Not such a Wonderland

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Katie B

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After all the hype and promises of something new following the move from Pure Pacha; we had to check out Pete Tong and Andy Cato at Eden last Friday night.

Eden as a venue is actually not a bad club; vainglorious pictures of Pete adorning the walls aside. The first inlking we got that all was not as it should be was when we saw a crowd of stags in matching 'boys on tour' T shirts. There was little sign that any of Pete's other fans from Pacha were there - instead of an International crowd the gathering was Billy Britain at his worst. Sartorially challenged and content with the commercial thud of chart topping house.

Sure that Andy Cato (you were one of my heroes - what happened ?) would deliver we searched out the back room. Initially it was promising - he dropped Superstylin' and I thought the night was saved. However, after that Cato delivered a set that was perfunctory at best; bored and disinterested at worst. We shuffled around in the smoky half light hoping that he would read the crowd and pick things up. He clearly sensed the crowd were lethargic but didn't have the imagination to do anything other than drop Superstylin' again. Great track but somewhat lacking in impact having been played a mere 45 minutes previously.

To be fair to Pete, we didn't stick around to hear what he had to play. Given that his set was only going to be an hour and a half long (and it was going to take him a significant proportion of this to generate any kind of crowd atmosphere) we decided to cut our losses and leave.

If there are other clubbers out there who are curious to try Eden I would say this to you - I would rather scoop my head out with a blunt spoon. No doubt Eden will be busy because of it's location in San An. However, for anyone that likes a decent tune, the line up at Pure Pacha this season is awesome. They have clearly shown that Friday nights were by no means a one man show - in fact on some nights you will be stuck for choice (Basement Jaxx AND Oakenfold anyone?!!)

Pete, you're still a legend, but (for the time being at least) the new night has definitely gone a bit Pete Tong.

Katie B
 
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If true for the rest of the season, this is what i thought would happen.:confused:

Andy Cato was the same in space a couple of years ago, utter crud.:spank:

Love the review, esp the Billy Britain and blunt spoon parts :lol:

They'rr going to find it hard to steer away from the 'Billy' British IMO.
 
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brilliant. someone does a review of pete tong's wonderland without actually seeing him. dan, take note please, i knew we could reduce your out of pocket expenses somehow - so you write the review without bothering to go.
 
last friday was ****ing class, cato is a ****ing amazing dj. **** the G.A. stuff I say

BIG fan of the new EDEN

and finally, **** pacha
 
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fatphilb said:
last friday was ****ing class, cato is a ****ing amazing dj. **** the G.A. stuff I say

BIG fan of the new EDEN

and finally, **** pacha
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i arrived in san antonio, and quickly left only to return for a couple of sunsets. I am sure eden looks like san antonio, which is a dump full of rowdy anoying little brits. There is no way i would step foot in that club
 
i knew this night would fail miserably and i knew it would be full of chavs! good to see i was right!
 
Lol, Haters. I can't believe people actually think they can review something without experiencing it. While were at it, lets discuss which kinds of food we hate without ever eating them, or maybe, we can say which countries are ****, without ever visiting them. By all means, it might be ****, but for god sake, you can't actually expect to be taken seriously unless you have something credible and relevant to base you response on.
 
If Wonderland is a failure, where is everyone at? Sadly Goa seems to be struggling (i know for a fact they have been cutting back on guest dj's due to number problems) and i've also read Manumission is also struggling with numbers, a couple of Ibiza dwellers have confirmed this on the board in the past few days. Dancemaster also said in his review that Pacha was still full of british chavs on the Friday he was there, so I don't understand what people are basing these ludicrious assumptions that Wonderland at Eden isn't working.

I'm the first to admit I've been a habitual Eden basher on these forums for the past 4 years with good reason. The place was a total dump. I've had mostly good nights in there, but it could have been any sticky-carpetted club back in the UK with the exception of the drink prices. It was an embarassment considering the alternatives on offer, and San Antonio deserved better considering the money that has been invested there in the past few years and the emergence of better quality drinking establishments. Yes, there is always going to be a large element of bare chested tribal-tattooed british bams walking about San Antonio, but to be fair even to that element very few are there to cause trouble and when I was in Eden it seemed to be a well heeled and pretty sound bunch of folks (although i rarely ventured into the main room as the music was dire so i can't really speak for in there). Give it a chance, stick to the back rooms, and you might just surprise yourself like me and my 15 pals did. Eden in 2008 is not the same Eden you know.

PvDoBseSSioN - you've made yourself out to look like a right fanny with your last post
 
Missing the point?...

I seem to have taken a veritable slagging for 'reviewing something I haven't experienced'.

Can I just point out (as the title of the review suggested) - it was a review of the WHOLE night, and not just of Pete Tong.

In fact, I was quite open about the fact that I didn't stay for his set and that I think the man is still a legend. The point I was trying to make here (obviously not clearly enough) was that an hour and a half's set is not a terribly long time on the back end of what is supposed to be your night.

Guys, I would love you to prove me wrong and tell me that Eden on a Friday is now a cracking night and that I just hit it on a bad day.

And no, .... I don't work for Pacha! Just love good music and Ibiza :)
 
i'm still flummoxed katie. how can it be a review of the WHOLE night if you weren't there for the WHOLE night. btw i have no interest in eden, pacha, or any other club or dj, just logistics.
 
Jeez, you sure are a stickler for semantics aren't you?!

Ok, ok, not the WHOLE night, but I made it clear when I left.

If nothing else, I have certainly learned that next time I should keep my humble opinions to myself!!!
 
not at all katie, stephen is just teasing.

obviously you didn't enjoy yourself - i haven't been to wonderland, but i am sure you are right in saying that the friday night crowd at pacha is a bit different to the friday night crowd at eden, whoever the dj - different location, different tourists.

our man dan loves wonderland - one of his favourite nights ! it's great reading a different perspective - you can't please all the people all of the time ;)
 
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