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November 2, 2005
"Space Ibiza / Shanghai" real or fake ?
Weekend gone saw the grand opening of "Space Disco Shanghai" on the back of the legendary "Space Ibiza" which is regarded as 1 of the top 10 clubs in the world (I just made that figure up, but it reads good).
So at 3am after having visited 7 other clubs, I finally decided to go take a look for research purposes, and here is what I have to report:
Venue is Huge, but very far from Downtown Shanghai, a 30 minute cab ride is the quickest way to get there.
Interesting crowd of local chinese getting jigEEE with it, foreigners pretending they are in Ibiza, and Chinese Businessmen types smoking cigars and wondering what the hell is this.
Personally speaking I doubt this club will be a success, as its not promoted well, and way too distant for most folks to travel to.
One very important thing that I do want to mention:
Is this actually a RIPoff from the Club in Ibiza or the real deal ?
the way it has been promoted makes it look like the spanish are involved, however part of me thinks that some local chinese ended up in Ibiza and thought, this looks good, let's rip it.
Apologies if I have got it wrong, and I'd be keen to hear views from others, because if my theory is correct, then you gotta love this place :)
Space Shanghai
Smart Shanghai Review
Space Ibiza Website
I see no mention of the Shanghai club on their main site and have emailed them asking for clarification.
Posted by shak at November 2, 2005 10:48 AM
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Addressing the distance point I did run into some local chinese girls I know in the club and they had taken 1 hour in a taxi to find the place. Not a good sign.
It is huge that is for sure, too big for the sound system which seemed to be straining too knock out a tune. The little club though was good, especially that feeling of landsickness when you get off the moving dancefloor.
To review the question of a JV, I'm not sure, but I did notice quite a few foreign barmen, (rare in shanghai and usually a sign it is a foreign owned bar) getting very annoyed with the chinese waitresses.
Plus points go to the alcohol content of the drinks. I was on Vodka Orange's all night and it was obvious case of the Vodka being cheaper than the Orange Juice.
Posted by: LeGinge at November 2, 2005 11:15 AM