Ibiza as a solo 'old' person?

A lack of Tate mentality in here. "How will the wife take it?"

When he wants her opinion he'll tell her what it is. Without a bit of alpha and some big wads of cash a middle aged man amongst young totty in such a Bohemian hell hole will be born to failure <LOL>

He wants to go for the music indeed ;)
 
I went to Ibiza 3 times in my 20s, stayed in apartments and villas and mostly did the clubbing/beach/pool thing. Big groups of friends 'onna mad ting bruv'.

I went back for my 39th b'day, solo. Completely different experience, stayed in Ibiza town (which I never bothered to visit the previous times). Did boat rides, biking, restuarants etc.

You make things what you want them to be. I'm sure there are plenty of 'crusties' still doing the san antonio thing, watching the sunset with all the club kiddies.

Go live life dude, never ask for advice or permission, do what's right for you.

If the wife wants to go too it'll be a nice break for the both of you.
 
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Even if you feel out of place you can knock the bars on the head. Find a quiet pub and sit at the bar chatting to the owner of an evening, or catch an early night and get out exploring before the island wakes up.

Do it and give us a trip report. They make fantastic reading.

You will regret not going more than going.
 
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Hey @HangTime

I was a raver from the late 90s to the late 00s in my 20s. A lot of factors then killed off the club scene such as pub's 24-hour licensing, the smoking ban and the 2008 recession. There was a small resurgence in the mid-2010s e.g. Trancecoda and Godkitchen, then it went to pot again around 2018, then of course we had coronavirus pandemic.

Now it is late 2022 / mid 2023, and a lot of the 90s/early00s dance brands are coming out of the woodwork again. E.g. Godskitchen @ Crane (Birmingham) in Dec 2022, Trancecoda @ The Level (Nottingham) in April 2023. Both were wkd events. Tomorrow, I'm going to Cream @ Kasbah (Coventry), next Saturday to Flashback @ The Mill (Birmingham), then got Ministry of Sound (Lichfield) and Sundissential (Birmingham) in August, followed by another Trancecoda event (Coalville) in Octiber. I'm still looking out for more events, but not too shabby having 1 event late last year and 6 (so far) this year.

I hope that Godskitchen wasn't a one-off event, as shortly after they attended the Crane, it got closed down by the authorities due to stabbing at a Christmas event. A shame, because the security when I was there for Godskitchen was decent with search checkpoints.

I'll be 45 this September and I don't feel out of place. Granted there will be some 18 year olds because they want to go "retro", but the majority of us are now middle-aged ravers going for the nostalgia.
 
Plenty of 35+ there recently when I went including me.
It's a lovely island with plenty of things to do aside from clubs.

No one cares in the club's but to be honest most of them were so packed you wouldn't even notice. HI seems to have upped capacity from 4.5k to 5.5k since the pandemic and you can really tell.

If you like 90s / 00s trance pick your events carefully!
 
HangTime said:
Has anyone been to Ibiza or similar places on their own? Basically I have a few weeks off between jobs, so am toying with the idea of going somewhere for a few days. I like late 90s/early00s trance music and have always fancied going to Ibiza but it's never really come about. I'd probably go exploring a bit too rather than just sit on my own at the beach.

I'm in my early 40s and married so not really the typical 18-30 demographic. Part of me thinks I'd just be a bit out of place, I have more charisma now than I did in my 20s but even so perhaps it's more likely that strangers would laugh at me rather than laugh with me :)
On the other hand, there's potentially others like me that enjoyed the music scene 20-25 years ago, maybe they used to go to the island etc, people just wanting to go and have a good time who happen to be a bit older.

Whether I could convince my wife this is a good idea or not is another matter but before even broaching the subject it would be good to hear from anyone who has done something similar. Trying to organise to go there with friends I can't see going anywhere as there's not many into that music scene plus family/work commitments etc etc.
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I'm 45 and am getting the itch to go out to a classic trance or similar event somewhere. I just missed one down at the old Opera House in Boscombe. Trouble is not sure I'd last the whole night, I'm perpetually tired due to work / young children / life. If you want to do Ibiza do it, does it really matter what anyone else thinks? Go there and enjoy the tunes! I never did do it, wish I did but it'd be tricky now as I have young family running around my feet. I'd be happy for a night out to a classic trance event or one where Thrillseekers will be playing a set.
 
If I went now, I'd still just be thinking of how I missed that Oakenfold set at Space in 99... whilst intoxicated from a single alcoholic drink costing 20 euros... whilst looking old enough to be one of the dads... whilst wearing some retro above and beyond t-shirt that's by now moth eaten.
 
Jelly4mybelly said:
Even if you feel out of place you can knock the bars on the head. Find a quiet pub and sit at the bar chatting to the owner of an evening.
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Yeah what happened to me, the old boy that ran the apartment block took pity and said come drink with us. I look young feel young, but after the first night in Kavos i wanted out. Mid 30's one last blast at it was the idea, in a place that has always been synonymous with letting it go. Pity i choose a depressing dump by day, that gets no better at night until you're trashed.
 
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Yeah you'd definitely look out of place.

I'm in my thirties and went for a few days for a stag and it just felt like you were somewhere with a load of children. It's incredible that you just seem to hit an age wall and then anyone above that age no longer goes.
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I feel like ibiza is one of the only places this doesn't really ring true.

We did the same a few years back mid 30s and never felt out of place. Lots of much older groups than us were out having a laugh all night.

I'd say the same as a solo clubber to be honest.
 
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