Pocomucho Daily

Tuesday, August 11th, 2026. I'm your host Ben DMZ. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Big news on the island — and it could reshape Ibiza's future as a nightlife destination. The Consell d'Eivissa has put forward proposals to stop issuing new nightclub licences on the island entirely. No new clubs. If that goes through, the map of Ibiza nightlife essentially gets frozen where it i...

Monday, August 10th, 2026. I'm your host Ben DMZ. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Italy's leading clubs have mapped out their Ferragosto weekend music programmes, with venues from Lignano Sabbiadoro to the Gallura coastline, Jesolo, Tuscany and the Romagna Riviera all putting together lineups for the long holiday weekend. Ferragosto remains one of the most important dates on the Ita...

Friday, August 7th, 2026. I'm your host Ben DMZ. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. It's eclipse week on the island, and Ibiza is leaning all the way in. Café Mambo is hosting a solar eclipse event this coming week — promising something genuinely out of this world, their words. Over at Beachouse Ibiza, Guy Gerber will be soundtracking the rare 2026 total solar eclipse with his atmosphe...

Thursday, August 6th, 2026. I'm your host Ben DMZ. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Tonight's the night before a very big weekend on this island, and we'll get to that shortly — but first, let's run the news. Edinburgh's Fringe Festival kicks off tomorrow, running through August 31st, and if you're heading up, Resident Advisor has done the legwork on the best elec...

Wednesday, August 5th, 2026. I'm your host Ben DMZ. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Tonight in Ibiza is stacked — we'll get to that — but first, the news. Resident Advisor has confirmed the lineup for the London leg of its RA25 world tour. The ten-date global run kicks off at Outernet on September 25th, coinciding with AVA London 2026. Mala and AliA will play DJ sets, while Blawan a...

Tuesday, August 4th, 2026. I'm your host Ben DMZ. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Pukka Up has announced a special Eclipse boat party sailing out to Es Vedrà on August 12th. One of Ibiza's most dramatic natural backdrops, and now a party destination — details are still emerging but it's one to flag in the calendar if you're on the island that week. Tomorrowland has dropped...

Monday, August 3rd, 2026. I'm your host Ben DMZ. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Jamie Jones is joining the Feels Like Eclipse Festival lineup, with tropical scenes promised. No further details yet, but the name alone suggests something worth watching. NTS Radio has unveiled 18 new summer residents, and it's a genuinely eclectic bunch. Panda Bear and Sonic Boom, Carmen Villain, DJ S...

Friday, July 31st, 2026. I'm your host Ben D-M-Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. It is a massive night on the island — we'll get to that shortly — but first, let's run through the news. John 'Jammin' Collins, elder statesman of Underground Resistance and a cornerstone of Detroit's techno scene, has passed away. Collins spent half a century helping shape the city...

Thursday, July 30th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Mau P is planting his flag on Ibiza's midweek. The Dutch producer kicks off his Baddest Behaviour residency at Pacha Ibiza on Wednesday August 5th, running every Wednesday through to October 7th. He'll be going all night for the debut, and this is the residency's second summer at the venue...

Wednesday, July 29th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D-M-Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Big news for the island — Ibiza is set to experience a rare total solar eclipse next month, and the clubs are already moving. A series of eclipse-themed sunset events are being planned around the occasion, with Pikes hosting a takeover at 528 Ibiza featuring DJ Harvey. That's the kind of booking tha...

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. We have to start in Berlin, where the city is mourning after a devastating attack on its Pride event on Sunday. A van was driven into the crowd, killing one person and injuring 29 others. The attacker, named as Abdul Ballout, was later shot and killed by police. The community and the city are grieving, and...

Monday, July 27th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D-M-Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. It's a big night on the island. John Summit closes his Experts Only residency at UNiVeRSe tonight — Gorgon City and Odd Mob are joining him for what promises to be a serious send-off. We have some sad news to share. Berlin-based DJ and producer Nico Stojan has passed away. The announcement was made on...

Tuesday, July 21st, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Pacha Ibiza has announced its Grand Closing Weekend Part 2, and PAWSA is taking control on Sunday, October 11th, joined by Miguelle & Tons. Closing season is still a way off, but it's never too early to mark the calendar. Miguelle & Tons, meanwhile, has been confirmed as the next act for San A...

Monday, July 20th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D-M-Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Tomorrowland had quite a weekend. Charlotte de Witte showed up unannounced on the Mainstage on Sunday for an impromptu set blending hard techno with psy-trance — an unexpected curveball that, by all accounts, shifted the entire mood of the day. Meanwhile, on Saturday night, Dimitri Vegas took the Mainstage...

Friday, July 17th, 2026. I'm your host Ben DMZ. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Solomun and Jamie xx delivered what's being called a legendary sold-out back-to-back at Pacha Ibiza — a masterclass in dancefloor heat that's got people talking. Two artists at the very top of their game sharing a booth. Enough said. Marco Carola's Music On has made its Malta debut, and a new p...

Thursday, July 16th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. It's been a hot week on the islands — and not just in terms of energy. Ibiza and Formentera are under a yellow heat warning from Spain's national meteorological agency AEMET, with temperatures hitting 37°C in parts. High humidity and prolonged dry conditions have also pushed wildfire risk higher...

Wednesday, July 15th, 2026. I'm your host BenDMZ. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Amnesia is marking its 50th anniversary with a 50-track vinyl and CD compilation set to be released on September 4th. Spanning five decades of electronic music history on the island, the release is telling the full story of one of clubbing's most iconic venues. Ten discs, fifty tracks, from Donna Summe...

Tuesday, July 14th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. John Digweed is dropping a live recording from the Twilo reunion — and if you know, you know how significant that is. Captured on March 6th at the original location, 530 West 27th Street in New York, Digweed played for five hours at the revival of one of the most mythologised clubs in dance music history....

Monday, July 13th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D-M-Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Pete Tong has pushed back against claims that he copied John Summit's remix of Everything But The Girl's "Missing." In a statement sent to Resident Advisor on July 10th, Tong's team said the version he developed with Franky Rizardo was created independently. A separate proposed coll...

Friday, July 10th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Ibiza first — Rendez Vous has its opening night at Maison Le VRAI, right next to Pacha with Iban Mendoza from Gala, Ainsley May and Ben D M Z. Perfect pre-clubbing spot in the Ibiza Marina area. UNTOLD Festival is making a genuinely meaningful move for its 2026 edition — offering free HPV testing and breast...

Thursday, July 9th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Jamie Jones is set to open a new London venue called Ironworks, with Voyager named as the launch event. No further details have been confirmed yet, but London's club landscape just got a little more interesting. In Paris, Jen Cardini has curated a new summer series of electronic music events at the Pa...

Wednesday, July 8th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D-M-Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Mahmut Orhan's residency at Chinois Ibiza is already making noise. The Turkish producer's 'Sounds Like Pillowtalk' series opened on July 1st with a surprise Francis Mercier back-to-back, setting the tone for what promises to be an intimate, dancefloor-first run — eight more dates stret...

Tuesday, July 7th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D-M-Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Big news from our own backyard first. Ainsley May and Ben D M Z are launching a new weekly Friday residency here in Ibiza — Rendez-Vous, at Maison Le Vrai, formerly known as Laïla, in Marina Botafoc. It kicks off this Friday, July 10th. Doors open at 8pm for dinner and drinks, and the night runs through to...

Tuesday, July 7th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D-M-Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Big news from our own backyard first. Ainsley May and Ben D M Z are launching a new weekly Friday residency here in Ibiza — Rendez-Vous, at Maison Le Vrai, formerly known as Laïla, in Marina Botafoc. It kicks off this Friday, July 10th. Doors open at 8pm for dinner and drinks, and the night runs through to...

Monday, July 6th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D-M-Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Armin van Buren was on the rooftop of UNiVERSe Ibiza this weekend, pulling out classic trance on vinyl — one hour of it, for the purists. And if that wasn't enough, he also showed up at Kappa FuturFestival in Turin for a breakfast b2b with Enrico Sangiuliano at ten in the morning, and was apparently han...