The "afterparty" debate rages more than the VIP debate
What should we call them? Something which rolls-off the tongue a bit better than "Next Day Parties" please.
It used to be (or still is in most/a lot of places) party >> after-party >> hotel party
They aren't allowed to do this in Ibiza (unless it's a super private, isolated villa party which you need to be well-connected/fortunate enough to go to, so let's just leave that to one side for the time being)
So why not just swap the hotel party and "after-party" around, and voila, continuous antics! Problem solved.
This is what I do. Didn't realise it was such an issue. Maybe because I never really experienced the proper after-party culture (in Ibiza), so I don't really miss it.
The authorities are a million miles away from allowing proper afters immediately after the event.
In any case, if it's a ticketed event it's not really an afterparty anyway. It's just another money spinner.