Space opening party is easily one of the most talked about and anticipated parties in the world. This year was no different from the moment the Techibeats team touched down on the Island the one constant was the buzz about Space and its massive opening fiesta headlined by no other than Carl Cox. For over a decade now Carl Cox has kept the dance floor jumping and the party moving into the wee hours of the night. The Sunday afternoon of May 27^th was no different, Space opened sharply at 4:30pm and people starting filing in right away, most securing there spot on the car park dance floor as it is only open twice a year and packs in very early as the anticipation of Carl Cox’s set builds. By 6pm the car park was well on its way to being shoulder to shoulder, Orbital had just taken the stage and was getting the crowd moving with there unusual but energetic style.

As the night continued to build the crowd and energy followed suit, we slipped away from the car park here and there to check out some of the other rooms but managed to keep finding ourselves back in the car park for its unbeatable energy and sound. Dubfire took stage at just about 8:30 and absolutely set the crowd in motion for headliner Carl Cox to come on next. As Carl took stage just after 10pm there was just enough room in the car park for everybody to get there dance on. Carl started it off right playing everything from obscure techno tracks to the more melodic and fun tracks such as Green Velvet’s Milli Vanilli. In true Carl Cox fashion he continued to play an extra 2 and half hours after his set time and finally ended just after 2am but not before giving a final encore with one last song that must have lasted ten minutes.

We quickly made our way to the terrace to catch some of the Japanese Popstar’s set followed by 2manyDJs. Both acts absolutely tore the roof off the place; The Japanese Popstar’s energy and stylistic choices were a perfect compliment to 2ManyDJs heavy and original sound. As 2manyDJs finished up we hoofed it over to the Discoteca room presented by DJmag to catch a second round by Dubfire. As Dubfire finished up Nic Fanciulli made his way to the decks and brought the Discoteca room to life with his deep sounds and amazing light shows. As Nic Fanciulli finished up you could see space starting to thin out and only the true party warriors remained. We finally called it a night and just past 7am to bring the grand total of hours on the dance floor to just over 13, well worth it in our opinion.