Ibiza has been known as the place to party from sun up to sun up at some of the best clubs globally with the best DJs in the world. Now that is starting to get reined in by the Ibiza Council. Vicent Torres, President of the Island Council and the five other mayors on the White Isle have put together a new batch of rules that would adjust the closing times for bars and clubs, forcing closure of clubs at 6:30 a.m.
Music bars, known as café concierto's, will now have to close at 5 a.m., a hour and a half change from their previous closing time of 6:30 a.m according to local publication Diaro de Ibiza. This will impact the debaucherous vacation town of San Antonio, which has operated under the 6:30 a.m closing time for years.
Restaurants will also be squeezed with a new restriction on music. It must be shut down at midnight, though they can still stay open until 3 a.m.
Torres promises to ratchet up enforcement of these new laws as well and says the government is willing to punish repeat offenders,
This may sound very late to many individuals who are not familiar with the party atmosphere on Ibiza, but during the summer, parties don't get started at the big clubs like Amnesia, DC-10, Pacha, Space and Sankeys until around 2 or 3 a.m. and can continue well into the next day, which could be around noon.
The new restrictions will not be taken too well by the club and nightlife business on the Island. They already complain that the Island is being squeezed by other vacation destinations like Croatia. The once pristine image of Ibiza has started to fade with the specter of bottle service and increased VIP accommodations taking over clubs, pricing out regular clubbers. This was one of the reasons why Carl Cox will abandon his famous residency at Space Ibiza after the 2016 after a strong 15 years with the club.
