SPACE IBIZA VOTED WORLD’S NO.1 CLUB 2016

31 March 2016 - Press release

⁃  DJ MAG ANNOUNCES THE RESULTS OF THE TOP 100 CLUBS POLL 2016 POWERED BY MILLER GENUINE DRAFT

⁃ OVER 450,000 VOTES CAST

A record-breaking number of votes have been counted and the results are in for DJ Mag’s Top 100 Clubs Poll 2016 powered by Miller Genuine Draft. The Top 100 Clubs Poll is the definitive list of the best clubs on earth – from small intimate venues to huge, large-scale temples to electronic music – and this year’s edition has a new winner, Space Ibiza. The results were unveiled via a social media countdown on DJ Mag’s Twitter and Facebook.

Over 450,000 votes were cast in the Top 100 Clubs Poll 2016, with clubbers voting from across the world. This year’s victory marks Space Ibiza’s fourth win, beating their own record from 2014. However, 2016 will be the final time you’ll see the legendary venue in the Top 100 Clubs Poll, as this will be the venue's final year of operation. Widely regarded as one of the greatest clubs of all time, the Ibiza superclub has stood on the same site for over 25 years, and will close its doors at the end of the summer.

With the 100 clubs coming from 36 different countries, the Top 100 Clubs Poll 2016 is more representative than ever of the global clubbing scene. These spaces - including supervenues and bastions of the underground alike - are the lifeblood of electronic music; their dancefloors play an incredibly important role in shaping new sounds, scenes and genres, hosting renowned resident DJs, rising new talent and huge international names alike, and creating cultural waves that reach far beyond their walls. 

BRAZIL

Space Ibiza regained the top spot this year from Brazil’s Green Valley, which was voted in at No.2. It has been another incredible year for the club scene in Brazil, with seven clubs in the Top 50, the South American nation’s position as the most powerful emerging clubbing force in the world is safe for another year.

AMERICA

For the first time in the poll’s history, America has the highest number of ranked clubs (16). Five Las Vegas venues feature in the poll, including Omnia, who are this year’s Highest New Entry. In New York, Verboten and Output both feature, pointing to a thriving underground scene in The Big Apple. It’s not all about the traditional US cities either. Washington’s Echostage is a standout performer in 2016, climbing to No.13 in this year’s poll.

IBIZA & NEW NATIONS

With Space taking the top spot, and three of the island’s clubs in the Top 5, The White Island is as strong as ever.

However, this year’s poll welcomes new venues in Indonesia and Thailand, while China is proving that ‘superpower’ is an apt term for their club scene as well as their economy.

The arrival of White Club, in Dubai, means that UAE finally have a ranked club. The thriving club scene in The Emirates suggests that more clubs could follow in the future. 

Elsewhere, it’s a welcome return to the poll for Sydney’s Chinese Laundry. The dance music institution is one of Australia’s longest running nightclubs. Their inclusion in this year’s poll marks a return for the country, which had no ranked venues in 2015.

1 Space Ibiza Ibiza

2 Green Valley Brazil

3 Amnesia Ibiza

4 Pacha Ibiza

5 Octagon S.Korea

6 Zouk Singapore

7 Hakkasan Las Vegas

8 Ushuia Ibiza

9 Sirena Brazil

10 BCM Majorca

11 Papaya Croatia

12 DC10 Ibiza

13 Echostage Washington

14 Paradise Club Mykonos

15 fabric London

16 Berghain/Panorama Bar Berlin

17 Bootshaus Cologne

18 Anzu Brazil

19 Motion Bristol

20 Noa Beach Club Croatia

21 Warung Brazil

22 Cavo Paradiso Mykonos

23 Ministry of Sound London

24 Guaba Beach Bar Cyprus

25 Cocorico Italy

26 Zouk, KL Kuala Lumpar

27 Sankeys Ibiza Ibiza

28 The Warehouse Project Manchester

29 Baum Colombia

30 Air Amsterdam

31 Digital Newcastle Newcastle

32 Omnia Las Vegas

33 Exchange, LA Los Angeles

34 Arma 17 Moscow

35 Marquee Las Vegas Las Vegas

36 Elrow Barcelona

37 Matahari Brazil

38 Space Miami Miami

39 Barbarellas Croatia

40 El Fortin Brazil

41 Yalta Bulgaria

42 Avalon Los Angeles

43 Icon Miami

44 Guendalina Italy

45 Aquarius Croatia

46 New City Gas Canada

47 Fabrik Madrid Madrid

48 Output New York

49 White Club Dubai

50 Encore & Surrender Las Vegas

51 Versuz Belgium

52 Privilege Ibiza

53 Cacao Beach Bulgaria

54 EGG LDN London

55 Womb Tokyo

56 D-EDGE Brazil

57 Lost Beach Club Equador

58 Lux Lisbon

59 Sub Club Glasgow

60 Myst Shanghai

61 The Palace (formerly Valkyrie) Philippines

62 Beach Club Montreal Montreal

63 Sankeys Manchester Manchester

64 Coliseum Jakarta

65 Elements Beijing

66 Duel Beat Italy

67 Rex Club Paris

68 Watergate Berlin

69 Mint Club Leeds

70 Drais Las Vegas

71 La Huaca Peru

72 Cielo New York

73 E11EVEN Miami

74 Concrete Paris

75 Revelin Croatia

76 XOYO London

77 Tresor Berlin

78 Dragonfly Jakarta

79 The Light Las Vegas

80 Chinese Laundry Sydney

81 Cubic Macau

82 Foundation Seattle

83 Velvet Paraguay

84 Modo Beijing

85 Metropolis Paris

86 M2 Shanghai

87 Phonox London

88 Kitty Su India

89 Razzmatazz Barcelona

90 Ce La Vie Singapore

91 Mad Switzerland

92 Verboten New York

93 Illuzion Thailand

94 Stealth Nottingham

95 CODA Toronto

96 Rainbow Venues Birmingham

97 X2 Jakarta

98 Studio 338 London

99 Space Ibiza New York New York

100 Robert Johnson Frankfurt