About Us

Ibiza Rocks is the No.1 youth brand in Ibiza and one of the island’s most iconic music destinations.

Since launching in 2005 by bringing live bands to invade the island of dance, the ground-breaking brand has continuously evolved to meet the ever-changing demands and desires of the youth audience. Always pushing boundaries and chasing energy, Ibiza Rocks is a true pioneer in music tourism and the original innovators of bringing new sounds and cultural experiences to Ibiza.

With the 2500 capacity open-air venue situated at the heart of the 362 room Ibiza Rocks Hotel in San Antonio, every summer this poolside paradise hosts huge pool parties and festival shows from some of the world’s biggest artists. Highlights in recent years include Stormzy’s #MERKY festival, weekly residencies from Craig David, Becky Hill, Joel Corry, MK and home to BBC Radio 1’s Ibiza Weekend.

Our Values

Put Energy First

We choose energy as our currency; creating the right atmosphere is the constant in everything we do.

stormzy on stage with save at merky festival in ibiza

Charge at Change

We never settle, stand still or stay quiet. We acknowledge the times but we never simply accept the times. Where we lead in creating experiences, others follow.

Becky Hill sign Ibiza Rocks Pool Party 2022

Create Moments

We are blessed to be in the business of creating ‘moments’ that can be shared in an instant, yet last a lifetime for our guests, performers and partners combined.

Exceed Expectations

We strive to elevate beyond expectations, always delivering a guest experience that converts people to being lifelong fans of both us and the island.

Our Sound

It’s been a long journey from our indie rock n roll beginnings but ‘Rocks’ isn’t just about one genre and never has been…

From guitar bands to hip hop heroes, pop’s finest to grime giants, whether top of their game or breaking through, we continue to embrace different artists, sub cultures and communities giving them an Ibiza home – many for the first time.

This pioneering spirit is at the heart of what we do musically with our soundtrack and event line ups forever evolving year after year to connect our guests and capture the energy of the moment.

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Our Story

Changing the game for 19 years

2005

The Early Years

Ibiza Rocks started in the small back room of Privilege nightclub home of the world’s largest club night Manumission. The goal was to book guitar bands on the cusp of greatness – Maximo Park, Babyshambles, The Kooks and Kaiser Chiefs – bringing the sound of live music to the island in a game changing way.

2006-2009

Brand on the Run

The first live shows were a hit but with no home things weren’t plain sailing. Gigs happened on the beach in San Antonio, at Bar M (now Ibiza Rocks Bar) where acquiring licenses from the local authorities was a weekly challenge, as our now-legendary Arctic Monkeys gig in 2007 attests. Ibiza Rocks was a rebel on the run with a let’s-put-the-show-on-right-here, can-do spirit and gigs were arranged in a mix of the unlikeliest venues; the dolphin pool at the old zoo (Dirty Pretty Things, The Fratellis, Soulwax), the island’s abandoned racetrack (The Zutons, Pendulum, The Enemy) and the tennis courts at Pikes Hotel (We Are Scientists)

2010

Welcome to Ibiza Rocks Hotel

We fought the law, got the law changed to make our beachside 500 capacity Bar M work, outgrew it and moved to Ibiza Rocks Hotel. Those were the moments we realised the power of change. We learned that if you change the soundtrack, you change everything. We had lit the fire of live music in Ibiza and went on to bring the biggest festival names in the world as well as showcasing the best new talent ahead of the game. Kasabian, LCD Soundsystem, The Libertines, The Prodigy, Florence & The Machine, Ed Sheeran, New Order and loads more – these are shows that have become the stuff of legend – not to mention giving debut island shows to Calvin Harris, Steve Aoki, Rudimental, Disclosure and Stormzy to name just a few

2016

Looking to the future

An extremely proud history, yet Ibiza Rocks has always looked to the future, always chased the energy, always looked for the next step and the moment we saw the response to Craig David and his TS5 pool party back in 2016, we knew that daytime around our world-famous pool was where the party should now be at

2019

Livin the #Daylife

Celebrated our most successful year yet with no less than 58 pool parties including residencies from Craig David, Rudimental and MK and Stormzy’s monumental 2 day #MERKY Festival giving a platform in Ibiza to the fiercest names in UK rap music and continuing to be the proud innovators of bringing alternative sounds and fresh energy to Ibiza.

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