You know that summer has finally arrived when the milky white legs come out on show, there are wasps in your beer, the ice cream vans are making the rounds and Cream announces their line up at Amnesia.

After eight months of construction the Amnesia Terrace is re-born. Mixmag will be hosting again after our massive summer in 2007 and, as usual, clubbers will not be disappointed. No less than Steve Angello, Mylo, Kissy Sell Out and Sasha are helping us with the christening.

Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten and Eddie Halliwell have all been secured for exclusive residencies at the White Isle’s legendary club.

We kick the season off to a banging start on June 12 with sets from Annie Mac, Touche, Sean Hughes and Jamie Gittins on the Mixmag Terrace while Paul van Dyk, Sasha and Gareth Wyn perform in the Main room.

For advance tickets visit www.ticketline.co.uk

For full line-up see comments

My fifth show of the Cream Ibiza season was last Thursday 6th September.

I love September in Ibiza. This island is slightly less busy, with a different type of party goer out there. You can get a decent gauge of how busy Cream will be by people out on the street, and the streets were heaving. The new walkway from Kanya, right across the coast into San An has revolutionised that part of the town, much for the better. Loads more people come to enjoy the famous Iberian sunset.

The Italian legend Pavarotti dies Thursday morning, and as a fitting tribute Mambo and Café Del Mar played his famous track Nessun Dorma as the sun was going down. Very special.

I arrived at Amnesia just before my 1-3am set. I was in the main room with Paul van Dyk and Edgar V from America, with Steve Angello and Chris Lake on the Mixmag Terrace. Suffice to say the club was rammed again, as it has been all year. This has been a massive season for Cream again, and it’s been a real pleasure to have been part of it. I handed over to Edgar just before 3am, to another great ovation from the Cream faithful. Job done. Now it was time to party. Over on the Mixmag Terrace, Steve Angello was taking the joint apart. I was very impressed with Chris Lake as well, first time I’ve seen him play and he was really good. Again the Mixmag terrace surpassed itself, like I say every week – the best house room in Ibiza.

I’m back over to La Isla Blanca for my final show next Thursday 20th September, for the Cream closing party. PVD, Ferry Corsten with Axwell and Ingrosso on the Mixmag Terrace. Bring it on .

See ya!

Gareth

I’ve had a mad few weeks in Ibiza, kicking off last Thursday 9 August with a massive show at Amnesia for Cream. I was billed in the main room alongside PVD and Ferry Corsten, so the show had roadblock written all over it.  Ferry took over at 2am and I set about enjoying the Mixmag Terrace. D Ramirez was over, alongside Tocadisco. I’ve already banged on about how good the Mixmag Terrace has been all summer; it’s the best house room in Ibiza, no question.

On Saturday, it was back to Amnesia for the massive Cream Radio 1 party in the evening, the height of the summer party season. The place was packed out, Colleen, Vernon & Tess, all of Radio 1, the cast of Hollyoaks and I even had a chat with Todd Terry who was propping up the VIP bar. I was back on main room duties again, this time warming the place up for Sasha, before he went live on air. I really enjoyed playing a house set, the sound system was amazing, and again the place went right off. The room was packed out really early, everyone bang up for the fact the club was going live to the world on Radio 1. Sasha took over from me, and I received a fantastic cheer from the Cream crowd. Job done.
I recorded my set, and you can check this out exclusively via www.garethwyn.net.
Axwell, Angello and Ingrosso took over from Sasha, follwed by Eddie Halliwell. I then managed to get back on at 7am for a final blast in the main room, following Eddie it was foot to the floor time, driving trance all the way.

I’m back to Ibiza first week of September but this weekend is all about Creamfields in Liverpool, Saturday 25 August. The line up is amazing, and I’m spinning two sets. 3.00-4.30pm in the main Cream Arena, then a later set in the new Residents Bar. If you haven’t got tickets yet, get on it, as well as sun cream – it’s looking like a scorcher.

See ya!

Gareth

www.cream.co.uk

Last Thursday couldn’t have come round quick enough for me, my first set in Ibiza this summer for Cream. My June date was cancelled due to Amnesia’s licensing problems. After spinning at the Kanya pre-party, I arrived at the club for 11.30 and was immediately reminded what an amazing place it is. The sound system in there kicks butt and I loved being back in the main room booth.

This is my fourth season now as resident for Cream and the shows get better and better. The place was absolutely heaving all night, one of the busiest I’ve ever seen the club. Ferry Corsten took over from me and the room was going right off - job done!

My current sound includes tough, pumping house, right through to trance, which has a tech, hard feel to it. There’s that much good new music around at the moment, I’m spoilt for choice. My new track with The Viceroy ‘La Galeria’ went down a storm as well, the perfect place to road test new music!

The Mixmag Terrace was unbelievable. I’ve seen this room develop enormously over the last few years, with the line ups getting increasingly stronger. Last Thursday things were taken to a whole new level with Tocadisco and Sebastian Ingrosso were on fire. Improved sound and five green lasers - the place went off like the proverbial rocket. This must be the best house room in Ibiza now? I had a ball in the box with Sebastian, that boy can party, swigging neat Vodka from the bottle all night.

I’m back next week for two shows, Cream’s 11th Ibiza Birthday on Thursday then the massive Cream Radio 1 party on Saturday with Sasha, so expect a bumper edition of my Mixmag blog then.

See ya!

Gareth

www.cream.co.uk

Now Mixmag are running our own terrace at Cream Ibiza, we asked Cream Ibiza resident Gareth Wyn to fill us in on the what’s going down on the island…

"I hot-footed it out to Ibiza from Gatwick last Wednesday night, with a CD wallet rammed full of hot new tunage, geared up for my first Cream show of the summer. Thursday I spent poolside doing my stretches in preparation and working on a base tan, only to get the call around 4pm saying the second Cream party of the season was off. Gutted!
There are still problems with the Amnesia licence that weren’t resolved in time, and although the party was promoted all over the island, it was pulled at the last minute. Nothing Cream can do but disappointing as I was ready and waiting to take the roof off Amnesia's main room.
That aside, I still had two days on the island, my first trip of 2007, and there have been some interesting developments. There’s a fantastic new motorway from San Antonio to Ibiza Town, and on to the airport. There’s also now a walk way from Kanya Beach right around to the main San Antonio port, linking up with the existing path that runs out the front of Bar M and beyond.
Friday I was back at Cafe Mambo for the sunset and Pete Tong's radio show. The new terrace means there’s much more outdoor seating available, which is all good.
I’m back to Ibiza on 26th July so expect instalment two of my Mixmag blog then, see ya!"

Gareth
links: www.cream.co.uk and www.garethwyn.net

What do you guys think of Amnesia being closed? And the new motorway? let us know below...

Ibizan superclub Cream, at Amnesia every Thursday through the summer, have announced their line-ups and we're proud to inform you Mixmag be hosting the terrace every week with a line-up that includes Steve Angello, Annie Mac, D Ramirez, Simian Mobile Disco and the Klaxons.
The main room will host their typically harder sound with Paul Van Dyk the resident and sets from Eddie Halliwell, Ferry Corsten, Above & Beyond, Marco V and more over the season (running from 21 June - 20 September). For more info go to www.cream.co.uk.
Hope to see you all on the Mixmag Terrace...

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Their week culminates this weekend with Pete Tong (Friday), Judge Jules, Fergie (both Saturday) and Dave Pearce (Sunday) all broadcasting their shows live from Cafe Mambo. For full line-up click here.
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Our contact on the island tells us that the Circoloco party at DC10, our Ibizan club of the year 2005 and office favourite, was the place to be with techno upstart Mathew Jonson playing live to the terrace on top of a scaffolding tower and dangling from a harness!

New weekly resident Luciano and the ever present Loco Dice both rocked the terrace with tough and edgy balearic beats and even though the terrace bar had been moved to create more room, the place was still rammed.

With Pacha, Amnesia and Privelege still to throw open their doors, what are you guys most looking forward to this season?

Is it Cream, Judgement Sundays, Cocoon or Subliminal?

Let us know...