The Libertines

The Libertines To Headline Ibiza Rocks’ 10th Birthday

Plus Fatboy Slim, Clean Bandit, Years & Years, Jungle and MTV will be there this summer too…

Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 09:30

This year Ibiza Rocks are celebrating a decade of incredible Balearic performances with The Libertines headlining their 10th birthday party this July. Also announced so far in the first wave of acts for the 2015 Ibiza Rocks season include Fatboy Slim, Clean Bandit, Jungle, Years & Years, The Courteeners, Sigma (Live) and Shura.

Not only that, MTV will be hitting the White Isle for the third year running as exclusive broadcast partners to bring you highlights from the 14-week long series of live music events.

Cult heroes and music icons to a generation, The Libertines, will headline the world famous poolside Rocks stage for the hugely anticipated 10th Birthday Party on July 22. Pete Doherty and Carl Barat have individually influenced Rocks, having played separately with Babyshambles (2005) and Dirty Pretty Things (2006) at the very start. It was Pete’s decision to play the 500 capacity beachside Bar M (now Ibiza Rocks Bar) that took the Rocks gigs from the dark back room of the big club to the open-air beach side setting.

Carl Barat of The Libertines said: ‘Ibiza Rocks is one of the greatest gigs there is. The strange and debauched energy of the place never fails to provide the perfect backdrop for bacchanalian reverie of the highest order. Everyone there is gonna be 'mad for it', I can't wait. One of those nights actually worth the bastard hangover. Bring it.’

Andy McKay, Founder & CEO of the Ibiza Rocks Group said: “The ultimate defining moment of Rocks was when we discovered that our future lay outdoors and that was the night Babyshambles played Bar M. It was the moment found our time slot before midnight and the moment we discovered the energy created by a live band playing under the stars.

“It all clicked. It was that realisation that changing the soundtrack changed absolutely everything. By doing something that radical we skewed the whole direction of the future of Ibiza. To be celebrating 10 years on with a headline show from The Libertines, a truly iconic rock band reunited, is going to be one hell of a seminal moment for Ibiza Rocks. Roll on the next 10 years.”

Happy Birthday Ibiza Rocks! | 10 Years Of Madness Under The Balearic Stars

Look at Calvin Harris back in 2009!

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Paolo Nutini reaches for the crowd in 2012

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Check out this pic of Pete Doherty from 2006 when Babyshambles played Ibiza Rocks

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It's not a party until Fatboy Slim arrives. Here's a pic of him in 2014

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Ed Sheeran sang his heart out in 2014

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Arctic Monkeys performed back in 2007

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Babyshambles back in 2006

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Dirty Pretty Things in 2006

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New Order playing Ibiza Rocks in 2012

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Look, it's Mark Ronson back in 2010

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Kasabian playing Ibiza Rocks in 2012

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Bloc Party playing Ibiza Rocks in 2012

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2011 saw The Streets taking the Ibiza Rocs stage

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Madness playing Ibiza Rocks in 2011

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The legendary Nas performed Illmatic in 2014

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Chic Ft. Nile Rodgers played Ibiza Rocks in 2013

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'Mon the Biff! Biffy Clyro rocking out in 2013

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Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye took to the Rocks stage in 2013

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Zane Lowe back in 2012

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Two Door Cinema Club back in 2012

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Plan B rocking the crowd in 2012

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Kaiser Chiefs played Ibiza Rocks in 2014

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HAIM dropped by Ibiza Rocks in 2014

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HAIM and a classic up-for-it Ibiza Rocks crowd in 2014

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Clean Bandit hit the Ibiza Rocks stage in 2014

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Bombay Bicycle Club playing Ibiza Rocks in 2014

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Eh-oh! Bastille hit the stage in 2014

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Here's The Vaccines in 2013

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Foals playing Ibiza Rocks in 2013

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Example playing Ibiza Rocks in 2013

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The lush Ellie Goulding played Ibiza Rocks in 2013

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Rudimental smashed Ibiza Rocks to pieces in 2014

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The Ibiza Rocks 2015 line up so far:

17/06   Opening Party with Years & Years
24/06   Sigma (Live)
01/07   Jungle | Shura
22/07   10th Birthday Party With The Libertines
05/08   Clean Bandit
02/09   Fatboy Slim
16/09   Closing Party With The Courteeners

Ibiza Rocks also recently unveiled its first major festival Croatia Rocks on the Island Of Page this July featuring appearances from the likes of The Vaccines, Rudimental, Gorgon City and more.

Keep an eye out for MTV @ Ibiza Rocks this summer on MTV Music.

For tickets and more Ibiza Rocks information head to ibizarocks.com.