Ibiza Rocks is a summer-long festival of live music that has run annually in San Antonio

Sant Antoni de Portmany

Sant Antoni de Portmany is a town on the western coast of Ibiza. It is the second-largest town and municipality in Ibiza; an island described by Time Out magazine as "arguably the clubbing capital of the universe"...

, Ibiza

Ibiza

Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...

 since 2005. Normally the festival consists of seventeen consecutive weekly Wednesday night concerts in the courtyard of the Ibiza Rocks Hotel. Previous acts that have played the festival include Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...

, The Prodigy

The Prodigy

The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...

, Dizzee Rascal

Dizzee Rascal

Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...

, The Kooks

The Kooks

The Kooks are an English indie rock band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, in 2001. Formed by Luke Pritchard , Hugh Harris , Paul Garred , and Max Rafferty , the lineup of the band remained constant until 2008 and the departure of Rafferty...

, The Specials

The Specials

The Specials are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups...

, Biffy Clyro

Biffy Clyro

Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band from Kilmarnock, comprising Simon Neil , James Johnston and Ben Johnston...

 and Florence and the Machine

Florence and the Machine

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. The Ibiza Rocks brand has also expanded into a Bar, Restaurant a number of shops that sells the Ibiza Rocks fashion range. The brand was created by Andy McKay and Dawn Hindle as an offshoot of their Manumission club night in Ibiza.

The Ibiza Rocks brand has continued to expand creating a sister event titled Mallorca Rocks which takes place in the Mallorca Rocks Hotel in Majorca since 2010. Mallorca Rocks also includes a Bar, Restaurant and Store along with a similar line up to the Ibiza Rocks Festival each year. Ibiza Rocks has been credited as the catalyst for the regeneration of the Ibiza town San Antonio, and now it appears the festival is doing the same for Majorca with Magaluf. Ibiza Rocks originally set up home at Bar M in 2005 where the first festival included the likes of Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys and Mark Ronson. This helped bring a new generation of music lovers to the island. Up until 2007, Bar M continued to host sell-out gigs before Ibiza Rock opened the Ibiza Rocks Hotel in 2008. The Hotel combined hot weather, cool accommodation and big acts to play poolside on a weekly basis. Over the past four years the hotel has staged acts including The Prodigy

The Prodigy

The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...

, 2manydjs, Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris

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, LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem was a prominent American dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records...

, Pendulum

Pendulum

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, and many more.

2005 Line Up

Maximo Park, Hard Fi, The Futureheads, Kaiser Chiefs, Audio Bullys and The Kooks all played the first Ibiza Rocks! festival and Bar M.

2006 Line up

We are Scientists opened the festival on July 10th. The Following weeks induced performances from Editors, Dirty Pretty Things, Boy Kill Boy, Kasabian, The Fratellis, The Futureheads, Undergound Heroes, Jet & Captain. The View, The Cribs, The Automatic closed the festival.

2007 Line up

The View opened the festival at BarM on the 19th June. Kasabian played two night at the festival followed by CSS who played on 10th July. LCD Soundsystem and The Enemy preformed in July, Mika and The Fratellis also played two dates at the festival in August and September. Arctic Monkeys were one of the large acts booked for Ibiza Rocks 2007 who has support from Dj's Zane Lowe, Rob Da Bank and Mark Ronson.

2008 Line Up

Dj's Rob Da Bank, and Zane Lowe returned for a second year in 2007 along with acts inducing The Fratellis, The Enemy and We Are Scientists. The Pigeon Detectives opened the festival on June 17 and Pendulum Ibiza Rocks 2007 on 9th September. Other acts on the bill induced The Wombats, Reverend and the Makers and Soul Wax/2manydjs.

2009 Line Up

Ibiza Rocks 2009 opened with a huge opening party on 16th June with The Ting Tings, Frankmusik, and Zane Lowe. 2manydjs, Steve Aoki and Cassette Jam also preformed at the 'Reclaim the Dancefloor' afterparty.

• 16th June Opening Party, The Ting Tings, Frankmusik, & Zane Lowe. Reclaim the Dancefloor: 2manydjs, Steve Aoki.
• 23rd June, Friendly Fires. Reclaim the Dancefloor: Chase & Status / Kissy Sellout / Toddla T.
• 30th June, The Kooks. Reclaim the Dancefloor: Brodinski / Aeroplane / Matt Walsh.
• 7th July, Calvin Harris plus Kissy Sellout. Reclaim the Dancefloor: Kissy Sellout / Fake Blood / High Contrast.
• 14th July, Keane plus Zane Lowe. Reclaim the Dancefloor: Chase & Status /Sinden / Rusko.
• 21st July, Groove Armada. Reclaim the Dancefloor: 2manydjs / Steve Aoki / Aeroplane / Joe and Will Ask.
• 28th July, Pendulum and South Central. Reclaim the Dancefloor: Boys Noize / Fake Blood / DIM / Housemeister / Mix Hell.
• 4th August, The Enemy. Reclaim the Dancefloor: 2manydjs / Skream / L’Amour La Morgue.
• 11th August, Dizzee Rascal. Reclaim the Dancefloor: Pendulum DJ set / Scratch Perverts / Fake Blood / Sinden.
• 18th August, Vampire Weekend. Reclaim the Dancefloor: 2manydjs / Brodinski / Matt Walsh.
• 25th August, MGMT. Pendulum DJ set / The Bloody Beetroots / Sinden / Benga.
• 1st September, Soulwax & Burn the Negative. Reclaim the Dancefloor: 2manydjs / FakeBlood / JuniorSanchez.
• 8th Septtemebr Closing Party, Klaxons. Reclaim the Dancefloor: Digitalism / Caspa.

2010 Line Up

• 1st June (Ibiza Rocks Bar Opening Party), Pete Doherty.
• 8th June (Ibiza Rocks Opening Party), Biffy Clyro & Bombay Bicycle Club.
• 15 June, Ian Brown, Detroit Social Club & Union DJs.
• 22 June, The Courteeners, Goldhawks & Toddla T.
• 29 June, Soulwax.
• 6 July, Calvin Harris, Example & Diagram Of The Heart.
• 13 July, Maximo Park, Everything Everything & KissySellout.
• 20 July, The Prodigy, South Central & DJ Rob Da Bank.
• 27 July, Dizzee Rascal.
• 3 August, Chase & Status & Tinie Tempah.
• 10 August, The Kooks, Frightened Rabbit & Propaganda DJs.
• 17 August, LCD Soundsystem & The Sunshine Underground.
• 24 August, Florence And The Machine, The Drums & KissySellout.
• 25 August, Steve Angello.
• 31 August, Kele & Delphic.
• 7th September, Pendulum & Sub Focus.
• 14th September (Ibiza Rocks Closing Party), The Specials, The King Blues & Doorly.

2011 Line Up

• 28th May (Ibiza Rocks Bar Opening Party), Johnny Borrell.
• 1st June (Ibiza Rocks Opening Party), Plan B, Wretch 32 & Doorly.
• 8th June, The Wombats, Brother & Doorly.
• 15th June, Zane Lowe, The Vaccines, Darwin Deez, Union & Doorly.
• 22nd June, Fatboy Slim, T.E.E.D & Doorly.
• 29th June, Friendly Fires, Metronomy, KissySellout & Doorly.
• 6th July, Professor Green, Devlin & Doorly.
• 13th July, Mark Ronson vs Zane Lowe, Jaymo & Andy George & Fenech Soler.
• 20nd July, Biffy Clyro, Zane Lowe, Morning Parade & Doorly.
• 27th July, Tinie Tempah, Rusko, Maverick Sabre, Doorly & Nicola Bear.
• 30th July, Dizzee Rascal, Rizzle Kicks, Doorly & Nicola Bear.
• 3rd August, Chase & Status, Labrinth, Doorly & Nicola Bear.
• 10th August, Example, Sub Focus, DJ Yasmin, Doorly & Nicola Bear.
• 17th August, 2manydjs, Azari & III, Doorly & Nicola Bear.
• 24th August, Bombay Bicycle Club, Foster The People, Jaymo & Andy George, Doorly & Nicola Bear.
• 31st August, Magnetic Man, Katy B, Doorly & Nicola Bear.
• 7th September, The Streets, DJ Fresh, Doorly & Nicola Bear.
• 14th September, Madness, Doorly & Nicola Bear.
• 21st September (Ibiza Rocks Closing Party).