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Ibiza Government Passes 'Sustainable Tourism Tax' On Visitors This Summer

The tax will go into effect on July 1. The government of the Spanish Balearic islands, which includes the popular vacation destinations Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca have passed a new "Sustainable Tourism Tax" to try and protect the island's resources in the face of natural resource interests and the need to raise government funds.
David Hasselhoff Stars in ‘Last Night A DJ Saved My Life’

David Hasselhoff is starring in an off-off Broadway musical entitled Last Night a DJ Saved My Life. In it, the star of Baywatch, The Knight Rider, and countless hilarious drunken YouTube videos plays a dad named Ross who happens to be Ibiza's top 80s DJ, apparently at some point in the 90s. The play is from the creator of 1997's jukebox musical Boogie Nights and is touring the UK through February 2016.
Ibiza Council Approves 6:30 AM Club Closing Time On Island

Vicent Torres, President of the Island Council and the five other mayors on the White Isle have put together a new batch of rules that would adjust the closing times for bars and clubs, forcing closure of clubs at 6:30 a.m.
Unknown Festival Promoter Buys Island in Croatia; EDM Jurassic Park?

Sound Channel, a British concert promoter responsible for festivals such as Unknown, has bought an island in Croatia with the intent to turn it into "the world's first curated entertainment tourist destination." What does that mean exactly?
UAE Looking to Rival Ibiza, Europe With 24-Hour Party Island

Ibiza, Mykonos and the other European party islands may have met their match. The UAE is looking to build a strip of four islands devoted to partying 24 hours a day with beaches, hotels, clubs and, most importantly, unlimited booze.
Grimes Irritates Ibiza With Playlist Including Taylor Swift, Mariah Carey and Daddy Yankee

Ibiza is renowned as perhaps the world capitol for electronic music, so that's a heck of a place for Grimes to make her debut as a disc jockey. The Vancouver-based musician has plenty of experience with electronic elements, including her acclaimed 2012 album "Visions," so fans probably something equally as dream pop/darkwave. That's not what they got.