Pocomucho Daily

Monday, September 21st, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Ibiza closing season is in full swing, and there's plenty to cover on the island before we get to the wider world. Guy Gerber is set to headline the Beachouse Ibiza Summer Closing on October 17th — dancing barefoot under the autumn stars with Guy and Valentin H among others. HUGEL brings his dayli...

Thursday, September 17th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Marco Carola's Music On is ringing in 2027 at Pacha Ibiza on New Year's Eve. If you're thinking ahead — and in Ibiza, you always should be — that's one to lock in early. Over in Berlin, some good news for the RAW-Gelände. The Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district has signed an interim...

Wednesday, September 16th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Serious news out of Turkey first. Authorities there launched a major crackdown on the LGBTQIA+ community over the weekend, raiding gay bars, clubs and queer associations across 15 provinces. More than 162 people were arrested in total, with the offices of six LGBTQIA+ associations targeted as part o...

Tuesday, September 15, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. It's a big night on the island — and a bittersweet one. Galactica wraps up its summer residency at Eden Ibiza in San Antonio today, marking the close of the itinerant techno festival's first full season here. Running from May through September, it's been quite a debut for the brand on the...

Monday, September 14th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Let's start here on the island, where more than 100 young people took to the streets last weekend to protest against mass tourism. The demonstration was organised by the Ibiza Youth Association and took place on Cala Saladeta beach in San Antonio on September 6th. Protesters held placards calling...

Friday, September 11th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. One for the road out of Ibiza — Destino Five has announced an extra Music On daytime party, giving the season one final push before the curtain comes down's. On Thursday 1 October, Carola will be joined by FLOW final boss and man of the moment Franky Rizardo as well as Ilario Alicante and Mason Co...

Thursday, September 10th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Let's start with a few Ibiza stories before we get into the wider world. Max Dean has put together a tight-knit ensemble for upcoming shows at 528 Ibiza and Amnesia as part of the NEXUP series — details are still coming through but the lineup looks like a carefully curated affair. Over at 528 Ib...

Wednesday, September 9th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Chinois Ibiza is bringing PORTSIDE back to Ibiza Port this Friday, September 11th — a second free open-air music night at the port, building on what clearly landed well the first time around. Chinois resident Mahmut Orhan and Major League DJz will be taking on the decks, along with Melanie Ribbe B2B...

Tuesday, September 8th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Manchester is getting a new club. Locker opens next month at the New Century building — a 450-capacity room built into the ground floor, designed to flex between live shows and club nights. Audio specialists Adlib have fitted it out with a full L-Acoustics sound system and proper sound isolation. Noori...

Friday, September 4th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. A man has been arrested in Ibiza for allegedly selling fake DC-10 wristbands at €350 a pop. No further details on the suspect yet, but if you're heading to DC-10 this season, make sure you're buying through official channels only. A serious warning out of the Netherlands. Dutch health official...

Thursday, September 3rd, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Tonight at Akasha, Sven Väth brings his T.R.A.N.C.E. concept with Maurizio Schmitz alongside him — one room, one vision, no distractions. Fabric has announced a four-year partnership with St Paul's Cathedral in London — yes, that St Paul's — to host a series of nighttime contemporary music e...

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Geneva's Electron festival has dropped its full lineup for its 2026 edition. The month-long series runs across 24 days in October, spread across venues including Canal 54 and Open Air Genève. Autechre, Modeselektor, Cybotron, and Dopplereffekt will all perform live, while the DJ lineup brings in...

Tuesday, September 1st, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Grand Theft Auto VI has dropped a 26-minute extended preview on YouTube and Netflix, and for those of us paying attention to the soundtrack — it's a good one. Jayda G and Aluna, Depeche Mode, and Prefab Sprout all feature, alongside Elderbrook and Bob Moses, Birdman and Lil Wayne, Kodak Black, Phi...

Monday, August 31st, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Big news for the island's future — United Airlines has announced it will launch the first ever nonstop service between the United States and Ibiza, starting May 31st, 2027. Four flights a week from Newark Liberty International Airport. First time it's ever been done. If you've been waiting...

Friday, August 28th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Ricardo Villalobos' full set from Circoloco's 27th anniversary at DC-10 is now up on YouTube. Recorded on July 20th, the performance is there in its entirety on the Circoloco channel — if you missed it on the night, now you have no excuse. Still in Ibiza — UNIVERSE has wrapped its Mission 2026 C...

Thursday, August 27th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Tonight is a big one on the island, and we'll get to that in a moment — but first, the news. Chinois Ibiza is keeping the flame burning well into September. As the first club to open and the last to close every season, Chinois' Sonic Temple is rolling out another month of residencies with Bedo...

Wednesday, August 26th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. A new Carl Cox set is out and it's a good one — recorded live at [UNIVERSE] Ibiza during his ongoing summer residency on the island. If you haven't been in the room, this is the next best thing. Sad news reaching us today. American house singer Moné has passed away. The news was first reporte...

Tuesday, August 25th 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Carl Cox's UNIVERSE Ibiza set has just landed on BBC Radio 1 Dance Presents, and it's now available to stream via BBC Sounds. If you missed it live, now's your chance. [STORY BREAK] And Cox keeps busy — Awesome Soundwave, the label he co-founded with Christopher Coe back in 2018, is enterin...

Monday, August 24th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D M Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Big news out of the island. GORDO has announced a six-week Tuesday residency at Pacha Ibiza under his TARAKA banner. Following a one-off launch event back in May, the Grammy-nominated producer returns with a lineup that includes Vintage Culture, Alex Wann, HoneyLuv, and more. Pacha continues to be the hom...

Friday, August 21st, 2026. I'm your host Ben DMZ. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Skintown is a new feature film that puts rave culture at the centre of one of the most charged moments in recent Irish history — the summer of 1994, during The Troubles, in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Directed by Kieron J. Walsh and adapted from Ciarán McMenamin's 2018 novel, it follows two best fri...

Thursday, August 20th, 2026. I'm your host Ben DMZ. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. We begin with deeply sad news. The woman found dead at Houghton Festival in Norfolk earlier this month has been named as Santanna Oush, the Ibiza-based DJ and party founder. She was 38 years old. Santanna Oush was the creator of OuShe, a party series at Pikes Hotel here on the island dedicated to celebrat...

Wednesday, August 19th, 2026. I'm your host Ben D-M-Z. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Ibiza closing season is coming into focus, and the announcements are stacking up. Ushuaïa Ibiza has revealed its closing party line-up for October 10th — an 11-hour, open-air marathon with 15 DJs from across the globe. Details on the full roster are still emerging, but if you're planning your end-...

Tuesday, August 18th 2026. I'm your host Ben DMZ. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Let's start on the island. Robbie Williams showed up at UNIVERSE to perform his new single "Beauty In Us" alongside Miss Monique the track had its live debut at Tomorrowland last month, so this was its second outing, and by the sounds of things, not its last. Also on the Ibiza radar — Butch h...

Monday, August 17th, 2026. I'm your host Ben DMZ. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Let's start with the closing parties, because the end of season is very much in the air here on the white isle. Hï Ibiza, Ushuaïa, and UNiVeRSe have all revealed their closing party lineups — firm favourites, special guests, and stacked rosters across the board. UNiVeRSe is powering down after what&apo...

Wednesday, August 12th, 2026. I'm your host Ben DMZ. From Ibiza, this is Pocomucho Daily. Cocoon is mixing things up with a refreshed line-up on its return to 528 Ibiza. No further details have been confirmed yet, but the announcement signals a new chapter for one of the island's most storied nights. Armin van Buuren has announced a vinyl-only residency at UNVRS Ibiza. The Dutch trance v...