Balearic beats and sunshine greeted thousands of dance music lovers at this year's Classic Ibiza concert in Hertfordshire.
Classic Ibiza returned to Hatfield House on Saturday, August 17, with Stephen Hussey’s 32-piece Urban Soul Orchestra leading an audience of thousands on a five-hour journey of the very best in Balearic-infused house music.
Performing 16 new orchestrations in a set of over 40 dance classics, the show clearly hit a chord with the Hertfordshire crowd, with one reveller saying: “Absolutely brilliant night... Such a chilled vibe, well organised, lovely staff.”
You can check out all the feedback for yourself on Classic Ibiza’s Facebook page.
Classic Ibiza promoter Lisa Ward said: “What a way to celebrate our return to the beautiful grounds of Hatfield House — even the Ibizan sunshine blessed us with its presence!
"A massive thank you goes to USO, all our performers and crew for serving up a truly incredible show. A huge shout out also goes to our amazing Hertfordshire audience who always manage to bring the Classic Ibiza vibe that makes the show so special.”
The 2024 show in Hatfield also backed charity Herts Young Homeless, which supports young people facing homelessness in Hertfordshire.
Organisers have already confirmed Classic Ibiza will return to Hatfield House next year on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
You can sign up here to be notified when tickets are released in the autumn.
Classic Ibiza wows crowd with White Isle vibes
This year's Hatfield House concert began at 5pm with a Chill-Out DJ Set, as the crowd settled into the show’s family-friendly atmosphere over their picnics.
Former Pacha Ibiza resident DJ Jose Luis then took control of the decks for his Afro/Latin House Set, which included a live jamming session with members of USO.
Next up, USO and DJ Goldierocks took centre stage for the San Miguel Sundowner Set. They reinvented the following iconic dance tracks with a classical twist:
- Go (Moby)
- The Cure & The Cause (Fish Go Deep)
- Killer (Adamski)
- Unfinished Sympathy (Massive Attack)
- Theme From S-Express (S’Express)
- Missing (Everything But The Girl)
- Cola (CamelPhat)
- What Is Love (Haddaway)
- Rhythm Is A Dancer (Snap!)
- You Don’t Know Me (Armand Van Helden)
- For An Angel (Paul van Dyke)
- We Come 1 (Faithless)
- Children (Robert Miles)
- 9 PM (Till I Come) (ATB)
- Destination Calabria (Alex Gaundino)
- Needin’ U (David Morales).
USO took a break during Goldierocks’ Deep House DJ Set, a generation-busting mix of Ibizan anthems.
They were then reunited on stage for the closing Dance Set, performing these knockout tracks, accompanied by an incredible laser light show, to bring the White Isle atmosphere to Hatfield Park.
- Don’t You Want Me (Felix)
- Castles In The Sky (Ian Van Dahl)
- Pump Up The Jam (Technotronic)
- Superstylin’ (Groove Armada)
- The Key, The Secret (Urban Cookie Collective)
- Zombie Nation (Bass Drifter)
- Adagio For Strings (Tiësto)
- Insomnia (Faithless)
- Breathe (The Prodigy)
- Gonna Make You Sweat (C & C Music Factory)
- King Of My Castle (Wamdue Project)
- Need U 100% (Duke Dumont)
- On A Ragga Tip (SL2)
- Silence (Dilerium)
- Anthem (N-Joi)
- Dirty Cash (Money Talks) (Adventures of Stevie V)
- Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless) (Crystal Waters)
- Space Cowboy (Jamiroquai)
- U Sure Do (Strike)
- I’m Not Alone (Calvin Harris)
- Freed From Desire (Gala)
- Not Over Yet (Grace).
The concert then drew to a close at 10.30pm following an encore of these firm Classic Ibiza favourites:
- Born Slippy (Underworld)
- Waiting All Night (Rudimental)
- Sandstorm (Darude).
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