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| DC10 | ||
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 DC10 terrace |
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| Location(s) | Ibiza, Spain | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | |
| Type | nightclub | |
| Years active | 2000 — present | |
| Genre(s) | techno, house, minimal, tech-house | |
DC10 (pronounced DeeSee Diez) is a world-renowned nightclub on the island of Ibiza in the Mediterranean. Located in a converted finca off the end of the airport runway on the South-East side of the island, DC10 is one of the island's and Europe's most infamous clubs. The club opened in 2000 and its small and spartan interior is comprised of a formerly uncovered terrace and a small inside room, a world away from the glamour and glitz of many of its Ibizan counterparts. But this is a club that is known above all for its music and its hedonistic clientele, and its legendary monday morning session, Circo Loco. Over the last seven years, its residents have gone from unknowns to global superstars, forging techno, house and minimal and it's now a global brand and phenomenon that symbolises the unique attitude of the island, distilled into one day every week.
Originally opened at the start of the decade, it opened at 6am, as Space's 24-hour Sunday session ended, and formed a carry on for those not satisfied with a simple weekend's clubbing on the island. In 2002, the club's reputation began to take off. Promoted by Brit Charlie Chester along with its Italian owners, its roster included both European and British DJs as well as a host names that would beg (sometimes successfully, some not) to play on its terrace (Danny Tenaglia, Sasha, Steve Lawler and Pete Tong to name a few). As its popularity grew, so did the reputation of its residents, as the bigger names were shed and their own stable of Djs and their sound took over.
Nowadays, with the club firmly in the control of the Europeans following the exit of Chester in 2005, the likes of Richie Hawtin, Tania Vulcano, Cirillo, Jose De Divina, South Americans Luciano, Loco Dice, Pier Bucci and Ricardo Villalobos, Frenchman Dan Ghenacia, (lone Briton) Clive Henry, System of Survival, and many more are known across the globe and, though the terrace is now covered and the club's secret is well known, it may still arguably be one of the most untainted and undiluted clubbing experiences on the planet.
Despite periodical run-ins with the law (the club was closed at the start of the 2007 season along with Amnesia and Bora Bora) it remains to many the highlight of summer trips to the island and the antithesis of many of the overblown big-club experiences that the UK and the rest of the island offers.
Unfortunately the club is now itself closed, after the authorities shut the venue ten minutes before it was due to open on the 6th of October 2008, and is closed indefinitely. This is due mainly to the venue only having a licence for 65 people (which it regularly exceeds).
The 2008 season closing party was held at Privelege nightclub after the surprise closure, mainly because for many tourists from many different countries, Circoloco closing parties at DC10 are the highlight of the clubbing year, and many had already booked flights and accomodation etc in anticipation of the final party. Circoloco management have already denied they will move to another club on the island, Circoloco was born in DC10, and wouldnt be the same anywhere else.
The Spanish authorities have now levied a 300,000 EUR fine and another year closure upon the club, which means it will most certainly be shut for the whole 2009 season. DC10 attracts thousands of clubbers from all over the planet, for its freedom on the dancefloor and a "no frills" clubbing exerience.
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