Heading into their 26th year, Defected Records have allegedly moved their Ibiza event from Ushuaïa to Ibiza town hotspot Pacha.
The one season romance between Defected and Ushuaïa looks to be over. Allegedly the veteran UK brand has moved away from the Yann Pissenem ran Playa D’en Bossa club and is set to return to the cosmopolitan hotspot and one of the island original clubs, Pacha.
The two had a fruitful relationship back in the 2005-2012 period when Defected held their ‘In The House’ parties there with names like Dennis Ferrer, Noir, MK, Tensnake, Sandy Rivera, Murk, Frankie Knuckles, Bob Sinclar, Dimitri From Paris and Copyright all featuring.
Defected since then have moved around the island holding down parties at the likes of the now defunct Space, BOOOM!, Amnesia, Eden and Ushuaïa most recently. Although the reviews of the 2024 season weren’t glowing for the Defected party, with the move to early evenings as favoured by Ushuaïa, not really suiting the young British clubbing army that populate the Defected events.
Of course all this is hearsay as we write this, but allegedly it looks and sounds like a deal is already done between the two giants. We’ll keep you informed as we hear more.
