Pepe Rosello, the founder and owner of Space Ibiza has been in the news again this week with his latest idea to keep the name alive. Space will be opening somewhere in Italy at a time when nobody really knows or possibly cares. It’s the latest attempt by Sr Rosello to keep the name alive and relevant but in a vastly changing landscape it’s mainly falling on deaf ears.
There’s no doubt that ‘back in the day’ Space Ibiza was the best club in the world. Not voted for by paid ads or sycophantic hacks but genuine partygoers and clubbers who had an experience like no other at a club that pushed all the boundaries.
Space Ibiza organically grew and never lost its edge but became more corporate over the years as the stakes became higher and when it eventually closed its doors in 2017 it was a fully functioning superclub making oodles of cash for Pepe and his chief trumpeter Carl Cox.
But the world moves on very quickly and if you were to ask the majority of young clubbers at Hï or Amnesia or O Beach or Ushuaia about Space Ibiza then I would hazard a guess that a glazed look would cross their eyes with a shrug of the shoulders. They are living in the here and now.
Shortly after Space closed its doors there were rumours perpetuated by Carl Cox and friends that Space would open in a new venue in Ibiza. That never happened. Then there was the new 5 star Space Hotel which also never happened followed by the opening of Space Eat and Dance, a small cocktail bar on the sunset strip which did happen but, with the greatest will, hasn’t set the world alight compared to its big hitting neighbours, Cafe del Mar and Mambo.
Now we have the new Italian job with a big announcement and a beaming smile from its founder. Does anyone under the age of 40 even care any more?
Pepe Rosello is now an octogenarian, he’s a prince amongst men, a true patriot of San Antonio who has served his time at the top table with class and distinction but his quest to keep the name alive threatens to spoil its legacy if the new ventures don’t live up to the past, which they won’t.
Time to let the legend be, Space Ibiza was a moment in time that is hard to put into words. Those of us who were lucky enough to witness it will never forget it. Desperately trying to keep the name alive threatens to devalue what went before.
MAN IN SAN AN by Martin Makepeace 
Couldn’t agree more Martin … couldn’t beat it in its hey day but life moves on 👍
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Life moves on quickly! Thanks for reading.
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Brilliant words as always
So pleased we caught the very best space had to offer
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Thanks for your kind words & thanks for reading. We were lucky to experience Space at its very best.
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Very sensible comment Martin. In many aspects of life we need to apply the same principle in our transient world!
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Hi Bob. Thanks for reading
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It will be interesting to see if the Italian crowd will embrace it, it might give Carl a new platform to embrace his magic, which will be very interesting to see. At least it’s a new European location.
I’ll look forward to seeing its new journey never the less,
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“But the world moves on very quickly and if you were to ask the majority of young clubbers at Hï or Amnesia or O Beach or Ushuaia about Space Ibiza then I would hazard a guess that a glazed look would cross their eyes with a shrug of the shoulders. They are living in the here and now.”
No they’re not, they are living life through their phones for content and social media, they are not living in the moment like people did in the past.
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