Incredible pics show world's biggest nightclub UNVRS in Ibiza with space for 15,000 ravers… and it'll be open for summer
THE world's biggest nightclub is getting its finishing touches ahead of the grand opening in Ibiza later this month.
UNVRS will burst onto the global clubbing scene with a blow-out party on May 30 - with 15,000 revellers bouncing to superstar DJs.
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The superclub is opening up on a legendary site in San Rafael, Ibiza, that has hosted world-class nightclubs since the 70s.
Ku Club rocked the spot from 1979-95, and then it was the iconic Privilege Ibiza until 2020.
Eager clubbers have snapped up tickets for The Opening - which are still on sale for £130 a pop.
World-famous DJs including Carl Cox, Jamie Jones and Michael Bibi will sound-track the late-night bash.
Promoters have teased "scale, spectacle and storytelling" enhanced through "next level" sound and lighting.
UNVRS will open up in time to join the likes of Pacha and Amnesia for Ibiza's 2025 season.
Organisers have already booked the biggest names as residents this summer - with David Guetta and Fisher amongst them
Guinness World Records has officially crowned UNVRS as the world's biggest club - handing over the title previously held by Privilege.
The hedonism haven spans a staggering 6,500 square metres - around the same size as a footie pitch.
Promoters promised a "never-before-seen concept in nightlife entertainment".
Katie Price, 46, parties with fans inside Bolton nightclub as she dives into ball pit and fires a confetti canon
It has been touted as combining the "high-end service, luxury and attention to detail of a nightclub with the infrastructure, scale and ambition of arena events".
The group behind UNVRS also launched Ushuaïa - where Calvin Harris had a residency last summer - and Hï, formerly Space, which was voted the world's best club for the third year in a row.
Leading the operation is The Night League founder and CEO Yann Pissenem, who said: 'Bringing [UNVRS] to life has been one of the most intense and emotional journeys of my career.
"After more than two years of full dedication, I want to express my deepest gratitude to our teams at The Night League and Ushuaïa Entertainment, my partners, and my brother Romain."
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Pissenem promised to deliver the "world's first hyper-club" on the site after Privilege closed down in 2020.
Celebs including Grace Jones and David Bowie regularly hung out in the much-loved party palace, until it succumbed to pressures of the Covid pandemic.
The venue fell into disrepair following closure, and quickly became a draw for travellers wanting to see the ghosts of parties past.
UNVRS has bumped up the venue's 10,000 capacity by 50 percent, meaning 15,000 partygoers will crowd beneath the roof.
They will not escape Ibiza's extortionate prices, however, with a stand five-drink package setting you back £100 - on top of sky-high ticket prices.
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A history of Ibiza's Privilege nightclub
PRIVILEGE was the biggest nightclub in the world five years ago, and is now being made even bigger in its new incarnation as 'UNVRS'
Before it closed its doors in 2020, Privilege was the largest nightclub in the world, with a capacity of 10,000 people.
According to the 2003 book of Guinness World Records, it was easily the world's largest nightclub, covering an area of 69,968 sq ft.
Originally known as Club San Rafael, it was later renamed Privilege in 1995, after also being known as Ku Club for a few years.
It had a swimming pool in its main room, as well as 25-foot high glass walls that would let the morning sunlight in as people still danced the night away.
Ibiza Spotlight claim it "smashed down any existing boundaries you already had for the clubbing experience" with its retractable roof also providing open air parties for revellers.
Among the vast number of world-renowned DJs to have performed there, names like Tiesto, Eric Prydz and Benny Benassi stand out.
However, its long and rich history of live music extends well beyond disc jockeys, with the likes of Freddie Mercury, Kylie Minogue and Spandau Ballet among big names to have performed there in past.
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