KU Ibiza

FOOTSTEPS FROM THE HIPPIE TRAIL TO THE SANDY BEACHES OF IBIZA Few places in space and time have been as fantastical and inspiring than Ibiza in the early 1980s. The island was home to three of the most important nightclubs in the world. Ku was the world's largest outdoor discotheque, built around an Olympic sized swimming pool. Amnesia was the late night / early morning club where DJ Alfredo played Beethoven, Kate Bush and whatever he liked until the sun came up. Ibiza had long been an island of freedom. It was a haven for liberal and alternative Spaniards during Franco's rule. In the early seventies it was a key point on a global hippie trail.  Ibiza was Europe's most treasured ‘pleasure island.' Long before the ecstasy fueled house heads claimed Ibiza as theirs it was the stomping ground of beautiful Europeans dancing around in open-air clubs and home to superclub KU.  In 1978, three young Basques, Jose Luis Anabitarte (Gorri), Javier Iturrioz and Jose Antonio Santamaria landed