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Aug 2022
10m 9s

The nightclub that changed Ibiza

Bbc World Service
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In June 1973, the nightclub Pacha opened in Ibiza. Other clubs with the capacity to fit thousands of people on the dancefloor opened in the years after, turning Ibiza into a destination for music and party lovers from around the world. Vicky Carter speaks to Carlos Martorell who organised Pacha’s opening party and Francis Van Orden, a Dutch hippy who danced all night on the opening night.

(Photo: Sunset over the sea with boats in the distance. Credit: BBC and Minnow Films)

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