line but the trance institution is still one of the busiest and wild parties on the island.

For those people who are running low on euros !....you can bring your own drinks and sit on the rocks in front of the café, you can still hear the music.

Once the sun has left us, there is usually entertainment in the form of fire twirlers. Big Djs like Erick Morillo, Danny Rampling or Roger Sanchez often warm up their decks at next door Café Mambo, so you can catch them here if you don't fancy paying the huge entry prices at the clubs.

You need to arrive early if you want a table. The sun starts it's descent about 6.30, so get there in time for the full show.

With people of all nationalities gathering together to watch the breath taking sunset over the sea, the atmosphere is relaxing. The final few tracks Café Del Mar plays during the suns final few moments of the day can make or break the mood, often reducing people to tears. As the final note of the song coincides with the last ray of light….applause breaks out. It really is an amazing experience.