Spanish authorities ordered Ibiza’s DC10 to shut for 57 days this week, after Spain’s central courts decided that the legendary after-hours club should serve out the rest of the ban which they successfully managed to appeal against last season.

“I feel like DC10 is the monster of the island, like they hate us,” Circo Loco’s chief Andrea Pelino told Ibiza-Voice, on hearing the news “I don’t understand why this always happens.”

Ibiza-Voice quoted an unnamed source ‘close to the club’ as suggesting Amnesia is ‘in danger of being shut again as well’ and fiercely condemned the ‘draconian police tactics’.

“The decision appears timed to cause maximum havoc to Circo Loco. One-hundred plus security, staff and DJs have been contracted for the summer. Fans and friends have booked their holidays to Ibiza,” the web portal pointed out.

“Ibiza needs DC10,” they added, “These aren’t just a couple of local discos, these are world-famous clubs that partiers from Argentina to Asia come specifically to visit. They are part of the lifeblood of the island.”

Ibiza-Voice chief Samuel Guetta chatted to Skrufff about the closure and admitted he’s puzzled by DC10 being singled out.

“It’s all very confusing; don’t think any of the other clubs in Ibiza strictly follow the rules,” he pointed out, “Part of the administration wishes to change the image of the island and DC10 is a symbol of Ibiza s free minded parties, that may be why,” he suggested.

Pacha brand director Danny Whittle told Skrufff’s he’s also concerned, for DC10’s employees as much as the club itself.

“To be honest, more than the party and more than Ibiza I can’t help thinking about those hundreds of people and families who have employment and rely on that money who may be in trouble,” he concluded, “This is something I think the government really needs to think about seriously.”

“It’s difficult to comment on the legal issues regarding this as we don’t know the full story, in fact we know non of the story, however, it’s not good to see any of the great clubs on Ibiza closed for any reason and we consider Circo Loco to be an Ibiza institution,” Danny added.

“I have to agree with Andrea from Circo Loco in that they did present Ibiza to a whole new crowd and really created a new thing on Ibiza, I for one am very sad that they find themselves in this position. I hope it is resolved very soon,” he said.

Samuel from Ibiza-Voice suggested the wider threat to Ibiza’s club scene is ‘strong- no doubt’ though predicted the clubs’ economic importance could ultimately save them.

“At the end of the day the party scene is where the income for Ibiza come from, if they destroy the clubs then numbers of visitors will drop and politicians will have to revise their “St Tropez Theory” very soon,” he predicted.

“We should all stand up for DC10 not because it’s about DC10’s individual rights but for our own vision of what the world should/could be. The world is becoming more and more conservative every day and Ibiza is one of the last free thinking spots on earth,” he argued, “After all, DC10 harms no one, it’s our choice to go or not. Who should tell you what is good or bad for you?” he added.