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Privilege is the world's biggest club and this season it's reclaiming its legendary status
Pioneering party concepts were birthed in the club back in the day and in 2017 it's back to its very best
Fast forward to 2017 and club life at Privilege is set to return to the main hanger in awesome style. Scene legend Carl Cox headlines two exclusive shows, with Resistance, Ultra’s all conquering techno insignia, signing up for a mouth-watering eight-date residency. “Insane production is one of the biggest focuses for us in Ibiza this summer,” explains Resistance Founder and Talent Buyer Russell Faibisch. “Essentially we’re bringing the Resistance Megastructure production concept from Ultra Miami. Privilege is the only club in the world that can accommodate a set up of this scale. We have top-tier, state-of-the-art sound from Funktion-One, and in the booth we have living legends Sasha and John Digweed. Sasha and John haven’t played together in Ibiza since 2009 and their last club residency was in the fabled Twilo days in the late 90s. It’s one of those rare moments and opportunities in life where everything comes together at the right time in order for this to happen.”
In the Vista Club, the line-up is similarly impressive. Spanish production marvel Coyu hosts his Suara label party every Sunday night. Then on Thursdays it’s Tale Of Us and their consciousness-expanding Afterlife party. “The first time we stepped on to the Vista terrace we were so impressed by its structure,” says Tale Of Us’ Matteo Milleri. “When the light shines through the windows in the morning it has that Panorama Bar vibe.”
“Privilege is our home now,” Carmine Conte adds, “and we are making it very special for Afterlife. We feel this is the next step in our Ibiza journey. Come and make your own opinion. In the end that is what matters… what any individual feels.”
The history of Privilege is similarly open to interpretation. From some angles it looks wild and dangerous, debauched even, from other angles groundbreaking, verging on revolutionary. But whatever the whys and wherefores, Privilege solicits a certain nostalgia on par with its super-sized capacity. Even if you never had the opportunity to rave at Manumission, one mention of the word makes you feel mischievous. Moving forward, club life at the old venue feels equally enticing.
Johnny Lee is Mixmag's Ibiza correspondent
