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Thirty Percent of Giuseppe Cipriani’s New Ibiza Club Booom! Will Focus on VIPs

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After months of hype and speculation, Giuseppe Cipriani’s new Ibiza club, Booom!, will open its doors on July 9. “I am looking forward to a summer of great music, wonderful artists and the energy of this terrific island. We put a lot of love in this project and I hope people will feel it!” said Cipriani in a statement. Booom! partner and music programmer, formerly of Pacha, Danny Whittle added, “It has been such a pleasure for myself, Mark and our team to work with Giuseppe on Booom! It’s been a long road but now we are so ready for a summer of great music, company and fun.”

The club has announced its residencies and should attract large crowds: Eject with Cazzette and guests (Monday); Chaos Colores with Behrouz, Tom King and guests (Tuesday); Sexy by Nature with Sunnery James and Ryan Marciano (Wednesday); Circus with Yousef and guests (Thursday); TBC (Friday); Defected in the House (Saturday); and Vagabundos with Luciano and guests (Sunday).

While Booom! will cater to big spenders, they maintain that “the club positions itself as a premium, top-level venue but is not an exclusive, VIP-only club: only 30% of its full capacity will be allocated to tables. The emphasis will remain on the dance floor.”

RIP Ibiza Mogul Samuel Guetta

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Samuel Guetta, head of Cadenza Records since 2008, creator of Freak n Chic managing and booking agency with Dan Ghenacia and a major force in the Ibiza clubbing scene, died in his home in Ibiza on July 19. Guetta was 40 and leaves behind a wife and two children. Details about his unexpected death aren’t known at the moment.

In addition to running Cadenza, Guetta, who relocated from France to Ibiza in 1997, also co-founded music website Ibiza Voice. Among his many ventures he also managed Luciano and helped develop the successful Vagabundos party.

Ibiza Voice’s staff posted a heartfelt tribute to Guetta, saying that “he adored drama. ‘Hype, lies and gossip’ wasn’t just a tagline: it was a way of life.” They added, “Samuel was a walking exclamation mark who whirled through rooms trailing cigarette smoke and superlatives.”